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Jameis Winston bade farewell to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers following the signing of Tom Brady, with the outgoing quarterback telling fans he would see them at February's Super Bowl. The Bucs completed the marquee acquisition of Brady on Friday. The 42-year-old superstar left the New England Patriots earlier in the week after winning a record six Super Bowl rings with the franchise.

LANDOVER, Md. -- As Washington Redskins quarterback Alex Smith lay on the ground Sunday, his teammates knew one thing: His season was over. They saw his ankle bent at an awkward angle. They witnessed the pain on his face. So they took a knee and prayed. They waited for him to be loaded onto a cart and then walked over -- every one of them -- to wish him well. Even most of the Houston Texans' bench walked over to the cart. Smith, 34, broke both the fibula and tibia in his right leg on a third-quarter sack and underwent...

<p>BLOOMINGTON, Minn. (AP) - Nick Foles has a calling far greater than throwing touchdown passes.</p> <p>If Foles leads the Philadelphia Eagles to a Super Bowl victory over the New England Patriots, he'll become a folk hero in a city that has desperately waited for a championship since 1960.</p>

Per Twitter Romo to be released by the Cowboys on Thursday.

Superstar NFL quarterback Cam Newton is black, and even though many people loudly insist that shouldn’t matter, it is precisely those people who are always making a preposterously huge deal of it. Chief among these offenders is Mr. Newton himself, who last Wednesday told reporters at a press conference that the reason he sometimes faces criticism is not because he’s a high-profile sports star and all of them sometimes face criticism—no, it is clearly his status as a Negroidal American that inspires the negative comments: I’m an African-American quarterback that may scare a lot of people because they haven’t seen...

Jared Goff threw for 527 yards and five touchdowns as California held on to beat Washington State 60-59 on Saturday in a game in which WSU quarterback Connor Halliday broke the NCAA passing record. Washington State kicker Quentin Breshears attempted a 19-yard field goal with 19 seconds remaining and was wide right, preserving the win for California (4-1, 2-1 Pac-12), which is enjoying its best start since 2008. Halliday threw for 734 yards and six touchdowns for Washington State (2-4, 1-2). Washington State has the nation's No. 1 passing attack, while Cal's is No. 8, and the teams did not...

Tebow may not have proven himself as an NFL QB but I refuse to believe he is not qualified to make the roster as even a third string QB. There is a different set of criteria when it concerns Tim Tebow. (Video)

When Frank Tripucka first arrived in Denver in 1960 to work for the newly-formed Broncos of the newly-formed American Football League, he was only supposed to help assist head coach Frank Filchock in a coaching capacity. Funny thing about that. Tripucka was apparently the best option the team had at quarterback. Thus, though he hadn't played in the NFL since 1952, he took over the starting spot and proceeded to throw for a career- and league-high 3,038 yards that season. Tripucka -- who died Thursday morning at the age of 85 -- started for two more seasons (and led the...

Quarterback Shaun Hill went from odd man out to simply shipped out Sunday. The 49ers traded last season's opening-day starter to the Lions for a seventh-round draft pick. The trade becomes official today when new backup quarterback David Carr arrives to work with a signed contract, according to multiple reports. The 49ers and Carr agreed in principle to a two-year contract last weekend but Carr was out of the country on vacation. A source close to Carr expects him to arrive Monday for the first day of voluntary offseason workouts at team headquarters with his signed contract in hand. In...

The next Tiger Woods? The next Lebron James? Everyone is always looking for the next phenom. And that's why you might want to learn the name David Sills. He is a seventh grader who just gave a verbal commitment to the University of Southern California to be their quarterback - in 2015. The six-foot-tall 13-year-old is a wunderkind in the eyes of his personal coach Steve Clarkson, who has mentored top college quarterbacks Jimmy Clausen and current USC star Matt Barkley. The shocking commitment of such a young player is more common in sports that are less physically demanding than...

Warner calls it quits Cardinals QB Kurt Warner, a two-time league MVP and former Super Bowl MVP, will retire after 12 seasons.

On instant replay, even the announcers thought Colt McCoy's injury didn't seem bad. "We call it a brachial plexus stretch," said Dr. TO Souryal of Texas Sports Medicine and Orthopedic Group. While he hasn't personally examined Colt McCoy, he has seen similar shoulder injuries plenty of times as the Dallas Mavericks team doctor for 18 years. "When you hit your funny bone, imagine how that feels for the first few seconds,” he said. “Well, there is a large group of nerves that goes between the neck and the shoulder, and when you stretch those nerves, like hitting your funny bone,...

