Move over, SI: minority sports magazine to debut at year's end

Black Issues in Higher Education, July 15, 2004 by Eleanor Lee Yates

He'd like to see more discussion on the low number of Black coaches and general managers, for example. Sharper, a graduate of the College of William and Mary in Virginia, was drafted by the Green Bay Packers in 1997. The 6-2, 210-pound safety has 32 interceptions and 415 tackles during his seven years in Green Bay.

His brother Jamie Sharper, a University of Virginia graduate, played for the Baltimore Ravens from 1997 to 2002, and was chosen by Houston during an expansion draft. Jamie Sharper led the NFL with 195 tackles in 2003. During his seven years in the NFL, he has 511 tackles and 23.5 sacks. Aaron Brooks was selected by the Green Bay Packers in the 1999 NFL draft and was traded to the New Orleans Saints the following year.

So far the magazine's production is on schedule, though Chambers would not reveal much about the first issue. That issue, he says, will not disappoint its audience.

"Our mission is to be the sports magazine of choice for people of color," Chambers says.