Behind the Shield: The Power and Politics of the NFL (2022)

2022-09-231h 34m

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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