By Wilton Jackson The inaugural HBCU all-star game provides a new opportunity for current HBCU athletes and those to follow in the years to come. View the original article to see embedded media. NEW ORLEANS — When Pro Football Hall of Famers like Walter “Sweetness” Payton, Jerry Rice, Jackie Slater, Mel Blount, Willie Lanier, Art Shell and Richard Dent were playing college football at their respective historically black colleges and universities, they were not offered opportunities for greater exposure to a future in the NFL. They earned and fought for their spots into the league, incorporatin…