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Originally Posted by Rookiemonster
I thought the year Washington came in to the NFL that there were a few teams that all had black players so the all intergrated the NFL together .
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You are correct. Besides Washington, it was Strode, Motley and Willis. Washington was the first to actually sign, however, and they made a big deal about him being the first and he has been forever associated with breaking the barrier. Strode was second and also was signed by the LA Rams as he was best buddies and an ex-teammate of Washington's at UCLA so they brought him in to be Washington's roommate. He rarely got to play in that single year he played in the NFL. Motley and Willis were signed a little later that year by the Cleveland Browns of the AAFC league. Later some of these teams from the AAFC were brought into the NFL, including the Browns.
Rob M