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-- Bobby Waters of Sylvania, Ga., relief quarterback for the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League, will undergo a knee operation tomorrow at Franklin Hospital here.
In the 2001 NFL Draft, the Falcons orchestrated a trade with the San Diego Chargers, acquiring the first overall pick ( which was used on quarterback Michael Vick ) in exchange for wide receiver / return specialist Tim Dwight and the fifth overall pick ( used on running back LaDainian Tomlinson ).
Vick, who saw minimal playing time in 2001, playing backup and learning the system under then-starting quarterback Chris Chandler, was designated starting quarterback for the 2002 season.
In 2002, Vick set many records and supplied the media with numerous highlights for the season, including rushing for 173 yards in an overtime win at Minnesota, the highest single-game rushing total for an NFL quarterback ever ( Vick's footwear from this game are currently enshrined in the NFL Hall of Fame ).
In, Michael Vick became the first quarterback in league history to rush for more than 1, 000 yards in a season, with 1, 039.
Cincinnati's new quarterback, Virgil Carter, was known for his great mobility and accuracy but lacked a strong arm necessary to throw deep passes.
These coaches in turn have their own disciples who have utilized Walsh's West Coast system such as Houston Texans head coach Gary Kubiak first a quarterback coach with the 49ers, then offensive coordinator for Shanahan at the Denver Broncos.
The score was deadlocked 17-17 in the final period, but a 73-yard touchdown pass by Rams quarterback Norm van Brocklin to wide receiver Tom Fears broke the tie and gave Los Angeles the lead for good.
While Mike, Mark, Zonker, BD, and Boopsie were all now graduates, BD and Boopsie were living in Malibu, where BD was a third-string quarterback for the Los Angeles Rams, and Boopsie was making a living from walk-on and cameo roles.
The only successful drop kick in the NFL since the 1941 NFL Championship game was by Doug Flutie, the backup quarterback of the New England Patriots, against the Miami Dolphins on January 1, 2006, for an extra point after a touchdown.
On September 8, 1974, Tom Wilkinson, quarterback for the Edmonton Eskimos, unsuccessfully attempted a drop kick field goal in the final seconds of a 24-2 romp over the Winnipeg Blue Bombers.
Under NFL and NCAA rules, once the quarterback moves out of the pocket, and there is no good option for a forward pass, the ball may be legally thrown away to prevent a sack.
In the opening game of the 1906 season against Yale, Reiter's quarterback Sammy Moore completed a forward pass to Irvin van Tassell for a thirty-yard gain.
Arthur Schabinger, quarterback for the College of Emporia in Kansas, was reported to have regularly used the forward pass in 1910.
According to Robert W. Peterson in his book Pigskin The Early Years of Pro Football, the " passer was George W. ( Peggy ) Parratt, probably the best quarterback of the era ", who played for the Massillon, Ohio Tigers, one of pro football's first franchises.
By varying the snap count, a quarterback forces the defensive players to react to the movement of the offensive players, or risk being called for an offsides or encroachment penalty.
It was under quarterback Peyton Manning that the Colts saw their greatest success with the team appearing in the playoffs nine consecutive seasons, which is tied for a league record.
However, under head coach Weeb Ewbank and the leadership of quarterback Johnny Unitas, the Colts would go onto a 9 – 3 record during the 1958 season and reached the NFL Championship Game for the first time in their history by winning the NFL Western Conference.
Under the new ownership, the Colts did not reach the postseason for three consecutive seasons after 1971, and after the 1972 season, starting quarterback and legend Johnny Unitas, was traded to the San Diego Chargers.
The Colts finished 0 – 8 – 1 in the strike-shortened 1982 season and earned the team the right to select Stanford quarterback John Elway with the first overall pick, but Elway refused to play for Baltimore, and using leverage as a draftee of the New York Yankees baseball club, forced a trade to Denver.
Peyton Manning was the starting quarterback for the Colts from 1998 until 2010.
During the season Manning and Marvin Harrison broke the NFL record for touchdowns by a quarterback and receiver tandem.

