What now for Robert Griffin III? Does he even have a future in Washington? Will he ever start an NFL game again? Simon Clancy looks back on the play that changed it all and finds eerie similarities between Griffin’s story and that of the franchise’s most famous quarterback. Sport is defined by moments, when the game and the players become one, when the complexities …
Tim Tebow is the NFL’s most polarising figure. Ridiculed by purists that scoff at his ability – or inability in their eyes – to throw or play quarterback in the NFL, the deeply religious, soon-to-be 28-year-old is revered by millions of supporters who would love nothing more than to see him prove the doubters wrong. Regardless of what he does, …
While the likes of Tom Brady, Peyton Manning and Aaron Rodgers can make the task of playing quarterback in the NFL appear relatively simple, the reality is very different. To better understand what an NFL quarterback goes through in a game – and to help aspiring young passers become better players in the UK – Gridiron have called on some of …
There are few figures that have transcended football quite like former New York Jets quarterback Joe Namath. Alex Cassidy remembers a man whose legend has continued to live on long since his retirement. “We’re going to win the game, I guarantee it.” All football historians know the legendary, perhaps apocryphal, story of Joe Namath’s prediction. Three days before the New …
