Black in the NFL

Feb 29 2024 13 ep. 48 mins 7
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Host Clifton Brown examines what it’s like to be Black in the NFL, looking at the experience from many different angles and with many different voices. Race impacts the NFL in unique and challenging ways, whether it’s noticed or unnoticed, spoken or unspoken. The time has come for us to speak.

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Black in the NFL: Presidential Poise

Feb 29 2024 27 mins  
Clifton Brown interviews Ravens President Sashi Brown about his life and career, including making history in the business of football and beyond.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Black in the NFL: There's a Doctor in the House

Feb 09 2024 36 mins  
Host Clifton Brown talks to Dr. Tricia Bent-Goodley (Team Clinician) and Dr. Lori Robinson (Player Engagement Manager) about their focus on the team's mental and personal well-being.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Episode 10: Where We’re Going

Feb 27 2021 53 mins  
NFL Executive Vice President of Football Operations Troy Vincent, and Executive Director of the NFL Players Association DeMaurice Smith discuss the league's present and future regarding diversity, racism, players rights and other issues. The episode concludes by replaying some of the strongest opinions voiced during the previous nine episodes.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy

Episode 9: Not Bad for a 'Running Back'

Feb 08 2021 64 mins  
Exploring the evolution of Black quarterbacks with Lamar Jackson, Hall of Famer Warren Moon, Chiefs star Patrick Mahomes, Steelers backup Joshua Dobbs and Jackson's personal coach, Joshua Harris.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Episode 8: Power to the Players

Jan 23 2021 63 mins  
Washington Football Team President Jason Wright, former Raven and NFLPA President turned ESPN analyst Domonique Foxworth and sports scholars/activists Richard Lapchick and Jeremi Duru talk about players' fight for more power in the NFL and how the racial game has been changed.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Episode 7: Ozzie Newsome, the Trailblazer

Jan 22 2021 56 mins  
Executive Vice President Ozzie Newsome and some of his closest friends, Calvin Hill, John Mitchell and Kevin Byrne, talk about Ozzie's path to becoming the first Black general manager in NFL history and his impact moving forward.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Episode 6: The NFL's Diversity Problem: GMs & Executives

Dec 19 2020 56 mins  
Former Cardinals GM Rod Graves, former Colts GM Bill Polian, Browns GM Andrew Berry, NFL Vice President Business Operations + Strategy Natara Holloway and NFL Executive Vice President of Football Operations Troy Vincent join the podcast.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Episode 5: The NFL's Diversity Problem: Coaching

Dec 07 2020 60 mins  
Hall of Fame Coach Tony Dungy, former Bengals Head Coach Marvin Lewis, Steelers Head Coach Mike Tomlin, Northern Illinois Head Coach Thomas Hammock and NFL Network's Judy Battista discuss why the league has too few Black head coaches and how to fix it.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Episode 4: Players and Police

Nov 17 2020 57 mins  
Host Clifton Brown discusses police brutality and reform with Anquan Boldin, Mark Ingram II, Flint Deputy Deon Smith, former Baltimore Police Detective Darren Sanders and Maryland State Delegate Gabriel Acevero.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Episode 3: Player Politics

Nov 03 2020 59 mins  
Host Clifton Brown speaks with Ronnie Stanley, Torrey Smith, Gloria J. Browne-Marshall, and Traci Otey Blunt about how they interact with politics and how the political system has treated Black Americans.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.