On Thursday night, Bryce Young, CJ Stroud and Anthony Richardson are expected to become the first trio of Black quarterbacks since that year to go in the first round. But this time feels different.
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Eagles fans, enthralled with Heisman Trophy winner Ricky Williams, booed the pick. McNabb made six Pro Bowls and led the Eagles to five NFC championship games and a Super Bowl. But those accomplishments didn’t shield McNabb from criticism based solely on his race. In 2003, Rush Limbaugh said on ESPN that McNabb was propped up by white guilt in the media, “desirous that a Black quarterback do well,” rather than actual talent.
“Focus on the things that got him where he was,” Harris said he told Culpepper. “I thought it was important to let him know don’t be concerned about people who would be evaluating him about his weaknesses. If you’re coming into the NFL and you’re concerned about proving those things, then it’s going to affect his play.”Ashe also tried to shield Culpepper from potential land mines.
“If that’s not stereotyping, I don’t know what stereotyping is,” Smith said. “That definitely wouldn’t have happened to any other quarterback.” Smith was under consideration for the No. 1 pick until Cleveland informed him the morning of the draft that it was going with Couch. Cincinnati snagged Smith two picks later, but he was out of the league after four seasons, having gone 3-14 as a starter. He blames offseason partying, his coping mechanism for the stress he encountered. But he also wishes he had been drafted by a different organization.
. Stroud, the wizard who almost single-handedly beat Georgia in the College Football Playoff, has heard how he didn’t flashathleticism at Ohio State. Richardson’s “upside” has pushed him up draft boards, rather than his limitations and sparse experience at Florida being viewed as an excuse to stay away.
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