You’ve probably never heard of Chris Blair.
For starters, he’s a Packers rookie wide receiver, listed at 6-foot-2 and 198 pounds, who went undrafted in 2020 and signed a reserve/future contract with Green Bay on Jan. 8.
More importantly, though, he’s a product of Alcorn State.
Alcorn State is one of the country’s 107 HBCUs, or Historically Black Colleges and Universities, according to thehundred-seven.org. There are only 35 players who attended HBCUs currently on an NFL roster. Blair is the only one from Alcorn State.
Blair not only wants to make his mark in the league, but also let people know where he’s from in the process.
“It means everything to me,” Blair said of representing an HBCU in the NFL. “HBCUs have a lot of talent as well.