A Super Bowl with two Black quarterbacks

from Headlines From The Times · host David Toledo, Heba Elorbany, Nicolas Perez, Ashlea Brown, Mario Diaz, Mike Heflin, Gustavo Arellano, Kinsee Morlan, Roberto Reyes, Jazmín Aguilera, Denise Guerra, Mark Nieto, LZ Granderson, Kasia Broussalian, Shani O. Hilton, Helen Li

For decades, NFL teams actively discouraged Black players from playing quarterback, the sport’s marquee position.Today, we go through this shameful history — and celebrate this year’s historic Super Bowl, which features two Black starting quarterbacks for the first time. Read the full transcript here.Host: Gustavo ArellanoGuest: L.A. Times opinion columnist LZ GrandersonMore reading:Column: The NFL should stop running from its racial historyNo one should forget about Doug WilliamsThe Big Book Of Black Quarterbacks

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For decades, NFL teams actively discouraged Black players from playing quarterback, the sport's marquee position. We go through this shameful history — and celebrate this year's historic Super Bowl.

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