Philadelphia Eagles coach Nick Sirianni is thrilled young aspiring football players all over the world will get to watch two Black quarterbacks face each other for the first time in the Super Bowl.
He바카라s also pleased they get to watch two really, really good quarterbacks.
바카라I바카라m really excited for both quarterbacks, what they can represent to a ton of kids,바카라 Sirianni said at Monday바카라s Super Bowl media night. 바카라Not only are they two African-American quarterbacks, but they바카라re the two best quarterbacks in the NFL this year. First-team All-Pro, second-team All-Pro.
바카라They both play at the highest level.바카라
There are many storylines for this Super Bowl, but the duel between Philadelphia바카라s Jalen Hurts and Kansas City바카라s Patrick Mahomes is right at the top of the list.
The significance of Sunday바카라s matchup in Glendale, Arizona, isn바카라t lost on Mahomes.
바카라I think about it a lot,바카라 Mahomes said. 바카라The quarterbacks that came before me 바카라 Shack Harris, Doug Williams 바카라 that laid the foundation for me to be in this position. It goes across all sports. If you think about Jackie Robinson and the people who broke the color barrier in baseball, I wouldn바카라t be standing here today if it wasn바카라t for them.
바카라To be lucky enough to be in this position 바카라 and play against another great guy like Jalen 바카라 it will be a special moment. I바카라m glad we바카라re here today, but how can we keep moving forward? How can we motivate kids who are younger, who want to follow their dreams to be a quarterback?바카라
It바카라s not just the quarterbacks who are relishing the groundbreaking matchup. Chiefs running back Jerick McKinnon said players are well aware of what they바카라re witnessing.
바카라There바카라s history being made,바카라 McKinnon said. 바카라That바카라s a beautiful thing. Something I can look back and tell my kids that, 바카라I was a part of that, I experienced that.바카라 So it바카라s a blessing. This whole experience is a blessing.
바카라To have that on top, just adds to it.바카라
In addition to being good, both quarterbacks are also tough.
Hurts missed two games late in the season with a shoulder injury that바카라s still bothering him. The Eagles haven바카라t had to lean on him in two lopsided playoff wins. He has 275 yards passing and two TDs along with 73 yards rushing and two scores, pedestrian numbers by his standards.
Mahomes hobbled around on a badly sprained ankle to help the Chiefs beat the Cincinnati Bengals 23-20 and advance to their third Super Bowl appearance in four years.
바카라It바카라s amazing 바카라 especially being Black History Month as well,바카라 Eagles cornerback Darius Slay said. 바카라I바카라m thankful for this moment, to be a part of this. This is crazy with two Black quarterbacks in the Super Bowl, one of the biggest games in the world.바카라
Washington바카라s Doug Williams was the first Black quarterback to start and win a Super Bowl following the 1987 season. That바카라s back when Black quarterbacks were fairly rare across the NFL.
This season 바카라 35 years later 바카라 began with 11 Black QBs starting in Week 1 and now ends with a historic matchup.
Mahomes can become the first two-time winner if he leads the Chiefs to victory on Sunday. Hurts aims to become the fourth Black QB to win the Super Bowl, joining Williams, Mahomes and Russell Wilson.
Steve McNair, Colin Kaepernick, Cam Newton and Wilson also started in a Super Bowl and lost.
Now it바카라s Hurts vs. Mahomes.
After McKinnon heard that Sirianni said the two quarterbacks were the top two in the league, he had a one-word response: 바카라Facts.바카라
바카라It바카라s going to be a showdown 바카라 all four quarters,바카라 McKinnon said. 바카라It바카라s going to come down to the last second. Jalen Hurts is phenomenal, I바카라ve been watching him since college. The things he does and brings to the table are phenomenal.바카라
