A coach wept. A tennis star hawked cognac and beer. Nobody tried to sell you cryptocurrency. Rihanna dropped in to sing and lived to tell about it. And Kansas City won a football game.
Philadelphia quarterback Jalen Hurts scored four total touchdowns in a performance with only one blemish, but it was a big one: a fumble returned for a touchdown.
Black quarterbacks will lead both teams in Sunday’s Super Bowl. But for much of pro football history, Black players were steered away from the position because of racist assumptions.
For the first time, the starting quarterbacks are Black. And there has been a surge of Black team executives. But those milestones are overshadowed by a lagging record on hiring Black coaches.