The NFL is a multibillion-dollar business. However is it doing sufficient to guard gamers after the sport is over?
The Nationwide Soccer League is the richest skilled sports activities league on the planet, however it has been accused of leaving its Black gamers behind. For years, the NFL fought claims from its personal gamers that the game may trigger long-term mind harm, together with a illness often called CTE. The league has since paid a settlement out to gamers, however it has additionally been accused of utilizing race-based assessments to disclaim Black gamers compensation. As the game continues to achieve bigger audiences worldwide by mega-events just like the Superbowl, what's the NFL doing to guard and take care of its gamers?
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- Isaac Solotaroff (@Isaac_Solotarof), producer of the Al Jazeera Fault Strains documentary Bloodsport
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This episode was produced by Miranda Lin and Ney Alvarez with our host, Halla Mohieddeen. Chloe Okay Li and Ashish Malhotra fact-checked this episode.
Our sound designer is Alex Roldan. Aya Elmileik and Adam Abou-Gad are our engagement producers. Alexandra Locke is The Take’s government producer, and Ney Alvarez is Al Jazeera’s head of audio.
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