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

🎬94 min
📅2022-09-23
🎭Documentary

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.

Production

Media Education Foundation

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Cast

Dave Zirin
as Self
Marco Rubio
as Self (archive footage)
Rush Limbaugh
as Self (archive footage)
Colin Kaepernick
as Self - San Francisco 49ers Quarterback (archive footage)
Donald Trump
as Self (archive footage)
Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf
as Self (archive footage)
Bill Russell
as Self (archive footage)
Muhammad Ali
as Self (archive footage)
Tommie Smith
as Self (archive footage)
John Carlos
as Self (archive footage)

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