quarterback and Hurricanes
The No. 1 Hurricanes defeated the Cornhuskers 37-14, leaving Crouch with a 35-7 record as a starting quarterback.
He attended Northeast High School in Oakland Park, Florida, and played quarterback for the Northeast Hurricanes high school football team.
As the backup quarterback for the Maryland Terrapins, Reich replaced starter Stan Gelbaugh and led the Terrapins back from a first-half deficit of 31 – 0 to a 42 – 40 victory over the previously unbeaten Miami Hurricanes under Bernie Kosar.
Weinke was recruited by over 70 Division 1 schools, including Alabama, Arizona, Arizona State, Florida State, Illinois, Minnesota, Miami, Washington, and Wisconsin, but ultimately signed a national letter of intent and committed to play quarterback for the Florida State University Seminoles despite being a diehard Miami Hurricanes fan ( due to fellow Cretin-Derham Hall alumnus Steve Walsh attending the school and starring for the team at quarterback ).
As a quarterback for the Miami Hurricanes, James set five school passing records.
While at the University of Miami, Dorsey was known as a consummate winner, leading the Hurricanes to the 2001 national championship and posting a record of 38 – 2 as the team's starting quarterback.
As a senior in 1990, he registered 96 tackles and 10½ quarterback sacks for the Hurricanes.

quarterback and Torretta
Miami received the ball first and went on an impressive 74-yard opening drive that featured a 30-yard run by running back Stephen McGuire and a critical third-down scramble by quarterback Gino Torretta.
Gino Louis Torretta ( born August 10, 1970 ) is a former American college and professional football player who was a quarterback in the National Football League ( NFL ) for five seasons.
In his first year as a starter, Torretta garnered further attention by stealing the show in a nationally-televised 1991 game versus the Houston Cougars and their Heisman-frontrunning quarterback, David Klingler.
His career as quarterback at Miami was hugely successful, with Torretta leading the team to 26 wins and only one loss.

quarterback and spent
One of the significant players on the 1992 Packers team was second year quarterback Brett Favre, who spent his rookie season playing for the Atlanta Falcons.
Lamonica spent his collegiate career at the University of Notre Dame, and was the team's starting quarterback for three seasons.
McNabb was the Philadelphia Eagles ' starting quarterback from 1999 to 2009 and spent the 2010 season with the Washington Redskins and a portion of the 2011 season with the Minnesota Vikings.
Returning to the United States for the season, Warner spent the 1998 season as St. Louis ' third-string quarterback behind Tony Banks and Steve Bono.
Stephen LaTreal McNair ( February 14, 1973 – July 4, 2009 ) ( Nicknamed Air McNair ) was an American football quarterback who spent the majority of his NFL career with the Tennessee Titans.
The Bell's starting quarterback was King Corcoran, who spent most of his career in the minor leagues due to his refusal to accept a backup quarterback position.
As a Giants quarterback, he spent most of his NFL career as a backup behind starter Kerry Collins.
Kenneth Allan " Ken " Anderson ( born February 15, 1949 ) is a former American football quarterback who spent his entire professional career playing for the Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League and later returned as a position coach.
He spent five years coaching a team which made the playoffs each of his first four years there, led by Hall of Fame quarterback Warren Moon.
Detmer spent the 2004 and 2005 seasons with the Atlanta Falcons, but did not see any action as the third-string quarterback behind Michael Vick and Matt Schaub.
He spent a year as a back-up quarterback for the Houston Texans in 2009, before becoming the Washington Redskins ' starting quarterback in the final three games of the 2010 season.
After spending six months as the Kansas City Chiefs fourth-string quarterback in 1994, he spent the remainder of his career as a Buffalo Bill.
He spent two years playing quarterback at Cerritos followed by two years at Fresno State, where he established several passing records, including career marks for passing yardage ( 4, 872 ) and touchdown passes ( 35 ).
Bower spent 29 years at the University of Southern Mississippi as a quarterback, assistant coach and head coach.
Walter spent his 2005 rookie season as the third string quarterback for the Raiders behind Kerry Collins and backup quarterback Marques Tuiasosopo.
He spent his first three years as a quarterback at South Pontotoc High School.
" Clayton, noting that Salisbury spent most of his career as a backup quarterback on the sidelines ( he received about a year's worth of NFL snaps in an eight-year career ), fired back, " Neither did you!
In 2003 he was signed by the Washington Redskins, where he spent two seasons as a backup quarterback.
Rosenfels, selected by the Washington Redskins in the fourth round of the 2001 NFL Draft, spent one season as the team's third-string quarterback.
Before coaching, Neuheisel played quarterback at UCLA from 1980 to 1983, then spent two seasons with the San Antonio Gunslingers of the United States Football League before splitting the 1987 NFL season between the San Diego Chargers and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

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