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Week 1 saw some major changes to the quarterback hierarchy — hello, Jameis Winston — but a few big names (like Tom Brady) were unaffected. Here are NBC Sports’ QB Power Rankings entering Week 2.

The Denver Broncos named Teddy Bridgewater starting quarterback to begin the 2021 NFL season. Drew Lock will back up Bridgewater as the second QB.

The Bears starting quarterback created buzz on Twitter with his quote about Justin Fields today, but it feels different from Mike Glennon and Mitchell Trubisky.

Greg Knapp, a longtime NFL assistant coach, has died at 58 following a bicycle crash. He was most recently the quarterbacks coach for the New York Jets.

Cam Newton took to Instagram to confirm the news of his return to the Patriots with a pump-up video.

Here’s some of the notable Twitter reaction to veteran quarterback Cam Newton’s reported return to the Patriots.

“It’s an honor to have played here, and only here, for 16 years.” That was the central theme New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning wanted to get across during the press conference he held Friday to formally announce his retirement after 16 years with the Super Bowl-winning team. The event kicked off with a video highlighting Manning’s career and accomplishments — both...

New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning will announce his retirement Friday after 16 seasons, the team said. The news comes after the end of his contract and, while rumors were swirling that he would retire following its expiration, Manning had not said whether he would play another season or would retire. Until the team announced the upcoming retirement Wednesday. “For…

The San Francisco 49ers have suspended broadcaster Tim Ryan after his comments about Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson earlier this week.

Colin Kaepernick’s saga took another surreal turn Saturday — a last-minute audible to nix an NFL-arranged workout and a quick dash 60 miles to the other side of metro Atlanta, where the exiled quarterback staged his own impromptu passing display on a high school field in dwindling light as hundreds of fans cheered him on from behind a chain-link fence....

Navy quarterback Malcolm Perry ran for 108 yards and two touchdowns and threw for 165 yards and another score Friday night in leading the Midshipmen to a 56-10 rout of UConn.

Justin McMillan passed for 231 yards and two touchdowns and ran for 37 yards and another score to help Tulane beat Connecticut 49-7.

Stafford/Somers/East Windsor football coach Brian Mazzone lost his father, 66-yard-old Gary Mazzone, in the B-17 plane crash at Bradley Airport on Wednesday. On Saturday, he did exactly what he would have if he hadn’t: coach his football team to a win.

Families of the victims of the B-17 crash at Bradley Airport are trying to find ways to carry on with their daily lives even though finding that “new normal” won’t come easy. Gabrielle Lucivero shows how the son of crash victim, Gary Mazzone, is finding that support on the football field.

Dillon Gabriel threw for 281 yards and three touchdowns to help No. 22 UCF rebound from its first regular-season loss in nearly three years with a 56-21 rout of Connecticut to begin American Athletic Conference play Saturday night.

The Daniel Jones era has begun for the New York Giants. The team named Jones their starting quarterback for this week’s game against Tampa Bay, replacing Eli Manning, according to a tweet Tuesday morning. Bruce Beck reports.

The Daniel Jones era has begun for the New York Giants.

Rawlings suffered a leg injury midway through last season and missed the team’s last four games.

In an interview with online magazine Paper, Kaepernick said his protests were a response to a deadly December 2015 confrontation between San Francisco police officers and Mario Woods, 26, in the city’s Bayview neighborhood. Woods, a suspect in a stabbing attack, died after being shot 20 times after he allegedly refused police orders to drop his knife. Woods’ family sued...

The NFL and Jay-Z’s entertainment and sports representation company are teaming up for events and social activism. The league not only will use Jay-Z’s Roc Nation to consult on its entertainment presentations, including the Super Bowl halftime show, but will work with the rapper and entrepreneur’s company to “strengthen community through music and the NFL’s Inspire Change...