Gilliam of the Pittsburgh Steelers, who was the first black quarterback to start a season for any NFL team; though he was later benched after the first six games. The New York Giants were the last team to field a black starting QB during an NFL season. During the 2013 NFL season, 67 percent of NFL players were African American yet only 17 percent of quarterbacks were; 82 percent of quarterbacks were white, with just one percent of quarterbacks from other races. Since the inception of the game, only three quarterbacks with known black ancestry have led their team to a Super Bowl victory: Doug Williams in 1988, Russell Wilson, who is multiracial, in 2014, and Patrick Mahomes (biracial) in 2020 and 2023. However, numerous quarterbacks with African ancestry did start the Super Bowl since the 2010s, including four in a row (Super Bowl XLVII, Super Bowl XLVIII, Super Bowl XLIX, Super Bowl 50). Quarterbacks with known black ancestry have also won the Associated Press NFL Most Valuable Player Award in recent years, including Cam Newton, Patrick Mahomes, and Lamar Jackson. Some black quarterbacks claim to have experienced bias towards or against them due to their race. Despite his ability to both pass and run effectively, current Cleveland Browns signal-caller Deshaun Watson despises being called a dual-threat quarterback because he believes the term is often used to stereotype black quarterbacks. Super Bowl LVII was the first Super Bowl in history where each starting quarterback (Jalen Hurts and Patrick Mahomes) were black. See also Passer rating Playmaker - An Association Football type of player with similar roles to a Quarterback Achievements: List of quarterbacks with multiple Super Bowl wins List of National Football League career passing touchdowns leaders List of National Football League career quarterback wins leaders List of gridiron football quarterbacks passing statistics Diversity: List of black NFL quarterbacks List of left-handed quarterbacks Strategy and related positions: Game manager System quarterback Half back Three quarter back Fullback Bibliography References American football positions