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2 OUT OF 3
AIN'T BAD
FEEL THE POWER
OF THE BLACK QUARTERBACK
DONOVAN MC NABB & DAUNTE CULPEPPER
TWO OF AMERICA'S RICHEST ATHLETES
It isn't going to do a damn thing
for your bank account or your financial woes. Still the fact that two of
the three highest paid players in NFL history are now Black and to boot
Black Quarterbacks is reason to Rejoice. Donovan McNabb and now Daunte
Culpepper. Along with Buffalo's Drew Bledsoe they are the Big Three salary
wise of all time.
It's the symbolism stupid as some
might say. With every new advance by African Americans in the NFL specifically
and sports in general it gets harder for the good ole' boys to exclude
African Americans from the coaching lines and the executive suite without
highlighting their bigotry and unfairness.
Daunte Culpepper welcome to the
Club. The Best of the Best. Wonder if 10-15 years from now when Culpepper
and McNabb are finished tearing up the NFL if team owners will contend
neither of them is good enough to be an NFL head coach or to be president
of an NFL team. Things had better be a lot better a decade from now or
fear for America's future in the 21st century.
As to Mr. Culpepper the reason for
today's Ode to Success is that the Minnesota Vikings have just this past
week signed him to a 10 year and $102 million contract which may prove
the most lucrative ever at "worst" ( you should have this problem ) the
second or third best contract in NFL history.
For those of you who just got back
from colonizing Mars and have been slightly out of touch the last four
years, Culpepper who stared in college at QB for Central Florida was chosen
early in the 1999 NFL draft by the Vikings. The other most notable in that
draft being none other than fellow MultiMillionare Donovan McNabb grabbed
by Philadelphia.
Culpepper began proving himself
at once for the Vikings and was named starting Quarterback for the 2000
season. That year he led Minnesota to the NFC championship game and was
chosen for the Pro Bowl. In 2001 a knee injury shortened his season to
just 11 games still he passes for 2612 yards and threw 14 touchdowns while
rushing for 416 yards.
Last season Daunte was back to form
and second in the NFL with 3963 yards passing and 18 TDs for a team that
didn't do all that well otherwise. We need to mention Culpepper has proven
to have one Achilles Heel so far. Last season he was responsible
for 32 turnovers and 23 interceptions. Ouch.
What does the future hold for Culpepper
and McNabb, both 26 years old and born within two months of each other.
First of all an incredible decade or more of sheer excitement for football
fans as only the patented style of most Black Quarterbacks can deliver
it. Each is also a good bet to bring their team one or more SuperBowl victories.
While these two may never face off
in the SuperBowl since they play in the same Division, the Game of Games,
the contest we drool over here in the Box, a defining moment in the history
of sports, the first ever SuperBowl featuring two Black starting Quarterbacks
is getting closer. Either McNabb or Culpepper will likely be there. Quite
possibly both will experience a Black on Black SuperBowl matchup before
their careers end.
It has almost happened. It will
happen. Once it does expect to see it again and again as African American
Quarterbacks come to Dominate the one position racism and the status quo
has prevented them from in the past. Nothing can stop them now. They are
just too too good. Evidence Daunte Culpepper and Donovan McNabb among a
growing number of outstanding Black starting NFL Quarterbacks.
It may not be money in the bank
for you and me but it sure feels Good . Feel the POWER !
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