Black in the NFL
12 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 3 years ago - ★★★★★ - 65 ratingsHost Clifton Brown examines what it’s like to be Black in the NFL, looking at the experience from many different angles and with many different voices. Race impacts the NFL in unique and challenging ways, whether it’s noticed or unnoticed, spoken or unspoken. The time has come for us to speak.
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Episodes
Episode 10: Where We're Going
February 27, 2021 17:00 - 53 minutes - 73.3 MBNFL Executive Vice President of Football Operations Troy Vincent, and Executive Director of the NFL Players Association DeMaurice Smith discuss the league's present and future regarding diversity, racism, players rights and other issues. The episode concludes by replaying some of the strongest opinions voiced during the previous nine episodes.
Episode 10: Where We’re Going
February 27, 2021 17:00 - 53 minutes - 48.8 MBNFL Executive Vice President of Football Operations Troy Vincent, and Executive Director of the NFL Players Association DeMaurice Smith discuss the league's present and future regarding diversity, racism, players rights and other issues. The episode concludes by replaying some of the strongest opinions voiced during the previous nine episodes. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Episode 9: Not Bad for a 'Running Back'
February 08, 2021 21:00 - 1 hour - 59.3 MBExploring the evolution of Black quarterbacks with Lamar Jackson, Hall of Famer Warren Moon, Chiefs star Patrick Mahomes, Steelers backup Joshua Dobbs and Jackson's personal coach, Joshua Harris. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Episode 8: Power to the Players
January 23, 2021 21:00 - 1 hour - 57.8 MBWashington Football Team President Jason Wright, former Raven and NFLPA President turned ESPN analyst Domonique Foxworth and sports scholars/activists Richard Lapchick and Jeremi Duru talk about players' fight for more power in the NFL and how the racial game has been changed. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Episode 7: Ozzie Newsome, the Trailblazer
January 22, 2021 21:00 - 56 minutes - 51.7 MBExecutive Vice President Ozzie Newsome and some of his closest friends, Calvin Hill, John Mitchell and Kevin Byrne, talk about Ozzie's path to becoming the first Black general manager in NFL history and his impact moving forward. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Episode 6: The NFL's Diversity Problem: GMs & Executives
December 19, 2020 18:00 - 56 minutes - 51.7 MBFormer Cardinals GM Rod Graves, former Colts GM Bill Polian, Browns GM Andrew Berry, NFL Vice President Business Operations + Strategy Natara Holloway and NFL Executive Vice President of Football Operations Troy Vincent join the podcast. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Episode 5: The NFL's Diversity Problem: Coaching
December 07, 2020 21:44 - 1 hour - 55 MBHall of Fame Coach Tony Dungy, former Bengals Head Coach Marvin Lewis, Steelers Head Coach Mike Tomlin, Northern Illinois Head Coach Thomas Hammock and NFL Network's Judy Battista discuss why the league has too few Black head coaches and how to fix it. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Episode 4: Players and Police
November 17, 2020 19:00 - 57 minutes - 52.4 MBHost Clifton Brown discusses police brutality and reform with Anquan Boldin, Mark Ingram II, Flint Deputy Deon Smith, former Baltimore Police Detective Darren Sanders and Maryland State Delegate Gabriel Acevero. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Episode 3: Player Politics
November 03, 2020 16:00 - 59 minutes - 54.8 MBHost Clifton Brown speaks with Ronnie Stanley, Torrey Smith, Gloria J. Browne-Marshall, and Traci Otey Blunt about how they interact with politics and how the political system has treated Black Americans. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Episode 2: To Kneel Or Not to Kneel
October 20, 2020 14:25 - 50 minutes - 46.2 MBHost Clifton Brown talks with Calais Campbell, Matthew Judon, Benjamin Watson and Steve Wyche about how kneeling in the NFL has evolved from 2016 to now. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Episode 1: Shut Up and Play
October 06, 2020 20:00 - 44 minutes - 40.6 MBHost Clifton Brown talks with Nate Boyer, Dr. Harry Edwards and Robert Griffin III about speaking out about race and the backlash that comes with it. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Teaser: Black in the NFL
October 02, 2020 19:49 - 1 minute - 1000 KBHost Clifton Brown examines what it’s like to be Black in the NFL, looking at the experience from many different angles and with many different voices. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.