Black Quarterbacks

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February 27, 2016
SLIDESHOW - With all the focus on Tom Brady and Eli Manning this weekend, theGrio is paying homage to the…
February 1, 2016
Cam Newton stands out. At 6’5” and some 250 pounds, the Carolina Panthers quarterback has been the main focus of…
January 27, 2016
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Panthers quarterback Cam Newton has suggested for the first time that race may play a factor
February 3, 2014
theGRIO SLIDESHOW - Russell Wilson's Seahawks dominated Peyton Manning's Broncos and never trailed in Super Bowl XLVIII. With his victory,…
January 28, 2014
OPINION - Russell Wilson’s story is amazing in his own right, but it’s currently being overshadowed thanks to the Sherman…
January 10, 2014
OPINION - What they do with their legs is the most obvious reason why they’re changing the position. Their mix…
October 11, 2013
theGRIO VIDEO - The 2013 NFL season opened with nine African-Americans starting at quarterback, reportedly the highest number in league…
September 5, 2013
OPINION - This season, nine African-Americans will start at quarterback -- reportedly more than at any other time in NFL…
September 3, 2013
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Asked to nitpick his astounding college debut, Florida State quarterback Jameis Winston furrowed his brow and thought…
July 29, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - Donovan McNabb officially retired as a Philadelphia Eagle Monday, ending a storied career as one of the…
April 26, 2013
OPINION - Geno Smith thought about returning home for the draft's second round, rather than staying in New York -…
April 25, 2013
OPINION - All future NFL players have to go through the draft evaluation process. But West Virginia’s Geno Smith may…
April 22, 2013
NBC Sports - USA Today NFL columnist Jarrett Bell joined Dan Patrick on his radio show, The Dan Patrick Show,…
February 5, 2013
SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Still steaming over the Super Bowl loss, Colin Kaepernick packed up his belongings in the…
February 4, 2013
theGRIO'S 100 - The top-selling jersey in the NFL this season didn't belong to veterans Tom Brady or Peyton Manning…
January 29, 2013
OPINION - The second-year San Francisco 49ers quarterback has revolutionized the position...
January 7, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - And then Rob Parker re-emerged. Sunday morning, hours before the Redskins playoff game, the suspended ESPN host…
January 6, 2013
OPINION - The days of needing an established veteran at the quarterback position may be over. Of those five young…
December 20, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - Rob Parker has been suspended for 30 days ESPN announced Thursday. Last Friday, the network suspended Parker…
December 19, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - Nearly one week after his 'cornball brother' comments about Redskins' quarterback Robert Griffin III got him suspended…