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I did a survey of all NFL teams and came up with about 181 white starters total, a little up from last years 175. There were some judgement calls I made, such as not counting Kreutz in Chicago or Vazquez in SD white. I also didn't count Mcgraw in KC as a starter though he is listed as one. For the Rams I counted Grant and Vobora as starters, but only one white O-lineman as a starter (two are listed but I believe a rookie sumo is about to take over). I counted Chris Gocong as white, kept Posluzny in Buffalo in the count as he'll be back in two months, hopefully, and counted a sixth Raven white starter as one of their white backup safetys will probably see alot of action this year.
Also, I didn't count Trevor Scott as a starter as Seymour is now listed ahead of him in Oakland. I'm also assuming Hillenmeyer takes over for Urlacher in Chicago.
For the Broncos I counted Hillis as a starting fullback as he will unfortunatly see much action there, and I also count three Packers starting on defense instead of the two I saw listed at CBS sportsline.
I also count Chase Blackburn of the Giants as a starter because he seems to always be filling in for one of the affletes who are either suspended or injured.
I guess you could call the 181 number a little high, and the high 170's would also be close to accurate, but either way at least white starters are holding their own.
I'll list the numbers with teams later.
Also, I didn't count Trevor Scott as a starter as Seymour is now listed ahead of him in Oakland. I'm also assuming Hillenmeyer takes over for Urlacher in Chicago.
For the Broncos I counted Hillis as a starting fullback as he will unfortunatly see much action there, and I also count three Packers starting on defense instead of the two I saw listed at CBS sportsline.
I also count Chase Blackburn of the Giants as a starter because he seems to always be filling in for one of the affletes who are either suspended or injured.
I guess you could call the 181 number a little high, and the high 170's would also be close to accurate, but either way at least white starters are holding their own.
I'll list the numbers with teams later.