Keyshawn Johnson
FILE - In this March 6, 2014, file photo, former NFL and Southern California receiver Keyshawn Johnson appears during the Clemson NCAA college football pro day in Clemson, S.C. In this era of racial reckoning, it is not only appropriate but significant that the stories of NFL trailblazers be told. Johnson, the 1997 top overall draft pick by the New York Jets and now host of ESPN's morning program, has done so. Collaborating with Bob Glauber, the Newsday columnist and 2021 recipient of the Bill Nunn Jr. Award by the Pro Football Writers of America for outstanding long-time reporting, Johnson has authored “Forgotten First.” (AP Photo/Rainier Ehrhardt, File)
Clemson Pro Day Football

Sep. 14, 2021 02:13 PM EDT

FILE - In this Dec. 19, 1948, file photo, Cleveland Browns fullback Marion Motley, right, stands with coach Paul Brown after a football game against Buffalo in Cleveland. Brown never saw color, and in 1946 he recruited Motley and Bill Willis for his Cleveland team in the All-America Football Conference. (AP Photo/Harold Valentine, File)
Forgotten First: A look at four (and more) NFL trailblazers

By Barry Wilner Sep. 14, 2021 02:11 PM EDT