Broncos name internship after “The Magician” Marlin Briscoe

Set Number: X13648 TK1 R6 F17 Marlin Briscoe, aka “The Magician,” was the first Black professional starter in American QB history. As announced today, the Denver Broncos will be naming their season-long diversity coaching internship after the pioneer.

Wonderful news that @Broncos will name their diversity-coaching fellowship in honor of Marlin Briscoe.

Called “The Magician,” he became the first Black starting QB in the Super Bowl era.

(As the @nflthrowback video shows, he lived up to his nickname.)

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— Andrew Mason (@MaseDenver) August 10, 2021 Drafted in the 14th round by the AFL’s Denver Broncos in 1968, Briscoe was almost converted into a cornerback but negotiated his…