Jim Thorpe was the first Native American to play in the NFL.
Marlon Briscoe 1960
Fritz Pollard was the first African American quarterback in the NFL. He was also the first African American coach in the NFL.
first African-American to play in the nfl, bill willis from Ohio state (nfl team is Cleveland browns)
The then Boston Patriots began play in 1960 in the American Football League (AFL), which later merged with the NFL. The Patriots played their first game in the NFL in 1970.
you can be from another country, but you must become an American citizen.
Fritz Pollard for the 1920 Akron Pros and Bobby Marshall for the 1920 Rock Island Independents.
Jim Thorpe (link below) was probably the first American Indian to play pro football. He played professionally with the Pine Village Pros in Indiana in 1913 and later went on to become the first president of the NFL, where he also played for the Oorang Indians (an all-American Indian team) in Ohio.
The Indianapolis Colts play American football. They are part of the NFL.
American Football Conference of the NFL.
NFL player Viondy Merisma played for American International.
There are 8 players of Puerto Rican descent to play in the American "National Football League" (NFL) None were actually born on the Island. Ron Rivera - First Puerto Rican to play in the NFL Marco Rivera - First Puerto Rican to play in the pro-bowl (American Football's all star game) Glenn Martinez Ken Amato Alvin Pearman Aaron Hernandez Victor Cruz Otis J. (O.J.) Santiago