signal-caller
noun
sig·nal-call·er
ˈsig-nᵊl-ˈkȯ-lər 
plural signal-callers
American football
: quarterback
… one of the most-talented quarterbacks in the game, a signal-caller who leads a well-balanced offense on a team that is so confident and cool it acts as if it were going to the movies instead of Super Bowl XXVIII.—
Mike Freeman
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The second-year signal-caller has certainly drawn all the right praise across his first full offseason in Denver, demonstrating improved leadership and command of Sean Payton’s offense.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 24 July 2025
The rookie from Ole Miss — like he was shot out of a cannon — zoomed to starting QB Bryce Young’s blindside, and as the signal-caller prepared to launch the ball, Umanmeielen connected with Young’s arm to force a strip-sack.
—Shane Connuck, Charlotte Observer, 23 July 2025
The redshirt sophomore signal-caller got a small taste of being an SEC starting QB last season when starter Quinn Ewers, who's since been drafted by the Miami Dolphins, went down with an abdominal injury.
—Michael Gallagher, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 July 2025
Quarterback Season 2, produced by Bud Light and Omaha Productions, follows the on- and off-field lives of three NFL signal-callers: Bengals’ Joe Burrow, Lions’ Jared Goff and Falcons’ Kirk Cousins.
—Sportico Staff, Sportico.com, 11 July 2025
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Luca Evans, Denver Post, 24 July 2025
The rookie from Ole Miss — like he was shot out of a cannon — zoomed to starting QB Bryce Young’s blindside, and as the signal-caller prepared to launch the ball, Umanmeielen connected with Young’s arm to force a strip-sack.
—Shane Connuck, Charlotte Observer, 23 July 2025
The redshirt sophomore signal-caller got a small taste of being an SEC starting QB last season when starter Quinn Ewers, who's since been drafted by the Miami Dolphins, went down with an abdominal injury.
—Michael Gallagher, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 July 2025
Quarterback Season 2, produced by Bud Light and Omaha Productions, follows the on- and off-field lives of three NFL signal-callers: Bengals’ Joe Burrow, Lions’ Jared Goff and Falcons’ Kirk Cousins.
—Sportico Staff, Sportico.com, 11 July 2025
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“Signal-caller.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/signal-caller. Accessed 31 Jul. 2025.
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