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Behind the Shield: The Power and Politics of the NFL
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Behind the Shield: The Power and Politics of the NFL

2022
Directed byJeremy Earp
1h 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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Dave ZirinSelfMarco RubioSelf (archive footage)Rush Limbaugh
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Self (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)
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Documentary
STATUSReleased
RATING
NR

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