Lamar Jackson, NFL league MVP in 2019, believes he still has something to prove as a Black quarterback.
Jackson joined NBA superstar Lebron James and other pop culture stars to discuss a range of topics on James’ YouTube show “The Shop” Friday.
Historical bias against Black quarterbacks was brought up during the conversation and the Baltimore Ravens star said “It’s dying off, but it’s still there.”
Jackson continued: “It’s still there. That’s why I need that championship.”
Because critics have told Jackson that “he wasn’t a real quarterback,” he spoke on how he could relate to James feeling disrespected when left out of conversations of the best scorers in NBA history.
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At Jackson’s NFL scouting combine, he was asked to run wide receiver drills, despite having won the Heisman the previous year. When asked why this happened, Jackson said “I have no…