Wilton Jackson | Legacy Bowl Provides New Platform for HBCU’s NFL Prospects

196 SWAC players were drafted into the NFL between 1960 and 1999, but only 26 in the last two decades

The inaugural Legacy Bowl hopes to reverse that unfortunate trend, writes @WiltonReports https://t.co/aGBpVo2wY3

— Sports Illustrated (@SInow) February 20, 2022

@3rd_down_inches Interview with @saints OT @t_armstead72 🏈 me and Terron chopped it up about the @hbculegacybowl in the Nola check it out! pic.twitter.com/EEaKhwpF66

— Marlon Favorite (@bigfav504) February 20, 2022

New Orleans Saints OT Terron Armstead in Attendance HBCU Legacy Bowl
* 9th Season University Arkansas-Pine Bluff pic.twitter.com/nGoo4I7LYB

— HBCU Premier Sports & News (@HBCUSports1) February 20, 2022

Grateful for this opportunity ..🖤🙏 made so many brothers and connections this week that will last a lifetime💯 @hbculegacybowl thankful and forever grateful.🙏 Time 2 get back to work.🏁🏁🏁 @NFL pic.twitter.com/2ucUtDonrW

— Savion Williams (@50reazons) February 20, 2022

What's the purpose of the @HBCULegacyBowl?

Opportunity. @T_Armstead72

📺: @HBCULegacyBowl 4PM ET on @NFLNetwork pic.twitter.com/neLDdqORjD

— NFL (@NFL) February 19, 2022