The Times podcast: A Super Bowl with two Black quarterbacks

For decades, NFL teams actively discouraged black players from playing quarterback, the sport’s marquee position.

Today we go through that shameful story — and celebrate this year’s historic Super Bowl, which will see two black quarterbacks for the first time. Read the full transcript here.

Host: Gustave Arellano

Guests: LA Times opinion columnist LZ Granderson

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