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	Oh, is that a pumpkin spice latte?
0:03.2	No, it's the pumpkin spice latte.
0:05.8	Starbucks?
0:06.8	Obviously.
0:07.8	You know, I once got so obsessed with pumpkin spice,
0:09.8	I only wore orange for a month.
0:11.8	That's nothing.
0:12.8	I once got so obsessed I got a pumpkin shame into my hair.
0:14.8	Oh yeah?
0:15.8	Well, last year I cured outside Starbucks for a week.
0:17.8	And my tent was a shame of a pumpkin?
0:19.8	Well, I'm changing my name to pumpkin spicy.
0:23.8	The Starbucks original is back.
0:26.8	Go all out pumpkin spice.
0:28.6	Project to availability while stocks last.
0:33.8	This is a word, a podcast from Slate.
0:36.2	I'm your host, Jason Johnson.
0:38.2	During Super Bowl season, even non-fans are paying attention
0:40.8	to the sport, but a lot of the recent football drama is
0:43.2	happening off the field.
0:45.4	Coach Brian Flores is suing the league of what he says
0:48.4	or discriminatory practices that are left and without a job.
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