Aaron Rodgers To Produce Movie About First Black Player In NFL
La Monte Edwards has come on to pen an untitled Kenny Washington movie about the first African American to play in the NFL
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La Monte Edwards has come on to pen an untitled Kenny Washington movie about the first African American to play in the NFL
UCLA’s Kenny Washington joined the L.A. Rams in 1946 to break race barriers in pro football.
The Los Angeles Rams honored an important milestone in their history by releasing the short film “Kingfish: The Story of Kenny Washington.” Washington became the first Black player to be signed with an NFL team in the modern era when he joined the Rams on March 21, 1946.
Broncos Team Historian Jim Saccomano takes a look back on one key connection between the Rams and Broncos.
Despite being an integrated league at its founding, there were no Black players in the NFL from 1933-1945.