{"id":460505,"date":"2021-04-28T10:20:30","date_gmt":"2021-04-28T14:20:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=460505"},"modified":"2021-04-28T10:20:34","modified_gmt":"2021-04-28T14:20:34","slug":"espn-continues-to-say-racism-is-the-reason-for-lack-of-black-quarterbacks-in-the-nfl","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/espn-continues-to-say-racism-is-the-reason-for-lack-of-black-quarterbacks-in-the-nfl\/","title":{"rendered":"ESPN Continues To Say Racism Is The Reason For Lack Of Black Quarterbacks In The NFL"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fespn-continues-to-say-racism-is-the-reason-for-lack-of-black-quarterbacks-in-the-nfl%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=460505&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/fb_image-1601.jpeg?w=1200&#038;h=800&#038;ixlib=react-9.0.3\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"  style=\"display:none\"><\/div>\n<p><span>ESPN\u2019s \u201cThe Undefeated\u201d is once again pushing the race card. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>In a piece titled, \u201cJustin Fields And The Double Standard Of Black Quarterback Prospects,\u201d Martenzie Johnson claims one key reason the stock of projected first round draft pick Justin Fields is falling\u2026 is his skin color.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>According to Johnson, Fields\u2019 plummet down the projected draft boards is an example of the uphill battle black quarterbacks still face when compared to their white counterparts.<\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cWhen it comes to black quarterbacks in particular,\u201d Johnson writes, \u201cthe NFL has long gone out of its way to keep the position as white as the painted yard lines on the field.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Let\u2019s take a step back. It\u2019s important to acknowledge that, in the NFL\u2019s past, black players certainly faced discrimination. African-Americans were rarely chosen to play in the quarterback position, largely due to the overtly racist notion that black athletes didn\u2019t have the mental ability to handle all that the position entails. Thankfully, trailblazers like Marlin Briscoe, Doug Williams, and Warren Moon helped change that way of thinking.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>After leaving college, Moon was forced to play in the Canadian Football League after NFL teams showed little interest in drafting him to play quarterback, despite his physical abilities.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cReading defenses, understanding schemes, being the face of a franchise: There were just a lot of people in pro football who didn\u2019t think we could do that,\u201d <\/span><span>Moon told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2016\/02\/06\/sports\/football\/warren-moon-clearing-way-for-black-quarterbacks-recalls-his-struggles.html\">The NY Times<\/a> in 2016<\/span><span>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Since Moon began his NFL career in 1984, after six years in the Canadian Football League, everything has changed.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>In today\u2019s NFL, the highest paid quarterback in league history \u2014 Patrick Mahomes \u2014 is black. The second highest in NFL history is Dak Prescott \u2014 also black. The third and fourth highest paid quarterbacks in the NFL? Deshaun Watson and Russell Wilson, who are both black.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The idea that black quarterbacks are overlooked due to their skin color is demonstrably ludicrous, but don\u2019t try to convince ESPN.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cWe can leave the draft evaluating to the experts, but with zero explanation, two white quarterbacks with comparable or lesser resumes than Fields were suddenly can\u2019t-miss picks,\u201d Johnson wrote. \u201cWhether that is true is irrelevant; it\u2019s more about what happened to Fields since he declared for the draft that exposes the draft process \u2013 and the entire football-industrial complex \u2013 for the, let\u2019s say, racial institution that it is.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cQuarterbacks are expected to be smart, rational decision-makers who command a team and act as the de facto coach on the field,\u201d Johnson claimed. \u201cAccuracy and strong arms are a plus, but it mostly comes down to what\u2019s between your ears rather than any other physical attribute. As the authors of The Bell Curve would have you believe, few Black men possess those attributes\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Black quarterbacks can be found throughout the NFL. At the start of the 2020-2021 season, there were 10 starting quarterbacks who were black \u2014 the most in NFL history.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Cam Newton, Teddy Bridgewater, Dwayne Haskins, Lamar Jackson, Patrick Mahomes, Kyler Murray, Dak Prescott, Tyrod Taylor, Deshaun Watson, and Russell Wilson were all under center to kick off the season.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>When it comes to Fields\u2019 draft stock, his potential descent has nothing to do with the color of his skin. NFL prospects rise and fall on draft boards as quickly as the wind changes direction.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>There are legitimate on-the-field questions as to Fields\u2019 ability to come off his first target and make the second read, and whether he\u2019ll continue to hold onto the ball for too long at the next level.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>NFL and Denver Broncos Insider <\/span><span>Benjamin Allbright <\/span><span>told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/exclusive-nfl-insider-breaks-down-top-quarterbacks-ahead-of-draft-day\">The Daily Wire<\/a>, \u201cYeah. People talk about his processing and second read stuff \u2014 and 90% of people that are saying this stuff don\u2019t know what they\u2019re talking about \u2014 but you look at the tape, and you see a guy who holds onto the ball for too long and that\u2019s the one thing that concerns me.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cNow, when you go back and look though, that\u2019s kind of a function of the Ohio State offense,\u201d Allbright continued. \u201cStill, because Ohio State has superior athletes across the board, they can afford to run that offense. It\u2019s deep developing vertical routes, which is a lot of what their offense is \u2014 vertical option routes. And so you get this long term protection because you have better offensive lineman and faster receivers. So, your offense is naturally designed to do a little bit more with that kind of stuff. And so I think he gets dinged a little bit for that and you know, you can kind of coach that out of him a little bit in the NFL.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>If Fields does fall in the draft, it certainly wouldn\u2019t be the first time it\u2019s happened. It\u2019s not uncommon to see a projected high draft pick sitting in the green room as he continues to be passed over. And \u2014 though ESPN and \u201cThe Undefeated\u201d will never admit it \u2014 many of them happen to have been white.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Aaron Rodgers was thought to be a top-10 pick in the 2005 NFL draft, but was selected by Green Bay at No. 24. Brady Quinn was invited to the 2007 NFL Draft only to have to wait in the green room until the Cleveland Browns took him with the 22nd overall pick. Jimmy Clauson was expected to be a first-round draft pick in the 2010 draft, but fell out of the first round and wound up being picked by Carolina at No. 48 overall.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>ESPN must realize that not everything is about race. In fact, <em>most<\/em> things are not about race, including the position of quarterback.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Joe Morgan is the Sports Reporter for The Daily Wire. Most recently, Morgan covered the Clippers, Lakers and the NBA for Sporting News. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><em>The views expressed in this piece are the author\u2019s own and do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Wire.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a <a class=\"in-cell-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">member<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ESPN\u2019s \u201cThe Undefeated\u201d is once again pushing the race card. \u00a0In a piece titled, \u201cJustin Fields And The Double Standard Of Black Quarterback Prospects,\u201d Martenzie Johnson claims one key reason &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2276897,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/fb_image-1601.jpeg?w=1200&h=800&ixlib=react-9.0.3","fifu_image_alt":"ESPN Continues To Say Racism Is The Reason For Lack Of Black Quarterbacks In The NFL","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-460505","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/fb_image-1601.jpeg?w=1200&h=800&ixlib=react-9.0.3","fifu_image_alt":"ESPN Continues To Say Racism Is The Reason For Lack Of Black Quarterbacks In The NFL","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/460505","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=460505"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/460505\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2276897"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=460505"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=460505"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=460505"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}