Colin Kaepernick has not suited up for an NFL team since he decided to take a knee during the National Anthem in 2016. Kaepernick was taking a stand against police brutality and the killings of unarmed African Americans. “I am not going to stand up to show pride in a flag for a country that oppresses […] More
The Oakland Raiders drafted Eldridge Dickey 25th overall in the 1968 draft, according to ESPN’s The Undefeated. Making him the first African American quarterback to be drafted in the NFL, however, he never played a game in the pros at the quarterback position despite having a successful career at Tennessee State, which included him being named […] More
It’s Super Bowl eve, and the best players in the NFL are gathered together for the 9th annual NFL Honors award ceremony. It’s announced that Ravens 2nd year QB Lamar Jackson has won the 2019 NFL MVP Award. Only 23 years of age, he’s the youngest player ever to win the NFL MVP and he […] More
It has been four seasons since Colin Kaepernick last played in the NFL as a member of the San Francisco 49ers. And it is all because the former quarterback elected to take a knee during the National Anthem in 2016 in protects of police brutality and social injustice towards the African American community. “I am […] More
Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson had arguably his best season since entering the league in 2012. Wilson throw for 4110 yards, 31 touchdowns, had a completion rate of 66.1 and career low in interceptions with five. The seven year veteran and Super Bowl winning quarterback was the front runner for the NFL MVP Award in […] More
Since Russell Wilson entered the league back in 2012, he has turned heads. The third-round pick out of the University of Wisconsin beat out NFL veterans Matt Flynn and Tarvaris Jackson for the Seahawks starting quarterback position. And Wilson has been the signal-caller ever since then. Fast forward eight years later, he has led the […] More