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Robert Griffin III exploded onto the NFL scene with a style and flair anything but typical. With a Heisman Trophy on his mantel, RG3 entered professional football in 2012 under a spotlight that glowed beyond his own team, the Washington Redskins. Could the Baylor graduate electrify the NFL as he had the college game? Could he return a fabled franchise to the realm of elite Super Bowl contenders?
Author Ted Kluck deepens the reader's connection...
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Jim Nasium has tried lots of sports, but the trouble is that he has always been a klutz--but this year he is determined to make a new start on the football field, so he volunteers to be the backup quarterback on his elementary school team.
45) Peyton Manning
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An introduction to the life and career of NFL quarterback Peyton Manning.
46) Here I am
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"Born into a real-estate dynasty, Brandt Wainwright chose football over the family business, and now he's a Super Bowl MVP. That streak of good fortune runs out the day Brandt crashes his SUV into a tree. During the long recuperation, the fun-loving quarterback becomes cranky and sullen--until private nurse Ciara Dennison shows up for duty. Ciara has zero interest in sports, or in tall, blond jocks with overblown egos. She's dated a man in the public...
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Who's Number 1? It's every sports fan's biggest question. In Top 10 Quarterbacks, readers get a chance to meet the best ever at that key football position--then it's up to them to decide who tops the list. Stats, stories, and facts help each reader have their own opinion. The book features NFL heroes from yesterday and today. Outstanding photography, fact-packed sidebars and captions, a table of contents, a phonetic glossary, sources for further research,...
48) Quarterback rush
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The Otters keep leaving their game on the practice field and losing their football games--so wide receiver Steve Michaels must overcome his own frustrations and help Aaron Corbin, his quarterback, get past his fears and play like the champion can be.
49) Aaron Rodgers
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Aaron Rodgers went from a small college in California to being named most valuable player in the Super Bowl. This quarterbacks amazing rise to become one of the top quarterbacks in the National Football League is one of the most exciting stories in sports. Rodgers excels on the field for the Green Bay Packers, making amazing throws and leading his team to glory while also helping those less fortunate than him. Truly one of the greats of the game,...
51) Jimmy Garoppolo
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Jimmy Garoppolo started playing football when he was in sixth grade. At age 12 he was 62, and one of the biggest, strongest players. He played as a running back until coaches spotted his ability to throw. When Jimmy started playing quarterback, everything changed. He dominated the field in high school and college before being drafted by the New England Patriots. As Tom Brady's backup, he learned from the legendary quarterback. After being traded to...
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Peyton Manning is America's quarterback. And America loves a great comeback story. Less than two years after Manning was fired from the Indianapolis Colts, he led the Denver Broncos to the Super Bowl and won pro football's Most Valuable Player award for the fifth time. In 2013, Manning broke the league record for touchdown passes in a single season, despite a body weakened by multiple neck surgeries that threatened to end his career. Manning did it...
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Peyton Manning won the Super Bowl, hosted Saturday Night Live, and threw 399 touchdown passes during 14 amazing years as an NFL quarterback.
Then he got fired.
Indianapolis no longer valued Manning, a four-time winner of the league's Most Valuable Player award.
Get this: The Colts cut the most-liked athlete in America.
"And I'm glad they did," Denver Broncos executive John Elway said.
The Broncos made the most buzz-worthy signing in the history...
54) Russell Wilson
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When Russell Wilson played for the University of Wisconsin, many people thought he was too short to be a starting quarterback in the National Football League (NFL). But he proved these doubters wrong. This Seattle Seahawks quarterback led his team to victory in his very first season, winning the 2014 Super Bowl. Football fans cheer his passing power and leadership skills.
57) Aaron Rodgers
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Aaron Rodgers is a standout NFL quarterback. Learn about his childhood and his rise to becoming a football superstar.
58) Tony Romo
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Look inside for a close-up look at the quarterback's inspiring journey from his childhood in Wisconsin, through his college years at Eastern Illinois, all the way to NFL stardom.
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Seventh-grader Darius Livingston is the star running back for his team, but what he really wants to do is play quarterback, and now that his team's season has been cancelled for lack of players, he may get a chance with the eighth-grade team, especially after both their quarterbacks are injured--but first he must remember that football is a team sport, and stop trying to impress. Includes discussion questions, and writing prompts.
60) Russell Wilson
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In Russell Wilson, young readers get a close-up view of the famous quarterbacks inspiring journey from his childhood, through his college years playing for both North Carolina State University and the University of Wisconsin, and then all the way to NFL stardom.
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