The shocking fact about the 2020 NFL odds for the MVP award

Racial diversity is a big topic in the NFl. I actually thought the bit about it by Steve Harvey at the NFL Honors was very funny. Black coaches are as hard to find as white cornerbacks, but looking at the MVP odds for the 2020 season that just came out I noticed something very interesting.

Here is the list:

Mahomes +600
Jackson +700
Wilson +900
Watson +1200
Wentz +1600
Prescott/Murray +2000

Besides the fact that all seven Quarterbacks are mobile. Different degrees of mobility nevertheless they are all mobile, there is the fact that five of the top seven are black Quarterbacks. Could you imagine that being the case a decade ago. I repeat five of the seven top candidates for the regular season MVP award according to Vegas are black Quarterbacks. There is a movement going on here.

Take a look at the preseason odds for the 2010 regular season MVP award to provide some context:

Peyton Manning +350
Drew Brees +400
Aaron Rodgers +700
Chris Johnson +750
Tom Brady +800 (winner)
Brett Favre +1000
Phillip Rivers +1000
Tony Romo +1200

No black Quarterbacks and only Aaron Rodgers and Brett Favre have some mobility, just not at the level of the guys today, plus Favre in 2010 wasn't extending plays as often as he once did. We all hear about the evolution of the position in the NFL, but looking at this comparison, it really hits you how much it all has changed.

The 2020 MVP odds only includes the upper echelon of black Quarterbacks, we also have Jameis Winston, Cam Newton, Dwayne Haskins and Jacoby Brisset all starting for their franchises. This fact should really be celebrated by the black community and everyone who works towards racial equality in the NFL and in life in general.

Sometimes changes happen right before our eyes and it takes us a while to really notice, it's about time we do. Let's celebrate this breakthrough at the game's most important position.

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