CORAL GABLES — Jacurri Brown refuses to be pigeonholed.
The rising sophomore quarterback knows there is still a stigma attached to Black quarterbacks, and he is determined to be outside the “box of athleticism.” He said he believes he has something to prove this year.
“Let’s be real,” Brown said Saturday. “I’m a Black quarterback, right? So they put those Black quarterbacks in a box of athleticism. ... Let’s say Cam Newton had the same mindset as Tom Brady, he’d still be playing in the [NFL] right now, even with his physique and everything like that. I feel like if I expand on my mental part of the game, then I’ll be great forever.