The history of Black quarterbacks in the NFL is rooted in perseverance and breaking barriers. Willie Thrower made history in 1953 as the first Black quarterback to play in the NFL. Despite facing ...

In February, when Patrick Mahomes and Jalen Hurts faced off in the first Super Bowl game featuring two black-starting quarterbacks, they made NFL history. Another significant milestone for black ...

In 2006, he became the first Black quarterback to be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Although the NFL did not initially notice his talent, forcing him to play in the Canadian Football ...

Let’s take a look at every Black quarterback who has started in a Super Bowl and their journey to the NFL’s biggest stage. Doug Williams became the first Black quarterback to start and win a ...

In 1923, Fritz Pollard was the first professional black quarterback. He was also the first black head coach in the NFL and first black All-American. In 1949, George Taliaferro was the first black ...

The last time Patrick Mahomes and Jalen Hurts met under Super Bowl circumstances, two years ago in Super Bowl LVII, they were pioneers of the Roman Numeral Rumble — the first pair of Black ...

Opening Shot: We open on Super Bowl LVII, which–as a game announcer helpfully notes–marks the first time in history the NFL’s championship game will feature two Black starting quarterbacks ...

Marlin Briscoe became the first Black starting quarterback in the AFL (pre-NFL merger) as a Broncos rookie in 1968, kicking off his trailblazing career that helped shape the future of the sport.

Kansas City, which beat Philadelphia two years prior, was trying to become the first NFL team to win three straight Super ...

Advertisement It took until 2001 for the NFL to have its first Black quarterback selected No. 1 in the draft, when the Atlanta Falcons chose Michael Vick out of Virginia Tech. Fittingly ...

The New England Patriots named Jacoby Brissett their starting quarterback on Thursday, and in the process made NFL history ... Mahomes became the first duo of Black quarterbacks to square off ...