Let's Talk About Tyreek Hill
The Lead
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🗓️ 31 January 2020
⏱️ 30 minutes
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Summary
Tyreek Hill has a history of domestic violence charges that many people find disturbing. The wide receiver has been an integral part of the Chiefs' offense all season long and is expected to play a major role in the Super Bowl on Sunday, but some people have trouble rooting for the team when he's on the field. The Athletic's Lindsay Jones joins us to talk about Hill's past, how the Chiefs organization has dealt with his case, and the dilemma that reporters and fans face when trying to separate the art from the artist.
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| 0:00.0 | In the build up to the Super Bowl, there are a lot of stories to cover. |
| 0:10.5 | You know, can the San Francisco defense stop Patrick Mahomes? |
| 0:14.1 | And can the Chiefs shut down the Niners' own rush? |
| 0:17.6 | But there are also stories that we tend to not talk about because they make us uncomfortable. |
| 0:23.6 | And today we're diving into one of those. |
| 0:25.9 | The Chiefs have two key players with a history of domestic violence charges, including one |
| 0:30.6 | of their biggest offensive weapons, Tyree Kill. |
| 0:34.2 | Today we're going to talk with the Athletics Lindsay Jones about the Chiefs Explosive |
| 0:38.6 | Wide Receiver and the organization's history of dealing with players accused of domestic |
| 0:44.3 | violence. |
| 0:46.1 | From Wondery and the Athletic, I'm Anders Kelto. |
| 0:48.9 | And I'm Kavita Davidson. |
| 0:50.5 | It's Friday, January 31st, and this is The Lead. |
| 0:55.9 | It felt like something great was happening. |
| 1:00.0 | There was just something about the emotion and that moment. |
| 1:04.0 | The failures of the past don't matter because we've got this now. |
| 1:07.2 | You can't fail. |
| 1:08.2 | You can't fail. |
| 1:09.2 | That's not good. |
| 1:10.2 | This isn't a story where you interview the athlete in the home. |
| 1:14.5 | It stays with you. |
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