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From its inception in 1920 as a loose coalition of various regional teams, the American Professional Football Association had comparatively few African-American players; a total of nine black players suited up for NFL teams between 1920 and 1926, including future attorney, black activist and internationally acclaimed artist Paul Robeson, as ...
The demise of the competing American Football League (AFL) in the 1920s left a "glut of available white players eager to sign on with the NFL, rendering black players expendable." [1] In 1926, there were five black players in the NFL, in 1927 only one.
Christian Josiah Olave (/ oʊ ˈ l ɑː v eɪ / oh-LAH-vay; born June 27, 2000) is an American professional football wide receiver for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Ohio State Buckeyes, where he holds the school record of most career touchdown receptions at 35. Olave was ...
Sidney Blanks (April 29, 1941 – December 12, 2021) was an American professional football player who was a running back in the American Football League (AFL) and National Football League (NFL). He played college football for Texas A&I and was the first-ever black football player in the Lone Star Conference [1] and the first African American ...
Greg Joseph (born August 4, 1994) is a South African professional American football placekicker for the New York Jets of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Florida Atlantic Owls and signed with the Miami Dolphins as an undrafted free agent in 2018. Joseph has also been a member of several other NFL teams ...
Jamin Davis (/ dʒ eɪ m ɪ n / JAY-men; born December 12, 1998) is an American professional football linebacker for the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Kentucky Wildcats and was drafted by the Washington Football Team in the first round of the 2021 NFL draft.
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Israel Mukuamu (MOO-kwah-moo; [1] born November 28, 1999) is an American professional football safety for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the Cowboys in the sixth round of the 2021 NFL draft. He played college football at South Carolina.