| The National Football League will hold the 2025 NFL Draft in Green Bay, Wisconsin on April 24-26. The What We Need to Know Newsletter takes a look back at Little Known Black History Facts as they relate to African American football players, HBCUs and “Black Firsts” in the NFL. Emmitt Smith has achieved a number of milestones on the football field as a member of the Dallas Cowboys. Despite a spectacular high school career as a player at Escambia High School in Pensacola, Smith was seen as undersized and slow by some scouts with many saying he wouldn’t fare well in a major college system. But the University of Florida granted Smith an athletic scholarship and he became a prominent part of its bruising offense for three years before declaring for the 1990 NFL Draft. (READ MORE) |
