In Super Bowl 2023, Two Black Players Lead the Action

2023-02-11

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  • February 12 is not a holiday in the United States,
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  • but it may seem like one to many Americans because of one big game.
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  • Tens of millions of Americans will gather for parties at restaurants and homes around the nation.
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  • They will enjoy food and drink together.
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  • Then, these families and friends, in groups of all sizes, will settle around televisions.
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  • It is Super Bowl Sunday in America.
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  • The Super Bowl is the yearly championship game of the National Football League, or NFL.
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  • The game is many things.
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  • It is usually the most-watched television program of the year.
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  • It is the biggest event for television advertisers.
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  • And halfway through the game, play stops for a performance from some of the biggest names in the music industry.
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  • This year it is Rihanna.
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  • Sunday will be the 57th Super Bowl.
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  • The Philadelphia Eagles and the Kansas City Chiefs are to face each other in Glendale, Arizona.
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  • The NFL's 32 member teams played a 17-game season and then top teams competed in playoff games to earn a chance at the championship.
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  • Both teams have long histories and loyal fans.
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  • The Chiefs have appeared in the Super Bowl four other times and came away champions in 1970 and 2020.
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  • The Eagles have won the Super Bowl once, in 2018.
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  • Sunday will be the team's fourth appearance in the championship.
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  • This year's Super Bowl is getting attention for a special reason.
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  • For the first time, Black quarterbacks will lead both teams on the field.
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  • Eagles coach Nick Sirianni is happy about that.
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  • "I'm really excited for both quarterbacks, what they can represent to a ton of kids," Sirianni said at a media event this week.
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  • "They both play at the highest level," he added.
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  • Patrick Mahomes is the quarterback of the Chiefs.
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  • He led the team to its most recent Super Bowl championship.
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  • The 27-year-old football player told reporters that this game was important for Black people.
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  • "I think about it a lot," he said.
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  • "The quarterbacks that came before me - Shack Harris, Doug Williams - that laid the foundation for me to be in this position."
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  • He is also looking to the future.
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  • "How can we motivate kids who are younger, who want to follow their dreams to be a quarterback?" Mahomes asked.
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  • His opponent, Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts, also spoke to reporters this week about how special this Super Bowl is.
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  • "So many African American quarterbacks have played this game, and for the first time for two to go head-to-head, that's uplifting for the next generations of quarterbacks," said the 24-year-old.
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  • "Texas, Louisiana, wherever across the world, regardless of what someone might say or have an opinion about you, you can do it, too."
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  • I'm Caty Weaver.