We discuss the explosive weekend of anthem protests with former San Francisco 49er Chris Borland, who famously walked away from the league after his stellar rookie season. We also go through everything that happened in the last week, a period that could be called a maelstrom of sports, politics and resistance. Finally, we ask the question: Is the original message of why players are taking a knee getting lost in the shuffle?Chris BorlandTwitter: https://twitter.com/ChrisBorland_http://grantland.com/the-triangle/the-definition-of-tough-how-chris-borland-walked-away-from-his-dream-job/Zirin, The Fragile Toxic Masculinity of Donald Trumphttps://www.thenation.com/article/the-fragile-toxic-masculinity-of-donald-trump/Zirin, For The NFL, It Was Choose Your Side Sundayhttps://www.thenation.com/article/for-the-nfl-it-was-choose-your-side-sunday/Zirin, Taking a Knee Is Not About Abstract Unity but Racial Justicehttps://www.thenation.com/article/taking-a-knee-is-not-about-abstract-unity-but-racial-justice/—http://www.edgeofsportspodcast.com/ | http://twitter.com/EdgeOfSportsPod | http://fb.com/edgeofsportspod | email us: [email protected] | Edge of Sports hotline: 401-426-3343 (EDGE)—Music: Eye Examination - Del The Funky Homosapien | Beautiful - Snoop Dogg Feat. Pharrell | Wait - Ying Yang Twins | Street Talkin' - Slick Rick Feat. Outkast | Truth - Beanie Siegel | Who Do You Love - YG | Harder Than You Think - Public Enemy | Nickel Bags - Digable Planets | Down & Out - Cam'ron | Don't Say Nuthin' - The Roots | Cover Me Up - Jason Isbell | Intergalactic - Beastie Boys | Stand Up - Ludacris Feat. Shawnna | The Champ - Ghostface Killah | Hit 'Em Up - Tupac |  Tour Stories - Souls of Mischief | The Wire Outro

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This week we speak to Joe Ehrmann, former NFL Player and founder of Inside Out Coaching: How Sports Can Change Lives. Also, I speak about the solidarity statement we organized to support Seattle Seahawk Michael Bennett, in his efforts to challenge the violence and racial profiling of the Las Vegas police; a solidarity statement that brought together people from Angela Davis to Colin Kaepernick.We have Just Stand Up for friend of the program, Jemele Hill, after she tweeted out truths about No. 45...and then was subsequently scolded by her employer. ESPN, you can Just Sit Down. As always, we've got your Kaepernick Watch -- can you believe that we have something nice to say about Stephen A. Smith? You've gotta hear this!Joe Ehrmann, Former NFL Lineman Defensive LinemanFounder, InSideOut InitiativeZirin, The Las Vegas Police Union Goes in the Gutter to Attack Michael Bennetthttps://www.thenation.com/article/the-las-vegas-police-union-goes-in-the-gutter-to-attack-michael-bennett/—http://www.edgeofsportspodcast.com/ | http://twitter.com/EdgeOfSportsPod | http://fb.com/edgeofsportspod | email us: [email protected] | Edge of Sports hotline: 401-426-3343 (EDGE)—Music: Eye Examination - Del The Funky Homosapien | Chief Don't Run - Jidenna | Pull Up - Wiz Khalifa Ft. Lil Uzi Vert | My Way - Calvin Harris | Cot Damn - Clipse | Passin' Me By - The Pharcyde | Break 'Em Off Somethin' - UGK |  Ambitions Az a Ridah - Tupac | The Wire Outro

