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I've often said that the toughest SOB that I ever saw play QB was Ben Roethlisberger. And the 2nd toughest that I ever saw play was Tom Brady.
I just came across something in regard to
l Doug Williams. lOn the final game of the 1982 season, the Buccaneers needed a win to beat the Bears to make the playoffs. In the 2nd quarter with the Buccaneers driving deep in Bears territory, Williams was sacked and he fumbled. Steve McMichael picked up the ball at the Bears' 28-yardline, and had clear sailing to the end-Zone (72 yards.) Williams was playing the game with a pulled hamstring, and he had just gotten sacked. He got up off of the ground and almost miraculously caught McMichael at the Buccaneers' 8-yardline, taking the 270-pound defensive tackle to the turf. Instead of a TD, the Bears had to settle for a FG ....... the Buccaneers won the game in overtime, sending them to the playoffs for the 3rd time in 4 years.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eDm5qfarV8M
SIDENOTE: l I am a fan of Anthony Richardson, and I don't question his toughness. He often takes on defenders like a battering ram as though he were Earl Campbell or Jim Brown, something that very few quarterbacks in today's game do. I'm only sharing this story about Doug Williams because the subject of a quarterback's toughness has come to light in this thread.
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