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Broncos QB Bo Nix had one of the best rookie seasons in NFL history

Stat fact: Broncos QB Bo Nix is unlikely to win Rookie of the Year, but he still had one of the best rookie seasons by a QB in NFL history.

USA Today Sports Media Group · Jan 24, 2025

Marlin Briscoe, who broke the color barrier for pro quarterbacks, deserved better

Marlin Briscoe, who broke the modern color barrier for pro quarterbacks, never got the opportunities his talent deserved.

USA Today Sports Media Group · Jun 19, 2024

12 best mobile quarterbacks in Broncos history

12 best mobile quarterbacks in Broncos history

USA Today Sports Media Group · Jun 4, 2024

Patrick Mahomes and Jalen Hurts know the significance of the first all-Black QB Super Bowl

Patrick Mahomes and Jalen Hurts will be the first Black quarterbacks to start against each other in a Super Bowl, and they both know what that means.

USA Today Sports Media Group · Feb 3, 2023

Hate mail, unofficial bans and Super Bowls: Long journey of the Black QB

In his new book, Jason Reid looks at the often painful – and sometimes triumphant – history of the NFL’s most important position

The Guardian - US · Aug 17, 2022

Marlin Briscoe, the 1st Black starting quarterback in the AFL, dies at 76

The Nebraska native was a star quarterback for Omaha University before the Denver Broncos drafted him as a cornerback in the 14th round in 1968. He wasn't allowed to compete for the QB job in 1969.

WEKU · Jun 29, 2022

Dave Hyde: In death, former Dolphin Marlin Briscoe gets history’s due, after years of neglect

All through the years, right to his death of pneumonia, Marlin Briscoe was called, “The Quarterback,” by quarterback legend Joe Namath. They’d see each other at some NFL reunion or social get-together and Namath would greet him with something like, “Hey, how’s The Quarterback doing?”

Tribune News Service · Jun 29, 2022

Marlin Briscoe, the modern era’s first Black quarterback, left an important legacy

The late Marlin Briscoe left a "what-if" legacy in his own football career, and paved the way for every Black quarterback who followed his path.

USA Today Sports Media Group · Jun 28, 2022

NFL World Pays Tribute To Groundbreaking QB Marlin Briscoe

The two-time Super Bowl champion and member of the 1972 Dolphins died Monday at the age of 76.

Sports Illustrated · Jun 27, 2022

Quarterback pioneer and former Dolphins ’72 team wide receiver Marlin Briscoe dies at 76

Marlin Briscoe, the first Black starting quarterback in professional football history and a key wide receiver on the Dolphins’ 1972 undefeated team, died on Sunday night in a hospital in Norwalk, Cal. He was 76.

Miami Herald · Jun 27, 2022