It's rare for an NFL team to have a Super Bowl-winning player on its executive staff who also mentors the team's rookie quarterback, but that's exactly what Doug Williams has done with Jayden Daniels.
Washington Commanders' Daniels could become the first rookie quarterback to play the Super Bowl. Williams, who led the team to a Super Bowl win, says talented Black QBs are finally getting their due.
Super Bowl history is filled with trick plays that will be remembered for as long as the game is played. Here are the best of the best.
Yet, that was not Washington's first Super Bowl victory. In 1983, the team pulled off a shocking upset as Gibbs and quarterback Joe Theismann defeated Don Shula and the Miami Dolphins 27-17. Down 17-10 at halftime, Washington held Miami to 176 total yards and zero second-half points.
When Jayden Daniels showed up for his first preseason game with the Washington Commanders, he wore a Doug Williams no. 17 throwback jersey. That’s when his team should have known it had something special in its rookie quarterback.
Daniels' and the Commanders' success is reminiscent of Doug Williams, another quarterback ... was the first Black quarterback to play in and win a Super Bowl, after leading the franchise to ...
Thursday night's 2025 East-West Shrine Bowl will have two HBCU football coaches, Chennis Berry (South Carolina State) and Dr. Alvin Parker (VA Union), working as members of the HBCU Coaching Fellowship. South Carolina State linebacker Aaron Smith is the lone HBCU player represented at the 100th all-star classic at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas.
On Wednesday it was announced that Johnson was adding former Jaguars’ offensive coordinator Press Taylor to his staff, poised to serve as passing game coordinator. It’s not often an assistant coach hiring warrants major discussion,
2015 — Lydia Ko, 17, becomes the youngest golfer, male or female, to be ranked No. 1. She shares second place at the LPGA Tour’s season opener, where she finishes a shot behind Na Yeon Choi.
Joe Malone of the Quebec Bulldogs scores an NHL-record seven goals in a 10-6 victory over the Toronto St. Patricks. 1941 — Joe Louis knocks out Red Burman in the fifth round at
Super Bowl 2025 marks a historic moment with Jalen Hurts and Patrick Mahomes leading their teams to a rematch, showcasing the power of diversity in sports.