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Former NFL Player Chris Kluwe on His Arrest for Protesting MAGA

On this episode of Edge of Sports, Chris Kluwe joins the show to talk about his act of civil disobedience.

Dave Zirin

February 24, 2025

Retired football player and now author Chris Kluwe speaks at the 19th Annual Los Angeles Times Festival of Books at USC on April 12, 2014.(Lilly Lawrence / WireImage)

Edge of Sports

Where sports and politics collide, hosted by Nation magazine Sports Editor Dave Zirin

Former NFL Player Chris Kluwe On His Arrest Protesting MAGA
byDave Zirin / The Nation

This week, we speak to former NFL player Chris Kluwe. Kluwe made news this week for his protest of MAGA at a Huntingdon Beach city council meeting, garnering headlines worldwide. We discuss what led to that moment, why he did what he did, and the sports world’s reaction to this administration and what explains it.

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This week, we speak to former NFL player Chris Kluwe. Kluwe made news this week for his protest of MAGA at a Huntington Beach City Council meeting, garnering headlines worldwide. We discuss what led to that moment, why he did what he did, and the sports world’s reaction to this administration and what explains it.

Edge of Sports

Where sports and politics collide, hosted by Nation magazine Sports Editor Dave Zirin

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byDave Zirin / The Nation

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The High School

https://www.rutgersuniversitypress.org/the-high-school/9781978839533/

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Dave ZirinDave Zirin is the sports editor at The Nation. He is the author of 11 books on the politics of sports. He is also the coproducer and writer of the new documentary Behind the Shield: The Power and Politics of the NFL.


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