Anthony Prior
Anthony Prior
Anthony Eugene Prioris a former American football defensive back who played six seasons in the National Football Leaguewith the New York Jets, Minnesota Vikings and Oakland Raiders. He was drafted by the New York Giants in the ninth round of the 1992 NFL Draft. He played college football at Washington State University and attended Rubidoux High School in Riverside, California. Prior was also a member of the Calgary Stampeders and BC Lions of the Canadian Football League...
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Southern Black players call the coach 'boss' or even 'master.' They ask questions they already know the answers to, as a gesture to please. They let themselves be abused in all manner to keep their jobs. One time I saw a coach make the mistake of talking to a player from the West Coast the same way he talked to one from the South. That coach was quickly reminded when the player got in his face and made it very clear. 'I am a man and you will respect me as a man.' Words to live by.
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As individuals we must create a collective. NFL's black players have a tremendous strength. This is a power we are scared to exercise yet dream to live.