1 day ago · An NFL-record 15 teams fielded a Black quarterback to start the 2024 season. Lamar Jackson is the favorite for league MVP, ...

1 day ago · The AP polled more than 65 Black NFL players, asking them three questions, but not every player answered all of them. When asked whether they were discouraged by the number of Black head coaches ...

2 hours ago · McLaurin, like the majority of NFL players, is Black, and, like some of his colleagues, harbors concerns about the lack of Black head coaches. The Associated Press surveyed more than 65 Black players from 25 teams about the topic, and more than a third — about 36% — were discouraged or disappointed by the number of Black coaches.

1 day ago · Black NFL players offer their survey responses and broader thoughts on a lack of Black head coaches 1 of 2 | Houston Texans quarterback C.J. Stroud (7) talks with head coach DeMeco Ryans, right, before an NFL football game against the Baltimore Ravens, Dec. 25, 2024, in …

1 day ago · Baltimore Ravens safety Kyle Hamilton took note when two of the three Black first-year full-time head coaches in the NFL were fired: Jerod Mayo by the New England Patriots right after the final regular-season game, and Antonio Pierce by the Las Vegas Raiders two days later. “I don’t want to make it a bigger thing than it is, but at the same time, yeah, it is tough to see coaches who are ...

This list of black starting NFL quarterbacks includes those who have started in a regular-season or post-season game in the National Football League (NFL). The quarterback is the leader of a team's offense, directing other players on the field.

2 days ago · From organized team activities through the end of the regular season, reporters from The Associated Press who cover the NFL spoke to more than 65 Black players from 25 teams to gather their ...

Aug 29, 2024 · Officially affixed atop the lineup, Brissett becomes the 15th Black quarterback projected to open the 2024 season under center -- the most ever since the NFL's inception. The historic feat...

6 days ago · The first Black quarterback to both start and win a Super Bowl, he was named the game's MVP and went on to a long career as an NFL coach and executive. ... Drafted No. 3 overall out of Alcorn ...

6 days ago · In 1920, when the NFL was founded, major league baseball had been racially segregated for more than 50 years. But football was unpopular and good players were hard to find. Team owners figured the public wouldn’t care enough to complain about the few Black players on their rosters.