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Michigan QB Makes 'Difficult Choice' After 5th Concussion

Wolverine Jack Tuttle's retirement comes after NC State's Grayson McCall stepped down

(Newser) - Last week, North Carolina State quarterback Grayson McCall announced he'd be retiring from football at the age of 23, after suffering a string of concussions. Now, another young college star is stepping off the field for similar reasons, this time out of the Great Lakes State. On Monday, Michigan...

Dolphins QB Will Play After Most Recent Concussion

Tua Tagovailoa went down early this season with at least the third of his career

(Newser) - When Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa suffered what was at least his third NFL concussion early this season, the question was whether he would —or should—ever play football again. The answer is here: Tagovailoa has cleared the NFL's concussion protocol and will play against the Arizona Cardinals...

NC State QB Retires From Football at 23
At 23, He's Retiring
From Football
Oct 24, 2024 8:59 AM CDT

At 23, He's Retiring From Football

NC State QB Grayson McCall has been plagued by concussions

(Newser) - A promising football star at North Carolina State is retiring from the sport at age 23 after suffering back-to-back concussions. The head injuries Grayson McCall suffered on Sept. 14 and Oct. 5 followed another concussion that brought the quarterback's 2023 season to an early end. "Brain specialists, my...

Jay Cutler Didn't Have a Great Rush Hour in Tennessee

Former Bears QB arrested on DUI, gun possession charges in Franklin

(Newser) - Former NFL quarterback Jay Cutler was arrested Thursday in Tennessee, charged with DUI and gun possession, among other charges, arrest records cited by USA Today show. According to a release from the Franklin County Police Department, the 41-year-old ex-Chicago Bear (and former Miami Dolphin and Denver Bronco) was detained around...

He Passes for 817 Yards in Single Game, but Loses

Louisiana high school QB Peyton Houston has an epic game

(Newser) - The box score for Louisiana high school quarterback Peyton Houston in his team's game over the weekend is mind-boggling: He threw for 817 yards and eight touchdowns, and ran for 102 yards and two TDs on top of that, reports USA Today . And if you think his Evangel Christian...

Perfection: NFL QB Enters the Record Books

Jared Goff of the Lions completed 18 of 18 passes. He caught one, too

(Newser) - Jared Goff of the Detroit Lions threw a perfect game Monday night in his team's win against Seattle, and he's now in the record books, reports ESPN . Goff completed 18 of 18 passes, the first time a quarterback in league history completed all his passes on more than...

$85.6M Haul Makes QB the NFL's Top-Earning Player

Detroit Lions' Jared Goff takes top spot, per Forbes

(Newser) - The National Football League's 10 highest-earning players are set to make a collective $644 million this year—more than twice what the top players earned in 2017, reports Forbes . At the top of the list is 29-year-old Detroit Lions quarterback Jared Goff, who helped push his team to their...

A Top Quarterback Unloads on His Former Coach

Miami's Tua Tagovailoa calls Brian Flores a 'terrible person'

(Newser) - Bad blood between quarterbacks and head coaches aren't uncommon in the NFL, but they usually don't get aired out in public to this degree. Miami Dolphins QB Tua Tagovailoa delivered a blistering critique of former Miami coach Brian Flores in a podcast that came out on Monday, reports...

No Player Has Signed a Richer NFL Contract

Five-year, $275M deal for Trevor Lawrence matches Joe Burrow's record

(Newser) - In the three seasons before Trevor Lawrence joined the Jacksonville Jaguars, six quarterbacks combined for the team to win 12 games. In the three seasons since then, the Jaguars have won 20 games with Lawrence at quarterback, ESPN reports. That's led the team and its star to agree on...

Giants QB Lauded for 'Making It Right' After Pizzeria's Complaint

Tommy DeVito appeared free of charge at NJ eatery that claimed he canceled after doubling fee

(Newser) - Tommy DeVito has become somewhat of a sensation after making his NFL debut in October, as has his stylish agent Sean Stellato , but the New York Giants quarterback was faced with some negative coverage this week involving a pizzeria in New Jersey. ESPN reports that the 25-year-old had been set...

