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The Daily Show: Ears Edition

ICYMI - Anquan Boldin on the Players Coalition

The Daily Show: Ears Edition

Comedy Central

Daily News, Comedy, News

4.214.2K Ratings

🗓️ 14 June 2020

⏱️ 12 minutes

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Former NFL star Anquan Boldin explains why he left the league to form the Players Coalition, which is aimed at ending police brutality and holding perpetrators accountable. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

You're listening to Comedy Central.

0:02.7

Now!

0:04.7

Ang Juan Bolton, welcome to Daily Social Distancing Show.

0:07.8

Thanks, my thanks for having me.

0:09.7

First things first, how are you as a human being?

0:12.3

I feel like people don't ask them that question anymore right now. How are you doing?

0:16.3

That's true, my people don't.

0:19.3

But I gotta say, I'm considering I'm doing pretty good. I have no choice.

0:24.3

I have a wife and two kids that I have to look after.

0:27.4

I have to be okay for them.

0:29.4

Right, right.

0:30.4

You are someone who has had to be okay for people for a lot of his life though.

0:35.4

One thing that has set you apart as a human being is that you left the NFL

0:40.4

to found like an organization that really is tasked with justice.

0:46.9

You set up to create the players coalition, which is an organization that has said,

0:52.0

we're gonna try and make a difference using the NFL as a platform to get racial justice out there.

0:58.0

Take me through a little bit of the why.

1:01.0

Everyone has a different story as to why they get into the work that they get into.

1:05.2

Why was this the move for you?

1:07.2

Yeah, for me, it was really important.

1:09.6

Unfortunately, I lost my cousin at the hands of law enforcement.

1:14.6

My cousin was a drummer in the band and one night after a show he had just played with his band.

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