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The best NFL quarterback from every state

By Jarrett Bailey

Atlanta quarterback Michael Vick during the first half of the Falcons 17-13 loss to Cleveland Sunday, November 12, 2006, at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)
Atlanta quarterback Michael Vick during the first half of the Falcons 17-13 loss to Cleveland Sunday, November 12, 2006, at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images) /
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TAMPA, FLORIDA – DECEMBER 12: A general view of a Buffalo Bills helmet on the grass during a game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Raymond James Stadium on December 12, 2021 in Tampa, Florida. (Photo by Julio Aguilar/Getty Images)
TAMPA, FLORIDA – DECEMBER 12: A general view of a Buffalo Bills helmet on the grass during a game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Raymond James Stadium on December 12, 2021 in Tampa, Florida. (Photo by Julio Aguilar/Getty Images) /

Maine: Manch Wheeler

Alright, this is laughable, but we may as well lean into it- in for a penny, out for a pound.

There have only been 27 players throughout history that were born in Maine, and only one of them was a quarterback.

Manch Wheeler played a grand total of four games in his career for the Buffalo Bills in 1962. He never threw a pass, ran for a total of seven yards, and then went on with his life. That is, quite literally, all the information we have on Manch Wheeler- the best quarterback to ever be born in Maine by default.

Maryland: Doug Flutie

Of all the players who have come from the state of Maryland, only two have been quarterbacks. Doug Flutie is the better of the two, and has one of the biggest cult followings of any player in NFL history.

Flutie had a difficult journey in the NFL. He was an 11th round draft pick in the 1985 NFL Draft out of Boston College. Many saw his 5-foot-10 frame as too small to succeed as a quarterback in the NFL.

After the 1989 season, he did a near decade-long tour in the CFL, where he proved himself as capable of playing the position. He came back with the Buffalo Bills in 1998 where he was a Pro Bowler.

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