Episode 32: Blood Sport: Brutality in the NFL
The leaves are turning, there's a chill in the air, and that can only mean one thing: it's time for football!!!! But before the first kickoff of the official season, we wanted to explore some of the darkest parts of football and the crimes and violence committed by the sport's biggest stars. Why are some of these players, who seem to have everything, so prone to fits of rage? Why are they so commonly defined by acts of violence, abuse, and murder? And why are these alarming and recurring behaviors so easily dismissed? Join us while we discuss this blood sport and the brutality in the NFL.
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The leaves are turning, there's a chill in the air, and that can only mean one thing: it's time for football!!!! But before the first kickoff of the official season, we wanted to explore some of the darkest parts of football and the crimes and violence committed by the sport's biggest stars. Why are some of these players, who seem to have everything, so prone to fits of rage? Why are they so commonly defined by acts of violence, abuse, and murder? And why are these alarming and recurring behavio...