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The Playbook With David Meltzer

A Goal I've Had For More Than 10 Years | Conversation With Donovan McNabb

The Playbook With David Meltzer

David Meltzer, Entrepreneur.com

Entrepreneurship, Business, Careers

4.61.9K Ratings

🗓️ 17 February 2020

⏱️ 7 minutes

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Summary

I have been blessed to have Warren Moon as my business partner, and for more than 10 years it has been one of our goals to end the labeling of "black quarterbacks" and change the tone of discussion around evaluating quarterbacks. At the Super Bowl I was fortunate to sit down with one of Warren's mentees Donovan McNabb to discuss this very topic. Let me know if you would like to hear more content like this. changing the tone of discussions around evaluating black quarterbacks Text me for opportunities to meet up: (949) 298-2905 Where I'm speaking: https://dmeltzer.com/events/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Over a decade ago, my business partner, Hall of Fame quarterback Warren Moon and I sat down to discuss how can we stop the labeling of black quarterbacks.

0:11.0

Our dream was for someday there not to be that

0:14.4

description at all. I was blessed to sit down with Donovan McNabb, one of his

0:18.9

mentees and proteges, to discuss the status and progression of black

0:24.2

quarterbacks in the NFL. This is entrepreneurs the playbook.

0:27.8

Hey I wanted to have a conversation about black quarterbacks.

0:31.2

Yeah. And you know as you know it's been a big part of my career.

0:34.6

Because Warren, being a client and then a partner of mine.

0:38.2

Our dream ten years ago was that nobody would ever say black quarterback.

0:43.0

Right.

0:44.0

But I think, you know, to this day, they don't use it as much, but I see a hangover when I look at you

0:50.0

not being in the Hall of Fame or the way that Warren is marketed because they don't

0:54.2

what that story told about six years in Canada.

0:57.7

Right.

0:58.7

And then there's just an undertone, it's not intentional. it's like even with the me too movement a

1:04.7

lot of things that go on aren't intentional yeah it's social development.

1:08.7

It's a lot of the social how can we help expedite or accelerate people understanding the equality that exists?

1:15.0

Well, first you have to appreciate what you're seeing.

1:18.0

I don't think we're at a point where we appreciate the level of evolution that's going on and I say that because people want to

1:26.8

mention hey you know you were kind of the guy that passed the torch and it was like no

1:30.8

the torch was already lit with Marlon Bristol and Gilliam and Doug and and

1:38.0

Jane Harris and those particular guys it was lit then but it wasn't one that was

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