Cheaper labor? Why the NFL prefers to sign HBCU players as free agents

by Donal Ware Now that the NFL Draft is behind us, there seems to be a tenor of “satisfaction” with just four HBCU players being taken. While that is four more than the embarrassingly low of zero taken in last year’s draft, should we now throw a party? There had been years where the number

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Jackson State dominates winning four BOXTOROW HBCU Superlative Awards

boxtorow.com Jackson State had three players and its head football coach receive four of the six BOXTOROW Superlative Awards. The awards are part of the HBCU college football All-America team, released on Monday. Alabama A&M quarterback Aqeel Glass was voted BOXTOROW Offensive Player of the Year, while Florida A&M linebacker Isaiah Land was selected BOXTOROW

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2021 BOXTOROW HBCU college football All-America team: FAMU, JSU combine for 10 selections

boxtorow.com It’s only appropriate that the two top teams in the HBCU football coaches poll would have some of the best players in the country. This is the case as Florida A&M and Jackson State combined for 10 selections on the 2021 BOXTOROW HBCU college football All-America team. BOXTOROW has named All-America teams since 2007

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BOXTOROW National Player of the Week: Aqeel Glass

Alabama A&M Quarterback Aqeel Glass 6-5, 215, Graduate Student, St. Louis, Mo. Accounted for five touchdowns including a one-yard touchdown run with 6:30 remaining in the fourth quarter which turned out to be the game-winner as the Bulldogs defeated South Carolina State 42-41. Glass completed 28-of-49 passes for 426 yards, four touchdowns and no interceptions.

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