ASHBURN, Va., -- Two words greeted his big plays in practice: black college. Whenever Washington Redskins undrafted rookie Anthony Lanier did anything, teammate Chris Baker would shout those words. It was a compliment. It was about pride.
Like Baker, Lanier is the product of a historically black college – Alabama A&M – creating a bond. So Baker liked reminding everyone of this whenever Lanier made a play.
“It’s a lot of pride,” Baker said. “We’re always talking about being from black colleges and people are always talking about how black college players aren’t that good, but for some reason whenever we get a chance to come into the league, we always stick out and play well.