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Luke McCown Returning to Jaguars

Luke McCown is heading heading back to Jacksonville. McCown, the Jaguars' backup quarterback the past two seasons, re-signed with the team on Monday, the team announced. Duration and terms of the deal were not disclosed. McCown had been scheduled to become an unrestricted free agent. McCown, an eight-year NFL veteran,...

Mike Martz: I Coach the Heck Out of Bears Quarterback Jay Cutler

There have been suggestions in some quarters -- in the Chicago media and around the NFL -- that Bears quarterback Jay Cutler could use a good mentor. Mike Martz says Cutler already has a mentor, thank you very much. "We do coach the heck out of him, despite what others might say,'' Martz snapped when asked about Cutler...

Panthers Taking Look at Cam Newton

Ron Rivera, new head coach of the Carolina Panthers, told reporters at the NFL Combine that the Panthers have to "come up with our own" in terms of a franchise quarterback. Rivera was looking around the NFC South at the Saints with Drew Brees, the Falcons with Matt Ryan, and the Bucs with Josh Freeman and he understandably...

Jim Schwartz Says Matthew Stafford 'Doing Fine' After Shoulder Surgery

Detroit Lions coach Jim Schwartz says his injury-plagued franchise quarterback, Matthew Stafford, won't have any trouble recovering from shoulder surgery and being ready long before the start of the 2011 NFL season. "In a nutshell, Matt is doing fine," Schwartz told the Detroit News. If true, that's very good news for...

Hue Jackson Endorses Jason Campbell as Raiders' No. 1 Quarterback

New Raiders coach Hue Jackson gave his unabashed support to Jason Campbell as his No. 1 quarterback heading into next season. Jackson's strong support has to be encouraging for Campbell, who was benched three different times last season in favor of Bruce Gradkowski by fired coach Tom Cable. Campbell, acquired before last...

Background on quarterback

Quarterback (QB, originally called blocking back) is a position in American and Canadian football. Quarterbacks are members of the offensive team and line up directly behind the offensive line.

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