Is This The NFL's #MeToo Moment?
The Lead
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🗓️ 20 July 2020
⏱️ 23 minutes
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The Washington Post recently published a highly anticipated investigative report about the experiences of more than a dozen women working for and within the Washington NFL team. The report described sexual harassment and verbal abuse occurring throughout the organization and spanning more than a decade. The Athletic’s Lindsay Jones joins us to discuss what the report means for the future of the troubled franchise, just how widespread this behavior is in the NFL, and if it will lead to a #MeToo reckoning for the league.
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| 0:27.4 | Before we begin, just a quick heads up that this episode contains discussions of sexual |
| 0:31.4 | harassment and might be uncomfortable for some listeners. |
| 0:35.0 | And in the interest of disclosure, one of the women involved in this story is a colleague |
| 0:38.6 | of ours at the athletic. |
| 0:39.9 | Alright, here's the story. |
| 0:42.0 | The Washington Football franchise has had quite the week, starting with a name change |
| 0:52.6 | and now a Washington Post article alleging sexual harassment and verbal abuse. |
| 0:58.6 | Last week, The Washington Post published a highly anticipated report about the experiences |
| 1:03.8 | of more than a dozen women working for and within the Washington NFL team. |
| 1:08.8 | Today, the athletics Lindsey Jones joins us to discuss what that report revealed and |
| 1:13.6 | what it means for the future of the franchise and the league. |
| 1:17.2 | I'm wondering if this story will spark kind of a me too reckoning within the NFL. |
| 1:22.5 | From Wondry and The Athletic, I'm Otterskeltto. |
| 1:28.4 | And I'm Kavita Davidson. |
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