Kaepernick vs. Newton: Changing the Future for Black QBs
The two quarterbacks face off for spot in the Super Bowl.
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The Road to Super Bowl - When the NFL season started, there were a total of nine Black quarterbacks for the first time in the history of the NFL. As Super Bowl XVLIII draws near, there are only two Black QBs left in the running, San Francisco 49ers Colin Kaepernick and the North Carolina Panthers Cam Newton. As the 49ers prepare to take on the Panthers in the first round of 2014 playoff games on Jan. 12, let’s check out why Kaepernick and Newton are two of the best in the league. — Dominique Zonyéé (@DominiqueZonyee)(Photos: Michael Zagaris/San Francisco 49ers/Getty Images; CSM/Landov)
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Started in 2011, Now We’re Here - Kaepernick and Newton were both drafted in 2011, and in less than five years in the league, both young quarterbacks have made names for themselves as forces to be reckoned with against vets like Peyton Manning, Tom Brady and more.(Photo: Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)
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“This Ain’t My First Time at the Rodeo” - Although it may be Cam Newton’s first playoff game, Sunday’s game will be Colin Kaepernick’s third year starting in the playoffs.(Photo: Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images)
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Big Games Are Nothing New for Newton - Newton may be playing in one of the first major games of his career on Sunday, but he is no stranger to big game pressure. Before being drafted, he accounted for six touchdowns in the SEC championship game and led the Auburn Tigers to the 2010 national championship with 329 total yards against Oregon in the Bowl Championship Series.(Photo: Wesley Hitt/Getty Images)
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Heisman Recognition - Newton received the 76th Heisman Trophy in 2010, becoming the third Auburn Tiger to do so, after Pat Sullivan in ’71 and Vincent “Bo” Jackson in ’85. His impressive college record of throwing 185 of 280 passes for 2,854 yards and 30 touchdowns with a mere seven interceptions led him to the 2011 NFL Draft. (Photo: Jeff Zelevansky/Getty Images)
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