Perspective: Marlin Briscoe pried open the door for Black quarterbacks in pro football
He played in 11 games at quarterback for the Broncos in 1968, starting five. He only got that chance — initially as a reserve — after starter Steve Tensi was sidelined with a broken collarbone, the Broncos waived two other quarterbacks and their offense was struggling in an early-season game against the Boston Patriots.
He threw for 1,589 yards that season — including 335 yards and four touchdowns in a game against the Buffalo Bills. Briscoe demanded his release and got it, but only after Saban had delayed a week, apparently to make contact with other coaches to let them know Briscoe wasgood enough to play quarterback. He ended up signing in Buffalo — which had just drafted Harris — as a wide receiver. Three years later, he was traded to Miami for a first-round draft pick, playing opposite Paul Warfield on the Dolphins’ back-to-back Super Bowl winning teams — the first of which is still the last NFL team to go undefeated.
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