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Behind the Shield: The Power and Politics of the NFL (2022)
Directed by Jeremy Earp
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.
Length 94 minutes
Actors
Dave Zirin | Marco Rubio | Rush Limbaugh | Colin Kaepernick | Donald Trump | Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf | Bill Russell | Muhammad Ali | Tommie Smith | John Carlos | Jackie Robinson | Billie Jean King | John Facenda | John Lennon | Shakira | Snoop Dogg | Dr. Dre | Mary J. Blige | Alvin Roy | Tucker Carlson | Josh Hawley | Laura Ingraham | Boomer Esiason | Andrew Luck | Wesley Walker | Brad Leggett | Ray Lucas | Greg Gaines | Jeremy Newberry | Steven Silverman | Ann McKee | John Conyers | Roger Goodell | Gavin McInnes | Ray Rice | George Carlin | Vince Lombardi | Richard Nixon | Dwight L. Chapin | Joe Namath | Dave Meggyesy | George H. W. Bush | Whitney Houston | Kevin Mawae | Paul Tagliabue | George W. Bush | Bono | Pat Tillman | John McCain | Deacon Jones | Kenny Washington | John F. Kennedy | H.E.R. | Rodney Harrison | Tom Brady | Harry Reasoner | Warren Moon | Jemele Hill | Couy Griffin | Tim Kaine | Kobe Bryant | Tomi Lahren | Jay-Z | Chris Kluwe | Jerry Jones | William C. Rhoden | Alicia Keys | Al Sharpton | Howard Bryant | Jon Gruden | Randy Moss | LeBron James | Megan Rapinoe | Carl Nassib | John Amaechi | Chris Long