Willie Thrower was a pioneering football player who broke barriers in football at the college and professional level. Thrower was not only the first Black quarterback to play for the NCAA’s Big Ten conference, he was also the first Black quarterback to play in the National Football League. Thrower was born March 22, 1930 […]
SURPRISE, Ariz. (AP) — Two-time Super Bowl quarterback Russell Wilson is set for his second appearance at spring training with the Texas Rangers. The Seattle Seahawks quarterback is scheduled to visit the Arizona camp March 28. Like he did in a visit last spring, Wilson is expected to go through a morning workout with the […]
Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson informed folks via Twitter that he caught an early screening of the risqué “50 Shades of Grey,” and all hell broke loose among his Christian followers. The 26-year-old, who has been vocal about the importance of his religious beliefs, even called the sex-heavy movie “a great film.” His Christian fans immediately […]
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Cam Newton is thankful to be alive after escaping a horrific-looking automobile accident without any life-threatening injuries. The Panthers quarterback posted a lengthy introspective message to his Instagram account late Wednesday night with a photo of his mangled truck. “By the look of that picture SoMEone is supposed to be dead […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Move over, RG3. It’s Colt vs. the Colts. The Washington football team plans to start Colt McCoy over Robert Griffin III on Sunday against the Indianapolis Colts, according to a person familiar with the decision, the latest development in a stunning slide for the 2012 NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year. The […]
In a desperate move to save his season, New York Jets coach Rex Ryan hopes to stop a seven-game losing streak by benching the struggling Geno Smith at quarterback in favor of 34-year-old backup Michael Vick. Ryan announced Monday that Vick will start Sunday against the Kansas City Chiefs and his former Philadelphia Eagles coach, […]
Super Bowl champion Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson was accused of not being Black enough and essentially called an ‘Uncle Tom,’ within the confines of his own locker room. It’s unfortunate that every person in that locker room that looks like Wilson doesn’t see him a as a brother because Wilson embodies everything that is Black and […]
If you’ve been following the current Super Bowl champs, the Seattle Seahawks, you know they recently traded receiver Percy Harvin to the NY Jets. OK, that in itself is not exactly a big deal. Trades happen every day. But if you look deeper at the trade, more information about the dynamics of the team’s locker […]
James Harris is one of the names lost to sports history, until now. Harris is credited as being the first black player to start a season at quarterback in professional football, making his debut in the position for the Buffalo Bills in the American Football League in 1969. (He was not the first to start a […]
