(L-R) Former SWAC quarterbacks, James Harris (Los Angeles Rams), Doug Williams (Washington Redskins), and Steve McNair (Tennessee Titans) were listed on the ballot as ESPN.com’s Rank’Em: asks fans to rank the top ten African-American QBs of all time.
Black History Month is finally over. Rosa Parks can no longer be directed to the back of the bus of “eternity.” There are no longer any red lines drawn on the “baseball diamond of forever” for Jackie Robinson to cross. However, we must sneak a few Rooney Rule accountants into the boardrooms of the NFL to provide “reparations” to many of the Black players that were shortchanged for a century regarding “equal pay for equal play,” you dig…Let’s hit rewind for a moment and take a stroll through the neighborhood of former NFL QB Doug Williams.
According to an article posted on www.celebritynetworth.com, (Williams was drafted by) “the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 1978, and was such an asset to the team, that they went all the way to the playoffs three times, during his time with them. They had never reached the playoffs before. In 1979, they made it all the way to the NFC Championship. When Doug Williams signed with the team, he was the only African American NFL starting quarterback. The Buccaneers paid him only $120,000 per year, the lowest salary of any quarterback in the league. There were 12 backup quarterbacks who had higher salaries. (When) he finally asked for more money, the Buccaneers owner Hugh Culverhouse refused to bring his pay up to the level of other NFL quarterbacks. Doug Williams left the NFL and went on to play for the United States Football League from 1984 to 1985, appearing with the Oklahoma Outlaws, who later became the Arizona Outlaws. In 1986, he returned to the NFL, signing with the Washington Redskins. He led the Redskins to Super Bowl XXII and was named Super Bowl MVP.”
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