"It's a little tougher on us," the Miami Dolphins quarterback said Wednesday. The adversity, he added, just fueled him. "You want to just prove to everyone that you are who you think you are..."
"It was tough for him coming out of high school because nobody gave him a shot," Jones told the Miami Herald in 2023, noting that Huntley also received All-State honors..."
"The stereotypes are still there. I think the walls are slowly crumbling but the wall is still there," added Jones about the ongoing biases against Black quarterbacks in football.
Despite being named the Florida Gatorade Player of the Year as a senior, the Hallandale High grad only received two offers from Power 5 schools before he eventually committed to the University of Utah.
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