A Word: Black Balled in the NFL?

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🗓️ 13 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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0:32.5	This is a word, a podcast from Slate. I'm your host, Jason Johnson.
0:37.0	During Super Bowl season, even non-fans are paying attention to the sport.
0:40.5	But a lot of the recent football dramas happening off the field.
0:44.0	Coach Brian Flores is suing the league of what he says are discriminatory practices
0:49.0	that are left and without a job.
0:51.0	Really, the problem is more of a ground, so to say,
0:54.0	in a league that is 70% black in terms of players, 75% of the coaches are white.
0:59.0	And so the coaching pipeline is an issue long before owners ever get into the mix.
1:04.0	Like this gets to the heart of people who get hard for those low-level jobs
1:07.0	and none of the fans think about it.
1:09.0	Joel Anderson on Black Coaches fighting for respect in the NFL,
1:12.0	coming up on a word with me, Jason Johnson. Stay with us.
1:16.0	Welcome to a word, a podcast about race and politics and everything else.
1:26.0	I'm your host, Jason Johnson. Super Bowl Sunday is upon us.
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