the 2021 nfl
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The Year of the Black Quarterback? Here Is What Black Gunslingers Did During Week 1 of the NFL Season
A record number of non-white QBs started for NFL teams during the opening week of the NFL season.
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Marlin Briscoe, First Black Starting QB in AFL and Two-Time Super Bowl Champion, Dies at 76
Briscoe died of pneumonia at a hospital in Norwalk, Calif.
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Backup Quarterbacks Saved the Day, Derrick Henry Won’t Be Able to Play and Other Takeaways From Week 8 of the NFL
Week 8 of the NFL is officially in the books, and there were a lot of damn injuries.
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The Kickoff: Dapper Dan’s Latest Collaboration Merges Fashion and Football
The iconic designer brought his talents to a luxe limited-edition lounging collection with Pepsi—complete with its own custom print.
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Well, This Is Awkward: Maria Taylor’s New Football Night in America Co-Host Is the Same Dude She Ripped for His National Anthem Comments
The celebrated sportscaster had plenty to say about Drew Brees’ comments on national anthem protests in the NFL.
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Report: Dak Prescott ‘Not Fully Back,’ Might Not Be 100 Percent This Upcoming Season
The franchise quarterback has been hampered by a myriad of injuries.
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Not a Single Player Taken in the 2021 NFL Draft Played for an HBCU. How Did That Happen?
The 2021 NFL Draft has come and gone. Yet despite the fact that nearly 260 players transitioned from college students to professional athletes throughout the course of that evening, there wasn’t a single one who was drafted from an HBCU. Zero. Zilch. Nada. Not a single one. Division III standout Quinn Meinerz got snatched up…
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What Were Some of My Favorite Moments From the 2021 NFL Draft? I'm Glad You Asked
On the eve of America’s new favorite holiday and the release of a new DJ Khaled album, football connoisseurs far and wide were treated to a beautiful evening of tears and triumph as the 2021 NFL Draft gave us all everything we needed and more—unless you’re The Root Senior Editor Stephen Crockett Jr., who was…
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It's Draft Day! Let's Talk About It
The only thing better than waking up yesterday and hearing that Rudy Giuliani’s Upper East Side apartment was raided by the feds is waking up today and remembering that we’re less than 12 hours away from the 2021 NFL Draft. And because I’m such a kind, giving soul, here are your answers to some of…