The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_Angeles_Rams" id="mwxw" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Los Angeles Rams">Los Angeles Rams</a> sign <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenny_Washington_(American_football)" id="mwyA" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Kenny Washington (American football)">Kenny Washington</a>, making him the first <a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/African_American" id="mwyQ" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="African American">African American</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_players_in_professional_American_football" id="mwyg" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Black players in professional American football">player</a> in professional <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_football" id="mwyw" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="American football">American football</a> since 1933.