| In America, football is easily the most watched | | | | expected to play the whole game, being taken |
| popular sport at the high school, collegiate and | | | | out only in the case of injury. |
| national levels. And the Quarterback is the most | | | | His working with the coach to mastermind and |
| well-known player on the team. But what is the | | | | execute plays is only part of what makes the |
| role of the QB on and off field? Why is he so | | | | quarterback so important. He is the most visible |
| important to the success of his team? This article | | | | part of the team: always being an example of |
| will delve a bit deeper into the role and | | | | who the team is and what they stand for. It is |
| responsibilities of a quarterback. | | | | for this reason that QBs work so hard to maintain |
| Within the game the quarterback is an integral | | | | their reputations as good players and, sometimes |
| part of the offensive line. Standing just behind the | | | | more importantly, as good men. |
| other offensive players at the start of a play, the | | | | When draft time comes it is the quarterbacks |
| QB receives the ball from the center in a move | | | | that are chosen first, often signing the most |
| called a "snap." He then passes the ball off to | | | | lucrative contracts in the sport. If football is the |
| another offensive player, as he had explained | | | | American pastime, team USA's quarterback is |
| previously in the team huddle. While many players | | | | John Wayne. |
| are substituted throughout the game, the QB is | | | | |