Seems like just yesterday we were here. Well, I think we all know why I'm here. First of all, sorry I'm late. But I am officially retiring from the NFL and the Green Bay Packers, and as much as I've thought about what I would say, and how ... I promised I wouldn't get emotional ... it's never easy ... you know, it's funny, I've watched hundreds of players retire, and you wonder what that would be like ... you think you're prepared ... but I was telling Deanna on the way over here, God has blessed me with so...

Is Brady the best quarterback who ever played? NFL By John Powers The Boston Globe Published: February 1, 2008 PHOENIX, Arizona: Even now, after three rings and a season that is one victory shy of unprecedented perfection, the man shakes his head when you put him alongside Joe Montana, Terry Bradshaw and the other immortals in the signal-calling pantheon. "Those guys, as far as I'm concerned, are in a league of their own," Tom Brady said. And yet, if the New England Patriots beat the New York Giants in Super Bowl XLII on Sunday night, their quarterback will join Montana...

Excluded were Antwan Randle-EL and Robert Newhouse who through passes for touchdowns. 1 Phil Simms 160.08 2 Steve Young 145.78 3 Doug Williams 134.27 4 Joe Montanna 127.83 5 Jim Plunkett 122.83 6 Jake Delhomme 113.57 7 Terry Bradshaw 112.80 8 Troy Aikmann 111.93 9 Ken Stabler 111.73 10 Bart Starr 105.98 11 Jim McMahn 105.42 12 Bob Lee 104.40 13 Tom Brady 99.88 14 Bret Farve 97.61 15 Roger Staubach 95.37 16 Ken Anderson 95.22 17 Jeff Hostetler 93.49 18 Mark Rypen 91.98 19 Kurt Warner 89.12 20 Len Dawson 84.75 21 Joe Namith 83.33 22 Brad Johnson 82.77...

In a news conference, Deanna Favre announced she will be the starting QB for the Packers this coming Sunday. She claims she is qualified to be starting QB because she has spent the past 16 years married to Brett while he played QB for the Packers. Because of this, she understands how to pick up a corner blitz, and knows the terminology of the Packers' offense. A poll of Packers fans shows that 50% of those polled support the move. Does this sounds idiotic and unbelievable to you? Yet, a Democrat presidential candidate makes the same claims as to why...

Will the Broncos get an early Christmas present from Santa Claus Indiana?, QB Jay Cutler You can imagine what the sports media storm is like here in Colorado right now after the lackluster performance by the Denver Broncos offense last night in their 19 - 10 loss vs. the Kansas City Chiefs. An interesting fact about the Broncos first round draft choice from earlier this year, QB Jay Cutler is from Santa Claus, Indiana. 6 Jay Cutler, Quarterback Height: 6' 3" Weight: 233 lbs. College: Vanderbilt Born: in Santa Claus, Ind. Acquired: Draft #1 (11th overall), 2006 Pro Year: R...

This is not a reposting of a specific Pittsburgh Tribune-Review article though parts of it and another article will be quoted here and links provided to the originals. By now most of you know the details of Steelers Quarterback Ben Roethlisberger's motorcycle accident on Monday June 12 2006. However there are some crucial facts about this incident that have been buried in the media's coverage. The bulk of the reporting has dealt with Roethlisberger's decision to (legally, mind you) not wear a helmet while operating his motorcycle. And there has been plenty of mention of his choice of bikes, the...

ALLEN PARK, Mich. (AP) -- Joey Harrington is getting at least one more chance with the Detroit Lions. He will start at quarterback over Jeff Garcia this week against the New Orleans Saints, interim coach Dick Jauron said Wednesday. "We are just trying to see if we can jump start and get a win somehow," Jauron said.

OKLAHOMA CITY -- The suspension of a high school quarterback for kicking an opposing player was upheld Thursday by the Oklahoma Supreme Court. The case captured widespread attention and put the justices in the unusual position of reviewing grainy videotape of the closing seconds of a game between Shawnee and Tulsa Washington. A lower court had issued a temporary injunction blocking the association that governs high school athletics from enforcing its two-game suspension of Shawnee's Tucker Brown. The state's prep football playoffs had been on hold pending the court's decision. Oklahoma's highest court threw out that injunction Thursday, ruling the...