Behind the Shield: The Power and Politics of the NFL
- Documentary
9/23/2022
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An eye-opening look at the history of politics and propaganda in the NFL.
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.
- Director:
- Writers:
- police brutality
- propaganda
- american football
- patriotism
- nationalism
- concussion
- racial segregation
- right wing extremism
- domestic violence
- racism
- militarism
- professional sports
- us military
- political protest
- brain injury
- masculinity
- nfl (national football league)
- als
- media & politics
- sports politics
- traumatic brain injury
- culture war
Videos
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)
John FacendaSelf (archive footage)- John LennonSelf (archive footage)
- ShakiraSelf (archive footage)
- Snoop DoggSelf (archive footage)