Doug Williams Says He Teared Up After Mahomes, Hurts Made Super Bowl

Doug Williams informs TMZ Sports he wrecked after Patrick Mahomes and Jalen Hurts formally made the Super Bowl … comparing the minute to when Barack Obama initially got chosen.

Williams, the first-ever Black beginning quarterback to win the Lombardi Trophy, stated the tears never ever rather overflowed onto his cheeks — however he stated they existed, and they were filled with joy nevertheless.

“I had tears of joy in my eye because I had an opportunity to witness this,” the previous Washington signal-caller stated.

“Sit there, and just look at it, and say to myself, ‘Man, we got two Black quarterbacks playing in the Super Bowl.'”

Williams stated he had comparable sensations when Obama vanquished John McCain in the 2008 Presidential Election … and likewise when Tony Dungy and Lovie Smith coached versus each other in the Colts vs. Bears Super Bowl XLI.

“Things like that,” Williams stated, “give me joy. Give me chills.”

Williams ended up being the very first Black QB to win a Super Bowl in 1988, when Washington beat Denver in SB XXII. Since then, Russell Wilson and Mahomes are the only 2 who have actually achieved the exact same accomplishment.