Shannon Sharpe is pushing back on Pittsburgh Steelers QB Russell Wilson’s recent comments. Earlier this week, Wilson told Essence magazine his success has opened doors for black quarterbacks in football. But Sharpe believes there were plenty of pioneers before Wilson arrived.
On the latest episode of Sharpe’s Nightcap podcast with co-host Chad Johnson, Sharpe reacted to Wilson’s statement.
“So what role did Doug Williams play? The first African-American quarterback to actually get to and win the Super Bowl and win MVP,” Sharpe told Johnson. “So what about Shack Harris? What about Joe Gilliam?