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The NFL has come under Twitter fire after excluding Cam Newton from an honorary graphic for Black History Month to praise influential Black quarterbacks.
In a February 3 social media post, captioned as “
Honor the past, work hard in the present, and leave a legacy for the future,” showed photos of some greats like Marlin Briscoe, the Eagle’s Donovan Mcnabb, the Falcon’s Michael Vick, Warren Moon, Doug Williams, and the two current quarterbacks facing off in Super Bowl LVII — Patrick Mahomes and Jalen Hurts.Football fans in the comments pointed out the glaring exclusion of trailblazer Carolina Panthers’ Cam Newton, 33.
Super Bowl LVII will mark
the first Super Bowl in history to feature two Black quarterbacks and begins next Sunday, February 12.