A Word: Black Balled in the NFL?

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🗓️ 11 February 2022

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Summary

The NFL claims that Black coaches are treated fairly in the league. But former Miami Dolphins coach Brian Flores is suing, saying he can’t get a job because of racial bias. On today’s episode of A Word, Jason Johnson is joined by Joel Anderson, co-host of Slate’s sports podcast Hang Up and Listen, to talk about the controversy, and the limits of the “Rooney Rule” in ending racism in hiring for NFL coaches. Guest: Joel Anderson, co-host of Slate’s sports podcast Hang Up and Listen, and host of Slow Burn: The LA Riots Podcast production by Jasmine Ellis You can skip all the ads in A Word by joining Slate Plus. Sign up now at slate.com/awordplus for just $1 for your first month. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	heard about Magpie, the vegan pie truck that needed a bit of help from GoDaddy.
0:03.3	One day the owners are like,
0:04.8	this business hasn't reached this potential.
0:07.0	And the other one goes,
0:08.0	we need a bigger piece of the pie.
0:09.8	And then it hits her.
0:11.1	We need GoDaddy.
0:12.0	Look, we can get it the main name and create an online store
0:14.8	so we can sell to more customers.
0:16.8	Now they've gone from serving a couple of pies
0:19.1	to a vlogging nationwide.
0:20.9	And now everyone's like,
0:22.2	vegan pies are the new thing around here.
0:25.0	Wait, know me!
0:26.4	Till the next step on your business journey with GoDaddy.
0:33.2	This is a word, a podcast from Slate.
0:35.6	I'm your host, Jason Johnson.
0:37.5	During Super Bowl season,
0:38.7	even non-fans are paying attention to the sport.
0:40.9	But a lot of the recent football drama is happening
0:43.4	off the field.
0:44.7	Coach Brian Flores is suing the league of what he says
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