Not Sure We Needed to Know This Superstition, Mahomes

Kansas City Chiefs QB says he wears same pair of (supposedly washed) undies for every game

(Newser) - In the world of professional football, there are TDs, FGs, and now, thanks to Patrick Mahomes, TMI. The Kansas City Chiefs quarterback showed up Monday on ESPN's ManningCast , hosted during Monday Night Football by brothers Peyton and Eli Manning, and the football veterans (and the world) found out just...

Milestone Stat on NFL QBs May Make You Feel Old

For first time, every quarterback who threw a pass last week was born in 1990 or later

(Newser) - The generational shift at quarterback in the NFL reached a new milestone last week. For the first time ever, every player who threw a pass in the NFL in Week 9 was born in 1990 or later, with 15 of the 28 starting quarterbacks last week age 25 or younger,...

Kaepernick to Jets: I'm Your 'Risk-Free Contingency Plan'

Ex-49ers quarterback, now a free agent, says he'd lead team's practice squad if they'd let him

(Newser) - The New York Jets are in a tough spot after their newest quarterback, Aaron Rodgers, suffered a season-ending torn Achilles tendon during his debut for the team earlier this month. One notable name thinks they may have the solution to the Jets' current conundrum: Colin Kaepernick , the NFL quarterback exiled...

NFL Rookie's Mayo-in-Coffee Habit Scores Him a Deal

Will Levis of the Tennessee Titans gets a lifetime supply of Hellman's mayonnaise

(Newser) - NFL rookie quarterback Will Levis has made a splash—in his coffee and across the internet—in sharing his habit of putting mayonnaise in his coffee. Most onlookers responded to an initial 2021 TikTok video , and later clips , with disgust. But not Hellman's, the brand of mayo Levis used....

Sheriff: It Wasn't Rip Current That Led to Ex-NFLer's Death

'No indication' of that as cause of Ryan Mallett's apparent drowning on Florida beach, per officials

(Newser) - Officials are now saying that ex-NFL quarterback Ryan Mallett's death earlier this week in an apparent drowning off of Florida's shores wasn't caused by a rip current. Per CBS News , the Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office posted a video Wednesday on Facebook with an update on the...

Eagles' QB Has a Different Reason to Celebrate
This Guy Is Having
a Bonkers 2023
May 15, 2023 6:10 PM CDT

This Guy Is Having a Bonkers 2023

Eagles' QB Jalen Hurts played in Super Bowl, got a mind-boggling contract, and his master's degree

(Newser) - OK, so you might think you've done a little something with your 2023 thus far. But Jalen Hurts, quarterback for the Philadelphia Eagles, took his team to the Super Bowl in February (mind you, they barely lost, but lose they did ), signed a five-year, $255 million contract extension...

An Awkward Surprise of the NFL Draft

Kentucky QB Will Levis not selected in first round as expected, and the cameras were on it

(Newser) - The top pick overall in Thursday's NFL draft went pretty much the way everybody expected. One part of the televised night was a surprise, however: Kentucky quarterback Will Levis did not get picked by any team in the first round. ESPN had given him a 92% chance of being...

He's Making the Biggest Annual Salary in NFL History

Philadelphia Eagles sign QB Jalen Hurts to $255M deal over 5 years

(Newser) - Quarterback Jalen Hurts just barely missed winning a Super Bowl ring earlier this year, but his Philadelphia Eagles just provided a nice consolation. The team agreed to a five-year deal worth $255 million that equates to the highest annual salary in NFL history, reports USA Today . Of that money, about...

Robert Kraft Has One Last Request of Tom Brady

Patriots owner wants QB to sign a one-day contract and retire as a Patriot

(Newser) - Might Tom Brady un-retire again? Maybe, but not to take the field once more. New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft suggested Thursday on CNN that Brady sign a one-day contract so he could retire as a Patriot. "Not only do I want it, our fans are clamoring for it,...

Experts Challenge QB's View of His Risk for CTE

Miami's Tua Tagovailoa, cleared to play Sunday, suggests quarterbacks are at less risk

(Newser) - Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa has been hammered with big hits in his last two games—including a headline-making concussion on Sept. 29—and he's hoping to break the streak on Sunday. The NFL has cleared Tagovailoa to play this weekend, reports ESPN . The 24-year-old spoke for the first...

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