NFL player turned art teacher Aaron Maybin in his home studio in Canton, Md., on September 1, 2015.(Barbara Haddock Taylor / Baltimore Sun / Tribune News Service via Getty Images)
After four years as a professional linebacker for football teams in the US and Canada, Aaron Maybin put down his helmet and picked up a range of new hats off the gridiron. As a public school teacher, artist, and activist, Maybin’s best days are still yet to come.
Aaron Maybin joins Edge of Sports for a wide-ranging conversation on the boxes athletes get placed in, racism within the NFL, and his life after football.
Dave ZirinTwitterDave 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.