Former Dallas Cowboys coach Barry Switzer told Nashville sports radio station WNSR that he would "never recruit a white quarterback" unless his "mom and daddy [were] both black."
He was speaking to the host about the possibility of drafting former Heisman Trophy winner, Texas A&M quarterback Johnny Manziel, whom Switzer earlier called "an arrogant little pr*ck."
Switzer claimed that "I've always said I'd never recruit a white quarterback. The only way I'd ever recruit a white quarterback to play for me was if [his] mom and daddy would have to both be black [because] my offense is a quarterback/fullback offense."
For years, there was a stigma against black quarterbacks in the National Football League because, it was believed, they weren't cerebral enough to run a modern offense.
Switzer didn't exactly indicate why a black quarterback would be inherently preferable in that offensive scheme, although he did say that three black quarterbacks "Jamelle Holieway, J.C. Watts, Thomas Lott, would have to be my quarterbacks [because they are] great runners, great ball carriers."
One of his former quarterbacks in Dallas, Hall of Famer Troy Aikman, had the following to say on Twitter:
Hmmm, what about me? Ha! RT @NFLonFOX: Now former coach Barry Switzer says he'd 'never recruit a white quarterback' https://t.co/jbfwmoMHJS
— Troy Aikman (@TroyAikman) February 28, 2014Listen to Switzer's interview with WNSR below.
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