Is Donald Trump Saving the NFL? Is Donald Trump Saving the NFL?
The president’s attacks could be the best thing to happen to the league.
Oct 19, 2017 / Robert Lipsyte
Player Protests Are Not a Spectator Sport Player Protests Are Not a Spectator Sport
Amplifying the movement is critical, it is not a substitute for a movement in and of itself.
Oct 16, 2017 / Dave Zirin
Jerry Jones Is the NFL’s Biggest Distraction Jerry Jones Is the NFL’s Biggest Distraction
The twisted morality of the Dallas Cowboys owner is finally coming home to roost.
Oct 13, 2017 / David Tigabu and Dave Zirin
NFL Owners and ESPN Bosses Are Showing Which Side They Are On NFL Owners and ESPN Bosses Are Showing Which Side They Are On
There is a backlash brewing in the world of sports against dissenters, and the lines have been drawn.
Oct 10, 2017 / Dave Zirin
Mike Pence’s NFL Walkout Was a Cheap, Transparent Stunt Mike Pence’s NFL Walkout Was a Cheap, Transparent Stunt
For which taxpayers picked up the tab.
Oct 8, 2017 / Dave Zirin
Protesting NFL Players Aren’t Being Demonized Only by Trumpers Protesting NFL Players Aren’t Being Demonized Only by Trumpers
A column in USA Today repackages an old, ugly argument to attack protesting NFL players.
Oct 5, 2017 / Dave Zirin
There’s Been a Startling Shift in National Support for Protesting Players There’s Been a Startling Shift in National Support for Protesting Players
But we need to ask whether the original anti-racist message is getting lost in the shuffle.
Oct 3, 2017 / Dave Zirin
Taking a Knee Is Not About Abstract Unity but Racial Justice Taking a Knee Is Not About Abstract Unity but Racial Justice
As NFL owners join these protests, it’s critical to not let Colin Kaepernick’s message get lost.
Sep 26, 2017 / Dave Zirin
For the NFL, It Was ‘Choose-Your-Side Sunday’ For the NFL, It Was ‘Choose-Your-Side Sunday’
Donald Trump thought targeting NFL players with his racialized venom would be smart politics. He was wrong.
Sep 24, 2017 / Dave Zirin
The Fragile, Toxic Masculinity of Donald Trump The Fragile, Toxic Masculinity of Donald Trump
His comments about NFL players reveal just how divisive and narcissistic the president really is.
Sep 24, 2017 / Dave Zirin