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This week we speak to Neil deMause, co-author of the book Field of Schemes about the toll that publicly funded stadiums has taken on the infrastructure of Houston, & Hurricane Harvey's manifestation of the problem. De Mause is the preeminent scholar in the country on the politics of stadium construction. We also have choice words about the Michael Bennett police brutality situation in Las Vegas, a serious clap back at the new round of anonymous Kaepernick haters, and much more.Neil deMausehttps://www.amazon.com/Field-Schemes-Stadium-Swindle-Private/dp/1567511384Twitter:https://twitter.com/neildemauseZirin, Stand With Michael Bennett Even If It's Uncomfortablehttps://www.thenation.com/article/stand-with-michael-bennett-even-if-its-uncomfortable/—http://www.edgeofsportspodcast.com/ | http://twitter.com/EdgeOfSportsPod | http://fb.com/edgeofsportspod | https://www.instagram.com/edgeofsportspod | email us: [email protected] | Edge of Sports hotline: 401-426-3343 (EDGE)—Music: Eye Examination - Del The Funky Homosapien | Bodak Yellow - Cardi B | Slippery - Migos | Ghetto Symphony - A$AP Rocky | Renegade - Jay-Z Feat. Eminem | Club Mekon - The Mekons | Get Money - Junior M.A.F.I.A. | You Da Baddest - Future featuring Nicki Minaj | The Love Song - K-OS | One Dance - Drake feat. Wizkid & Kyla | Long Train Runnin' - The Doobie Brothers | Monk's Habit - The Yellowjackets | The Wire Outro

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This week, we bring you the to the heart of the several-thousand-strong #IStandWithKap rally held outside NFL Headquarters on Park Avenue, in New York City. We have engaging interviews and riveting speeches -- including my own, short speech that I was honored to be asked to give. Thank you to The Nation's Miguel Salazar for his help doing interviews at the rally.Choice Words is brought to you by Erica Harris DeValve, Princeton grad and the wife of Cleveland Browns tight end Sean DeValve, the first white NFL player to take a knee in these national anthem protests. She explains why her husband should not be seen as a "savior." We also respond to listener calls about whether or not the NFL's treatment of Colin Kaepernick will make you less inclined to watch football. And stay strong Houston!Zirin & Miguel Salazar, The NFL Is More Comfortable With Concussions Than Consciencehttps://www.thenation.com/article/the-nfl-is-more-comfortable-with-concussions-than-conscience/—http://www.edgeofsportspodcast.com/ | http://twitter.com/EdgeOfSportsPod | http://fb.com/edgeofsportspod | email us: [email protected] | Edge of Sports hotline: 401-426-3343 (EDGE)—Music: Eye Examination - Del The Funky Homosapien | Be Free - J. Cole | Killer Mike - A.D.I.D.A.S. ft. Big Boi | Just Another Day - Queen Latifah | Get Involved - Raphael Saadiq ft. Q-Tip | Much More - De La Soul | Aquemini - Outkast | The Wire Outro

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We speak to ESPN's Howard Bryant, author of Shut Out: A Story of Race and Baseball in Boston about the proposed name change of Yawkey Way at Fenway Park. Tom Yawkey was the team owner for decades and the Red Sox were the last Major League team to integrate. What do we think about this move and how do we compare and contrast it to the push to take down Confederate monuments all over the country? Also, in a new segment called State of the Art, we speak to pro-wrestling maven Damian Smith about race and gender in the WWE, particularly the representation of WWE Heavyweight Champion Jinder Mahal. We also have Choice Words about white football players showing solidarity, a very personal Kaepernick Watch, and much more. Howard Bryanthttps://twitter.com/hbryant42https://www.amazon.com/Shut-Out-Story-Baseball-Boston/dp/0807009792Damian Smithhttps://twitter.com/mrdamiansmithZirin, White NFL Players and the Politics of Solidarityhttps://www.thenation.com/article/white-nfl-players-and-the-politics-of-solidarity/—http://www.edgeofsportspodcast.com/ | http://twitter.com/EdgeOfSportsPod | http://fb.com/edgeofsportspod|https://www.instagram.com/edgeofsportspod | email us: [email protected] | Edge of Sports hotline: 401-426-3343 (EDGE)—Music: I'm Shipping Up to Boston - Dropkick Murphys | Eye Examination .- Del The Funky Homosapien | If It Isn't Love - New Edition | I Got To Have It - Ed O.G.& Da Bulldogs | Moment of Truth - Gang Starr | Get By - Talib Kweli | Surviving the Times - Nas | Yonkers - Tyler the Creator | Throw Some Ds - Rich Boy | Tonight's Da Night - Redman | The Wire Theme - Outro

