NFL legend Charles Woodson praised the ‘special moment’ promised at Super Bowl LVII as Jalen Hurts and Patrick Mahomes will make history as the first Black quarterbacks to face one another in the championship finale.
There were 11 Black starting quarterbacks across the 2022 NFL season: Justin Fields (Chicago Beas), Lamar Jackson (Baltimore Ravens), Trey Lance (San Francisco 49ers), Kyler Murray (Arizona Cardinals), Dak Prescott (Dallas Cowboys), Desmond Ridder (Atlanta Falcons), Geno Smith (Seattle Seahawks), Deshaun Watson (Cleveland Browns), Russell Wilson (Denver Broncos), Hurts and Mahomes. In the Eagles and Chiefs signal-callers, two of them have reached Super Bowl LVII.
When Mahomes and Hurts lead lead out the Chiefs and Eagles respectively, it will be the first time in Super Bowl history that two Black starting quarterbacks will compete for the Lombardi Trophy. The NFL has often struggled with social issues like equality while the quarterback position historically suffers from imbalanced representation.
