I came across this on the ESPN website and found it very interesting. http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/draft2011/news/story?id=6336567 Its an article that discusses why black kickers are rare.
Most of the ones that have come through have been Africans who had a soccer background. The article speculates that kickers must go to expensive camps to get noticed and get opportunities to even play at the college level.
The article speculates that black athletes would rather play a skill position and not the kicker spot. Its not an 'intelligent' position or one that demands superior athletes. That's what makes this entire piece and thought very interesting. Its not a prototypical racial line because its neither mental or physical (like with the traditional social darwin theory)
Why do you all think there are so few black kickers?
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