Johnson consistently stressed defenses with creative trick plays, forcing defensive coordinators to prepare for anything and everything on game day. Unfortunately for Detroit fans, the Lions failed to reach the Super Bowl during Johnson's tenure with the team,

It's rare for an NFL team to have a Super Bowl-winning player on its executive staff who also mentors the team's rookie quarterback, but that's exactly what Doug Williams has done with Jayden Daniels.

Washington Commanders' Daniels could become the first rookie quarterback to play the Super Bowl. Williams, who led the team to a Super Bowl win, says talented Black QBs are finally getting their due.

Yet, that was not Washington's first Super Bowl victory. In 1983, the team pulled off a shocking upset as Gibbs and quarterback Joe Theismann defeated Don Shula and the Miami Dolphins 27-17. Down 17-10 at halftime, Washington held Miami to 176 total yards and zero second-half points.

Daniels' and the Commanders' success is reminiscent of Doug Williams, another quarterback ... was the first Black quarterback to play in and win a Super Bowl, after leading the franchise to ...

When Jayden Daniels showed up for his first preseason game with the Washington Commanders, he wore a Doug Williams no. 17 throwback jersey. That’s when his team should have known it had something special in its rookie quarterback.

Super Bowl 2025 marks a historic moment with Jalen Hurts and Patrick Mahomes leading their teams to a rematch, showcasing the power of diversity in sports.

Patrick Mahomes and Jalen Hurts play in Super Bowl LIX on February 9. They are among the eight Black NFL quarterbacks to start in the annual championship game.

Dawson threw 17 passes to win Super Bowl IV. Namath found the end zone zero times to upset the Colts. Stabler was John Madden’s perfect quarterback. Staubach was keenly efficient and solid as a runner — he averaged 4.9 yards per carry — while going 2-2 as a starter in the NFL title game.

2015 — Lydia Ko, 17, becomes the youngest golfer, male or female, to be ranked No. 1. She shares second place at the LPGA Tour’s season opener, where she finishes a shot behind Na Yeon Choi.