Behind the Shield: The Power and Politics of the NFL (2022)
Celebrated author and Nation magazine sports editor Dave Zirin tackles the myth that the NFL was somehow free of politics before Colin Kaepernick and other Black NFL players took a knee.
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Cast
- Dave Zirin — Self
- Marco Rubio — Self (archive footage)
- Rush Limbaugh — Self (archive footage)
- Colin Kaepernick — Self - San Francisco 49ers Quarterback (archive footage)
- Donald Trump — Self (archive footage)
- Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf — Self (archive footage)
- Bill Russell — Self (archive footage)
- Muhammad Ali — Self (archive footage)
- Tommie Smith — Self (archive footage)
- John Carlos — Self (archive footage)
- Jackie Robinson — Self (archive footage)
- Billie Jean King — Self (archive footage)
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