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In his appearance on The Shop, Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson engaged in a conversation about trying to push him to receiver, which led to a discussion of historical racial bias against black quarterbacks.
In the end, Maverick Carter explained the situation directly. “The truth is, they haven’t wanted black guys to play quarterbacks for a long time. . . . Tons of history. It all started with, “Well, they can’t think fast enough.” It goes way back in the 70s, 80s. He is dying.”
LeBron James chimed in: “It’s dying, but it’s still there.”
Lamar said, “He’s still there. That’s why I need this championship.”
On Twitter, Jackson disagreed with the characterization of this comment in a tweet posted by ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Shefter said, “Lamar Jackson of the Ravens spoke about racial bias against black quarterbacks. “still there” in the NFL“.
“This was not my answer Don’t start this ADAM on this particular question,” Jackson said.
Jackson’s reaction is confusing. He said what he said. If the clip wasn’t creatively edited, Jackson intervened with three key words – “it’s still there” – regarding the existence of racial bias against black advocates.