USC’s Rodney Peete comments on Caleb Williams

One great USC QB evaluates another.

Danny Mac is joined by former USC and NFL quarterback Rodney Peete to discuss Chicago Bears rookie Caleb Williams. One great USC quarterback discusses another.

Will this young phenom finally provide the offensive firepower the Bears desperately need? Plus, Peete offers thoughts on the importance of social media restraint and more.

Bears Wire recently wrote this about Caleb Williams:

Rookie Caleb Williams is only one training camp practice into his Bears career, but he’s already emulating one of the NFL’s best quarterbacks: Lamar Jackson. According to the media in attendance, Williams caught a pass…that he threw himself. During the two-minute drill, Williams threw a pass that was batted in the air by defensive tackle Gervon Dexter, and it was knocked back into his arms. Williams caught the ball and ran up the right sideline and out of bounds.

“That’s pretty cool, right?” Eberflus told reporters after practice. “He’s got good quickness. You saw that right there. He’s got good quickness, obviously a good athlete.”

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Former USC star Rodney Peete is a Hall of Fame quarterback

Rodney Peete can say he is a Hall of Famer.

Former USC Trojans quarterback and longtime NFL veteran Rodney Peete will join the California Sports Hall of Fame as a member of the Class of 2024.

Peete redshirted as a freshman and then took over for former NFL quarterback Sean Salisbury in 1985.

As a sophomore, Peete threw for 2,025 yards and 10 touchdowns while leading the Trojans to a 7-4 regular season record.

He also threw for over 2,000 yards and at least 18 touchdowns in his junior and senior seasons.

His outstanding performances throughout the season earned him numerous accolades, including the Pac-10 Conference Offensive Player of the Year, first-team All-American honors and a second-place finish in the Heisman Trophy voting.

After his illustrious college career, Peete went on to have a successful 16-year career in the NFL, further solidifying his status as one of the greats in football history. His contributions to the game have been recognized with numerous honors, including induction into the Arizona Sports Hall of Fame (the state in which he was born) and the USC Hall of Fame. In 2014, he received the NCAA Silver Anniversary Award.

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Jalen Hurts talks to GQ about being a black QB in Philadelphia and carrying the torch

Eagles QB Jalen Hurts recently sat down with GQ and he discussed being a black QB in Philadelphia and carrying the torch passed on by McNabb, Randall Cunningham, and Michael Vick

The NFL was a league that once had a dark history of slighting and disrespecting black quarterbacks, but Philadelphia and the Eagles organization has been the gold standard in reversing the trend.

The Eagles made Randall Cunningham the franchise’s first black quarterback.

Drafted 37th overall in the 1985 NFL draft, Cunningham played 11 seasons in Philly before injuries caused him to be benched in favor of another black quarterback, Rodney Peete in 1995.

Cunningham, Peete, Donovan McNabb, and Michael Vick – each led Eagles teams to the playoffs. Vince Young spent a season with the franchise and Jalen Hurts has taken over the reins from Carson Wentz this season as he looks to lock in his spot long-term.

This week, Hurts sat down with Tyler R. Tynes of GQ Magazine, and he was asked about following in the footsteps of those before him and what it means to play in this city.

“I hold that in high value and high regards. I know the history of the position here, especially the dual threats we’ve had: Michael Vick, Donovan McNabb, Randall Cunningham. I just want to carry that torch the right way moving forward. And the best way to do that is to win. Winning is the motive. It’s the ultimatum. We wanna win ball games.”

Hurts went on to talk about the “rich tradition of this city”, making pig’s feet for DeVonta Smith, and much more.

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