Which provides the BEST description of the underlined phrase?

Roger, a hot-tempered football player, charged the referee and tried to tackle the poor man.

A) a verb form that is used as an adjective to describe Roger
B) a noun phrase that functions as the subject of the sentence
Reactivate
C) a verb form that is used as an adverb to explain Roger's behavior
D) an appositive phrase that describes another noun or pronoun in the sentence

Question

Which provides the BEST description of the underlined phrase?

Roger, a hot-tempered football player, charged the referee and tried to tackle the poor man.

A) a verb form that is used as an adjective to describe Roger 
B) a noun phrase that functions as the subject of the sentence 
Reactivate
C) a verb form that is used as an adverb to explain Roger's behavior 
D) an appositive phrase that describes another noun or pronoun in the sentence

Mercury · Answer

old question but will answer so this can be closed

"a hot-tempered football player"
note that this is not a verb and does not contain any verbs, thereby eliminating A+C

so between B + D, is the phrase acting as the subject? or is it modifying a noun?