Behind the Shield: The Power and Politics of the NFL
Sep 23, 2022 |
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Celebrated author and Nation magazine sports editor Dave Zirin tackles the myth that the NFL was somehow free of politics before Colin Kaepernick and other Black NFL players took a knee.
Casts Dave Zirin, Marco Rubio, Rush Limbaugh, Colin Kaepernick, Donald Trump, Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf, Bill Russell, Muhammad Ali, Tommie Smith, John Carlos
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