quarterback

gridiron football

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football playing positions

  • Jalen Hurts
    In American football: Tactical developments

    …in offenses that featured running quarterbacks—the triple-option schemes such as the wishbone and veer (with the quarterback handing the ball off to a fullback, pitching it to a tailback, or keeping it himself), offenses that were unattractive to the pros because they put quarterbacks at physical risk.

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