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In 2017, roughly 3% of active players were born outside the US. [2] In recent drafts, teams have made efforts to search for prospects internationally. [3] [4] The International Player Pathway (IPP) program was introduced by the league in 2017, which allocates non-American players to NFL teams to help develop them.
Kenneth Stanley Washington (August 31, 1918 – June 24, 1971) was an American professional football player who was the first African-American to sign a contract with a National Football League (NFL) team in the modern (post-World War II) era. He played college football for the UCLA Bruins.
Perry became the first player to eclipse 1,000 rushing yards in consecutive seasons, when he did so in 1953 and 1954. [8] His 1,018 yards rushing in 1953 and 1,049 in 1954 were the third and second highest totals for a single season in the NFL, respectively, behind only Steve Van Buren's 1,146 yards in 1949. [14]
Gary Allan Anderson (born 16 July 1959) is a South African former professional American football placekicker who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 23 seasons. . The first South African to appear in an NFL regular season game, he spent the majority of his career with the Pittsburgh Steelers and is also known for his Minnesota Vikings tenu
Ignacio Saturnino "Lou" Molinet (November 30, 1904 – August 27, 1976) was a Cuban-born professional American football player who played in the National Football League for the Frankford Yellow Jackets during the 1927 season. He is distinguished as being the first Cuban and Latin American to play in the league. [1]
Although Triplett was the third African-American chosen in the 1949 NFL draft, he was the first of the draftees to take the field in a league game. Undrafted "free agent" African-Americans had previously played in the league. [5] The 5'-10", 173-pound running back and return specialist played for the Detroit Lions from 1949 to 1950.
George Taliaferro (January 8, 1927 – October 8, 2018) was an American professional football player who was the first African American drafted by a National Football League (NFL) team. [2] Beginning his football career at Indiana University for the Hoosiers team , he played in the NFL for the New York Yanks from 1950 to 1951, the Dallas Texans ...
George Washington Rogers Jr. (born December 8, 1958) is an American former football running back who played in the National Football League (NFL) for seven seasons from 1981 to 1987. He played college football for the South Carolina Gamecocks , earned All-American honors, and won the 1980 Heisman Trophy .