Rise of the Black Quarterback. Jason Reid. What It Means for America. The NFL has been featuring a league of football playing teams since 1920. In those years many great quarterbacks have graced the gridiron leading their team to victories, championships and much fan-fare. For the first fifty to sixty years the majority of those quarterbacks were Caucasian. It wasn’t until the 1970’s and 1980’s when teams of the league started to let black players lead their franchise as quarterbacks. While the number of black quarterbacks still may pale in comparison to their white counterparts across the league, things have changed. More black quarterbacks are drafted now, become all-pro players and lead franchises to championships. Most importantly, the young black quarterback is no longer asked or expected to change positions in order to make a team. Hence, The Rise of the...
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