{"id":59465,"date":"2020-02-03T18:56:12","date_gmt":"2020-02-03T18:56:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mixedracestudies.org\/?p=59465"},"modified":"2020-02-03T18:56:12","modified_gmt":"2020-02-03T18:56:12","slug":"patrick-mahomes-ushers-in-era-of-the-black-quarterback","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mixedracestudies.org\/wp\/?p=59465","title":{"rendered":"Patrick Mahomes ushers in Era of the Black Quarterback"},"content":{"rendered":"

Patrick Mahomes ushers in Era of the Black Quarterback<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

The Year of the Black Quarterback<\/a>
\nThe Undefeated<\/a>
\n2020-02-02<\/p>\n

Jason Reid<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

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With dramatic Super Bowl<\/a> win, the Chiefs<\/a> star punctuates spectacular year<\/em><\/p>\n

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MIAMI GARDENS, Fla.<\/a> \u2013 The Year of the Black Quarterback has evolved into the Era of the Black Quarterback, because Patrick Mahomes<\/a> and his contemporaries are just that good.<\/p>\n

On sports\u2019 biggest stage here Sunday night, Mahomes emphatically punctuated the NFL\u2019s<\/a> 100th season \u2013 the one in which African American passers shined brighter than at any time previously in NFL history \u2013 leading the Kansas City Chiefs<\/a> to a 31-20 victory over the San Francisco 49ers in Super Bowl LIV<\/a> at Hard Rock Stadium<\/a>. In only his third season and second as a starter, Mahomes added the Super Bowl<\/a> most valuable player award to the long list of accomplishments in his nascent career. And for a fitting capper to it all, here\u2019s his biggest feat to date: At only 24, Mahomes is the youngest player ever to have both a Super Bowl title and a league MVP award<\/a>, having been selected the 2018 winner by the Associated Press.<\/p>\n

Any scout, coach or player-personnel official worth their salt will tell you there\u2019s no doubt as to who is currently the game\u2019s top player. Mahomes is the face of the NFL and is expected to shatter the mark for the game\u2019s biggest contract soon. Not only does Mahomes, the seventh black signal-caller to direct a team to the Super Bowl and third to win the championship, throw the game\u2019s best deep ball and possess second-to-none improvisational skills, he\u2019s also smart as a whip, tough and a leader beyond his years.<\/p>\n

Any scout, coach or player-personnel official worth their salt will tell you there\u2019s no doubt as to who is currently the game\u2019s top player. Mahomes is the face of the NFL and is expected to shatter the mark for the game\u2019s biggest contract soon. Not only does Mahomes, the seventh black signal-caller to direct a team to the Super Bowl and third to win the championship, throw the game\u2019s best deep ball and possess second-to-none improvisational skills, he\u2019s also smart as a whip, tough and a leader beyond his years.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe best thing about it is you\u2019re showing kids that no matter where you grow up, what race you are, that you can achieve your dream,\u201d Mahomes said during the lead-up to the Super Bowl. \u201cFor me, being a black quarterback \u2014 having a black dad and a white mom \u2014 it just shows that it doesn\u2019t matter where you come from.\u201d…<\/p>\n

Read the entire article here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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