Rooting For Everybody Black: 16 Black Quarterbacks Will Start Week 1—A First In NFL History

Essence Magazine:

By Kimberly Wilson ·Updated September 4, 2025 Getting your Trinity Audio player ready…

When the NFL kicks off Week 1 this year, fans (and even non-fans) across the country will witness something extraordinary.

A record 16 Black quarterbacks (yes, you read that correctly, 16!) are slated to start Week 1 of the 2025 NFL season, breaking last year’s record of 15. That means half of the league’s starting quarterbacks will be Black

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