race-related topics<\/a> on social media. OutKick asked her for comment, but she had not responded by publication time. We will update this story if she does.<\/p>\nThe reason she should correct the statement is simple: it\u2019s false.<\/p>\n
Newton is not the only black quarterback on television. Robert Griffin III is a game analyst for Fox Sports, covering college football and now NFL games. He previously worked on Monday Night Football. Michael Vick is an NFL analyst for Fox. EJ Manuel and Andre Ware both work for ESPN. Others are on air as well.<\/p>\n
While the number of black quarterbacks on television isn\u2019t large, it\u2019s not due to racial bias by major networks. Most analysts are former players, and historically, there were fewer black quarterbacks in the NFL. That has changed. At the start of this season, 50 percent of starting quarterbacks were black. Nearly all of them will have television opportunities if they choose to pursue them.<\/p>\n
In fact, both Russell Wilson and Jameis Winston recently received tryouts during the Giants\u2019 bye week with Fox and CBS.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s also revealing that this is the issue Hill chose to highlight. The same argument could apply to any group on television. Few white running backs, wide receivers, or linebackers work as analysts. ESPN\u2019s daily NFL coverage includes Dan Orlovsky, Mina Kimes (an Asian woman), and roughly 20 black commentators.<\/p>\n
Hill and Newton are cherry-picking. It\u2019s no different from former ESPN reporter Josina Anderson complaining about the lack of “African American women” on the network\u2019s draft coverage while ignoring that its NBA playoffs coverage featured only black analysts.<\/p>\n
The truth: unless every person on sports television is black, someone will complain and allege racism. It\u2019s the result of a culture where the demand for racism far exceeds the supply, a dynamic that has turned Hill from a once-respectable sportswriter into a racially idolatrous buffoon.<\/p>\n
Those who share her worldview rarely regard the facts. That\u2019s why Hill won\u2019t correct her statement. She\u2019s counting on Newton\u2019s audience not to fact-check her, fueling more racial resentment. That\u2019s her business model. If sports fans aren\u2019t angry about race, figures like Hill, Ryan Clark and Elle Duncan lose value.<\/p>\n
As for Newton, the reason he didn\u2019t get Romo- or Brady-level broadcasting deals is simple: he wasn\u2019t as good or famous. Brady is widely considered the greatest of all time. Romo was the longtime franchise quarterback of the Dallas Cowboys. Newton had one MVP season and then faded into a backup role amid maturity concerns.<\/p>\n
Prediction: Dak Prescott will have post-career opportunities on television.<\/p>\n
Finally, Hill\u2019s recent return to racial commentary is disappointing. It\u2019s sloppy and too easy to debunk. There was a time she was more effective in this role.<\/p>\n
The backlash to suggesting Megyn Kelly is ugly seems to have really taken a toll on her.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Jemele Hill had been quiet since declaring herself better looking than Megyn Kelly a few months ago. PublishedDecember…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":355312,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[63],"tags":[349,99],"class_list":{"0":"post-355311","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-nfl","8":"tag-nfl","9":"tag-sports"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/355311","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=355311"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/355311\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/355312"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=355311"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=355311"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=355311"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}