Robert Griffin III on a Historic Super Bowl Matchup

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🗓️ 10 February 2023

⏱️ 36 minutes

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When the Eagles and Chiefs meet in Super Bowl LVII it will mark the first time in league history that both of the starting quarterbacks in the game are Black. It’s a historic, and long overdue moment in a league where roughly 70 percent of the players are Black. ESPN analyst Robert Griffin III, the former No. 2 overall pick, explains why it has taken more than 50 years to see two Black QBs in the Super Bowl…what it’s like for young Black QBs who aren’t always given the same opportunities to compete at the position. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Robert, listen, man, I'm trying to think back to the date when I first met you.
0:05.7	We were both much younger men when I showed up in Waco, Texas.
0:09.3	I think in 2011.
0:10.3	I think that is correct.
0:12.9	Robert grew from the third when the highs minute Baylor and then got named NFL rookie of
0:16.5	the year back when I was still writing stories about him for sports illustrative.
0:21.6	I just remember that you had like a giant bag full of dragon ball Z action figures.
0:29.2	And it's true.
0:30.2	And it's not just dragon ball Z. It's dragon ball and also dragon ball super dragon ball
0:39.6	GT.
0:40.6	You know, we were well diversified.
0:42.5	So yes, when I went to college at a backpack with really all my action figures, you know,
0:48.2	Goku, Vegeta, trunks, Oh, I'm good.
0:51.2	Magic Boo, right?
0:52.4	Right.
0:53.4	And for my first couple of semesters, I just sat in my room, started the playbook, obviously
0:58.7	went to workouts and played with my action figures, man.
1:02.4	And quite honest with those action are still with me today.
1:06.4	And my daughters go in there periodically and take a toy out.
1:09.8	That's probably 15, 16, 17 years old and they have a blast with it around the house.
1:14.2	So not going to change that about myself.
1:16.7	But yes, I do have that bag of voice.
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