Something to think about as ESPN continues their football memes...

1) With a HUGE hat-tip to my anonymous friend...

We were talking about some of the shit hits that have already populated the pre-season, along with Darren Rovell's idiocy on Serena Williams.  My friend made the point that one of the few positions in football predominantly played by whites is the (It's All About The) Quarterback position.

So it got me to thinking:

(Source on depth charts:  Current ESPN depth charts.)

Dallas:  Romo
Giants:  Eli Manning
Washington:  Just named Kirk Cousins the starter today
Philadelphia:  Bradford

Arizona:  Palmer
San Francisco:  Kaepernick
Seattle:  Wilson
Rams:  Foles

Detroit:  Stafford
Chicago:  Cutler
Green Bay:  Rodgers
Minnesota:  Bridgewater

Carolina:  Newton
Tampa Bay:  Winston
New Orleans:  Brees
Atlanta:  Ryan

With today's announcement that Kirk Cousins will be the starter in Washington, that means only four of the sixteen teams in the NFC will have a Black starting quarterback, and one of them is a rookie!

Another is a second-year player (Bridgewater).

New England:  Brady/Garoppalo, depending on judge's ruling pending within a couple days.
Jets:  Fitzpatrick
Bills:  Tyrod Taylor (You may say "WHO?" here, but Rex Ryan just named Taylor the starter.)
35 NFL regular-season passes in his career.  6th season.
Dolphins:  Tannehill

Broncos:  Peyton Manning
Chiefs:  Smith
Raiders:  Carr
Chargers:  Rivers

Pittsburgh:  Roethlisberger
Baltimore:  Flacco
Cincinnati:  Dalton
Cleveland:  McCown

Indianapolis:  Luck
Jacksonville:  Bortles
Tennessee:  Mariota
Houston:  Hoyer

The only Black AFC starting quarterback is a complete freaking unknown!  (Mariota is of Hawaiian descent.)

So you have five Black starting quarterbacks right now in the NFL, and Marcus Mariota making a sixth minority.  Two of the six are rookies, a third is a second-year player, and a fourth is a complete unknown.

Gee, we getting told something here, NFL elite?

2) Speaking of uncomfortable truths for the NFL:  The latest Will Smith movie has the NFL trying to silence it.

Deadspin reports today on Concussion, where Smith plays the doctor who discovered the disease of CTE in football players.  One of the actors plays the late Dave Duerson.

End of career for the former Fresh Prince?  Could easily see it.