Behind the Shield: The Power and Politics of 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.
Release Date: 2022-09-23
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Jon Gruden
Self (archive footage)
Randy Moss
Self - Hall of Fame NFL Receiver (archive footage)
LeBron James
Self (archive footage)
Megan Rapinoe
Self - National Womens Soccer League Player (archive footage)
Marco Rubio
Self (archive footage)
Rush Limbaugh
Self (archive footage)
Colin Kaepernick
Self - San Francisco 49ers Quarterback (archive footage)
Donald Trump
Self (archive footage)
Bill Russell
Self (archive footage)
Muhammad Ali
Self (archive footage)
Tommie Smith
Self (archive footage)
John Carlos
Self (archive footage)
Jackie Robinson
Self (archive footage)
Billie Jean King
Self (archive footage)
John Lennon
Self (archive footage)
Shakira
Self (archive footage)
Snoop Dogg
Self (archive footage)
Dr. Dre
Self (archive footage)
Mary J. Blige
Self (archive footage)
Tucker Carlson
Self (archive footage)
Josh Hawley
Self (archive footage)
Laura Ingraham
Self (archive footage)
Boomer Esiason
Self - Former NFL Quarterback (archive footage)
Andrew Luck
Self (archive footage)
Roger Goodell
Self - NFL Commissioner (archive footage)
Gavin McInnes
Self - Founder, Proud Boys (archive footage)
George Carlin
Self (archive footage)
Richard Nixon
Self (archive footage)
Joe Namath
Self (archive footage)
George H. W. Bush
Self (archive footage)
Whitney Houston
Self (archive footage)
George W. Bush
Self (archive footage)
Bono
Self (archive footage)
Pat Tillman
Self (archive footage)
John McCain
Self - Vietnam War Veteran (archive footage)
Deacon Jones
Self - Former NFL Defensive End (archive footage)
Kenny Washington
Self (archive footage)
John F. Kennedy
Self (archive footage)
H.E.R.
Self (archive footage)
Tom Brady
Self (archive footage)
Harry Reasoner
Self - CBS News Correspondent (archive footage)
Warren Moon
Self - NFL/CFL Hall of Fame Quarterback (archive footage)
Jemele Hill
Self - Sports Journalist (archive footage)
Tim Kaine
Self - Hillary Clinton VP Running Mate (archive footage)
Kobe Bryant
Self - Former LA Lakers Guard (archive footage)
Tomi Lahren
Self - Political Commentator (archive footage)
Jay-Z
Self (archive footage)
Chris Kluwe
Self - Former NFL Player (archive footage)
Jerry Jones
Self (archive footage)
Alicia Keys
Self (archive footage)
Al Sharpton
Self (archive footage)
Howard Bryant
Self - ESPN Senior Columnist (archive footage)
Jon Gruden
Self (archive footage)
Randy Moss
Self - Hall of Fame NFL Receiver (archive footage)
LeBron James
Self (archive footage)
Megan Rapinoe
Self - National Womens Soccer League Player (archive footage)
Marco Rubio
Self (archive footage)
Rush Limbaugh
Self (archive footage)
Colin Kaepernick
Self - San Francisco 49ers Quarterback (archive footage)
Donald Trump
Self (archive footage)
Bill Russell
Self (archive footage)
Muhammad Ali
Self (archive footage)
Tommie Smith
Self (archive footage)
John Carlos
Self (archive footage)
Jackie Robinson
Self (archive footage)
Billie Jean King
Self (archive footage)
John Lennon
Self (archive footage)
Shakira
Self (archive footage)
Snoop Dogg
Self (archive footage)
Dr. Dre
Self (archive footage)
Mary J. Blige
Self (archive footage)
Tucker Carlson
Self (archive footage)
Josh Hawley
Self (archive footage)
Laura Ingraham
Self (archive footage)
Boomer Esiason
Self - Former NFL Quarterback (archive footage)
Andrew Luck
Self (archive footage)
Roger Goodell
Self - NFL Commissioner (archive footage)
Gavin McInnes
Self - Founder, Proud Boys (archive footage)
George Carlin
Self (archive footage)
Richard Nixon
Self (archive footage)
Joe Namath
Self (archive footage)
George H. W. Bush
Self (archive footage)
Whitney Houston
Self (archive footage)
George W. Bush
Self (archive footage)
Bono
Self (archive footage)
Pat Tillman
Self (archive footage)
John McCain
Self - Vietnam War Veteran (archive footage)
Deacon Jones
Self - Former NFL Defensive End (archive footage)
Kenny Washington
Self (archive footage)
John F. Kennedy
Self (archive footage)
H.E.R.
Self (archive footage)
Tom Brady
Self (archive footage)
Harry Reasoner
Self - CBS News Correspondent (archive footage)
Warren Moon
Self - NFL/CFL Hall of Fame Quarterback (archive footage)
Jemele Hill
Self - Sports Journalist (archive footage)
Tim Kaine
Self - Hillary Clinton VP Running Mate (archive footage)
Kobe Bryant
Self - Former LA Lakers Guard (archive footage)
Tomi Lahren
Self - Political Commentator (archive footage)
Jay-Z
Self (archive footage)
Chris Kluwe
Self - Former NFL Player (archive footage)
Jerry Jones
Self (archive footage)
Alicia Keys
Self (archive footage)
Al Sharpton
Self (archive footage)
Howard Bryant
Self - ESPN Senior Columnist (archive footage)
Jon Gruden
Self (archive footage)
Randy Moss
Self - Hall of Fame NFL Receiver (archive footage)
LeBron James
Self (archive footage)
