‘It’s Not Going Back, So Everyone Needs To Get Used To It’ | Super Bowl Trailblazer Doug Williams With Bold Prediction After Record 15 Black QBs Named Starters For Week 1

The 2024 NFL season kicks off Thursday night with the reigning two-time defending Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs hosting the Baltimore Ravens. The game will feature two of the game’s best quarterbacks in Patrick Mahomes and Lamar Jackson, who also happen to be Black. The two signal-callers have combined to win four league MVPs (two each), not to mention Mahomes winning Super Bowl MVPs.  Doug Williams was the first Black QB to win a Super Bowl in 1987 and now with 15 Black quarterbacks starting in Week 1 of NFL season, Williams says get used to it. (Getty Images) As they prepare to take the field, what’s even more amazing is they’ll be just two of an NFL-record 15 Black quarterbacks who’ll get the start this week. It’s something that’s been brewing for years, with 14 starting last year’s season openers. The influx of melanated signal callers over the last couple of seasons has been a a welcomed sight as well. In 2023, the league saw history as two Black QBs (Bryce Young and C.J. Stroud) were drafted with the top two picks. This year was no different, with Caleb Williams and Jayden Daniels doing the same thing. From...