▁and ▁Bruce ▁Le vens on ▁became ▁the ▁driving ▁force ▁behind ▁the ▁sell ▁of ▁the ▁Atlanta ▁Haw ks . The ▁Atlanta ▁Haw ks ▁would ▁be ▁bought ▁for ▁approximately ▁$ 7 3 0 ▁– ▁ 8 5 0 ▁million ▁by ▁Tony ▁Ress ler . ▁Due ▁to ▁being ▁over shadow ed ▁by ▁a ▁ra cial ▁incident ▁between ▁Donald ▁Ster ling ▁and ▁the ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁C li ppers , ▁the ▁Haw ks ▁organization ▁did ▁not ▁receive ▁much ▁public ity . ▁ ▁Prom oting ▁ra cial ▁harm ony ▁and ▁breaking ▁s tere ot ypes ▁ ▁Ra cial ▁differences ▁in ▁the ▁NFL ▁are ▁also ▁evident ▁between ▁player ▁positions ▁as ▁well . ▁According ▁to ▁an ▁Und efe ated ▁article , ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁the ▁percent ▁of ▁white ▁players ▁who ▁played ▁the ▁center ▁position ▁was ▁ 7 5 % ▁compared ▁to ▁ 2 0 % ▁African ▁American . ▁Also ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 9 , ▁the ▁percent ▁of ▁white ▁players ▁who ▁played ▁the ▁quarter back ▁position ▁was ▁ 8 1 % ▁compared ▁to ▁ 1 8 % ▁who ▁was ▁African ▁American . ▁If ▁we ▁fast ▁forward ▁to ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁players ▁who ▁are ▁white ▁that ▁are ▁playing ▁the ▁quarter back ▁or ▁center ▁position ▁has ▁increased . It ▁could ▁be ▁said ▁that ▁these ▁two ▁positions ▁are ▁two ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁important ▁positions ▁that ▁hold ▁a ▁lot ▁of ▁responsibility ▁of ▁taking ▁care ▁of ▁the ▁football . ▁The ▁high ▁representation ▁of ▁white ▁quarter back s ▁is ▁not ▁surprising ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁ra cial ▁s tere