Behind the Shield: The Power and Politics of the NFL (2022)
• September 23rd, 2022 • 1h 34min
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Overview
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.
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