Synopsis
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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Key crew
- Dave ZirinWriter
- Jeremy EarpDirector
- Jeremy EarpWriter
Cast
- Dave ZirinSelf
- Marco RubioSelf (archive footage)
- Rush LimbaughSelf (archive footage)
- Colin KaepernickSelf - San Francisco 49ers Quarterback (archive footage)
- Donald TrumpSelf (archive footage)
- Mahmoud Abdul-RaufSelf (archive footage)
- Bill RussellSelf (archive footage)
- Muhammad AliSelf (archive footage)
- Tommie SmithSelf (archive footage)
- John CarlosSelf (archive footage)
- Jackie RobinsonSelf (archive footage)
- Billie Jean KingSelf (archive footage)
Movies like Behind the Shield: The Power and Politics of the NFL
Themes
police brutalitypropagandaamerican footballpatriotismnationalismconcussionracial segregationright wing extremismdomestic violenceracismmilitarismprofessional sports