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• n  (football) the person who plays quarterback
• n  (American football) the position of the football player in the backfield who directs the offensive play of his team
  quarterback is the most important position on the team
• v  play the quarterback

• Young Henry Ford II, quietly signing up a new team to help run his empire, last week found the quarterback.
• After spending 17 months paying his debt to society for his role in an interstate dogfighting ring, former Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick was cleared by NFL commissioner .
• Among the top players Millen passed over for wide receivers: Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger, a Super Bowl winner; five-time Pro Bowl defensive back Troy .

• signal caller
• field general

News & Articles

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• Quarterback Mike Glennon Signs Rookie Deal with Tampa Bay Bucs
  COMMENTARY | With mandatory mini-camp ongoing this week at One Buc Place, and cravings for the return of the game growing daily in fans, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers inked rookie quarterback Mike Glennon to a four year contract on Wednesday, June 12.
  June 14, 2013 - Yahoo! Contributor Network via Yahoo! Sports
• Eagles quarterback Matt Barkley agrees to four-year deal
  Quarterback Matt Barkley agreed to terms on a four-year deal with the Eagles on Thursday, leaving first-round pick Lane Johnson as the only rookie without a contract six weeks before training camp.
  June 13, 2013 - Philly.com
• Quarterback competition may not extend to Jets West
  Jets quarterback Mark Sanchez may think that the current quarterback competition is “awesome,” but that doesn’t mean he’s looking to compete any more than he has to. Sanchez soon will be conducting his annual Jets West players-only pre-training camp workout camp, and it appears that quarterback Geno Smith won’t be there. Specifically, Smith said to…
  June 12, 2013 - NBC Sports: ProFootballTalk

Quotes

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• Michael Vick in Philadelphia Inquirer
  I strive every day and I bust my butt to be the best quarterback in the NFL for these fans and the Steelers, but I'm going to strive even harder to be the best off the field - to be the best role model and community leader and whatever I can be off... Ben Roethlisberger http://www.google.com/url?q=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_Roethlisberger&source=dictionary&usg=AFQjCNEs9JjyelOle8XrOK50XwJrDNxAlA The Canadian Press http://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.google.com/hostednews/canadianpress/article/ALeqM5gAMS8cLtBQXeiHAVmwAieqppLE0A&source=dictionary&usg=AFQjCNEHgWb7IPlSgScUJTlZZV8FVnGN9g Jun 9, 2010 79510 107158 quarterback There were a lot of things I could have done better, but it was good to get out there and play some quarterback on a consistent basis and shake off the cobwebs," Vick said.
• Michael Irvin in Viking Update (subscription)
  If a quarterback is going to have success, he's going to have to have a receiver that's exactly what he is: a student of the game. Larry is phenomenal in that sense,Irvin said. "As young as he is, to have the ability to influence as many...