NBCS Chicago is celebrating Black History Month with special episodes to discuss the impact of the black athlete in sports. In the final episode of the series, Laurence Holmes is joined by his "Football Aftershow" teammate and former Chicago Bear Alex Brown to discuss, making coaching in the NFL more diverse, is the Rooney Rule helping, and the common practice of moving black quarterbacks to other positions. (4:20) - Alex Brown on being pushed to not play quarterback in high school (9:15) - Jalen Hurts asked would he be willing to change positions in the NFL (17:03) - Alex Brown on playing in a Super Bowl that featured 2 black head coaches (22:12) - Chiefs offensive coordinator Eric Bieniemy not being mentioned for a head coaching job (26:00) - Does the Rooney Rule work? (40:35) - Overcoming unfairness (44:28) - Watching a NFL where there are successful black quarterbacks

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