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One of the best 50 soccer players in the D.C. area was detained and deported by Trump's ICE, but his teammates are fighting back. This week, we speak to Lizandro Claros' former coach, Matt Ney. It's a story that needs telling. We also have a Just Stand Up for an NFL player who's deeply entrenched in the fight for social justice and one for a DI college athlete who wasn't afraid to call out the hypocrisy of the NCAA. Don't miss the Just Sit Down Award and a very special Kaepernick watch.And finally, a question for you, our listener: Does the league's treatment of Colin Kaepernick going to keep you from watching the NFL? Call our hotline and we'll respond to your comments next week!Zirin, An Elite Soccer Team Protests ICE After Their Teammate Is Detainedhttps://www.thenation.com/article/an-elite-soccer-team-protests-ice-after-their-teammate-is-detained/—http://www.edgeofsportspodcast.com/ | http://twitter.com/EdgeOfSportsPod | http://fb.com/edgeofsportspod | email us: [email protected] | Edge of Sports hotline: 401-426-3343 (EDGE)—Music: Eye Examination - Del The Funky Homosapien | Hustler Musik - Lil Wayne | If I ruled the World - Nas Feat. Lauryn Hill | The Whole World - Outkast | Young Wild and Free - Snoop Dogg & Wiz Khalifa ft. Bruno Mars | You Shook Me All Night Long - AC/DC | The Baddest Man Alive - The Black Keys/RZA | Wicked - Future | Tunnel Vision - Kodak Black | The Wire Outro

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This week, we are joined in-studio by Dr. Christian Dotson-Pierson to speak withDr. Chris Nowinski, Co-Founder & CEO of the Concussion Legacy Foundation, about the recently published study by Dr. Anne McKee which showed CTE in 110 out of the 111 brains of former NFL players who were tested (http://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2645104), as well as Dr. Pierson's own research on the topic.We also talk to Lindsay Gibbs of ThinkProgress about Planned Parenthood Night with the WNBA's Seattle Storm. We've got a Just Stand Up and Just Sit Down award and, of course, a very special Kaepernick watch!Dr. Christian Dotson-Piersonhttps://twitter.com/ProfCDPDr. Chris Nowinskyhttps://twitter.com/ChrisNowinski1Concussion Legacy Foundationhttps://concussionfoundation.org/Lindsay Gibbshttps://twitter.com/linzsportshttps://thinkprogress.org/wnba-planned-parenthood-rally-8967bc1ce66c—http://www.edgeofsportspodcast.com/ | http://twitter.com/EdgeOfSportsPod | http://fb.com/edgeofsportspod|https://www.instagram.com/edgeofsportspod | email us: [email protected] | Edge of Sports hotline: 401-426-3343 (EDGE)—Music: Eye Examination - Del The Funky Homosapien | Freaks and Geeks - Childish Gambino | Made You Look - Nas | Climax - Slum Village | Dej Loaf - No Fear | Tennessee Whiskey - Chris Stapleton | Cut the Kid - Madeon | Fiction - Kygo | What's Golden - Jurassic 5 | The Wire Outro

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This week, we speak to Ameer Loggins, the lecture organizer for Colin Kaepernick's Know Your Rights Camps. Loggins traveled with Kaepernick for the quarterback's summer trip to Ghana and Egypt and explains the significance of the trip. We also talk about the O.J. parole hearing, Michael Vick's "Hairgate" comments and much more!Ameer Logginshttp://theuniversityofleft.tumblr.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/leftsentthisZirin, O.J.'s Parole: A Fitting End to the 'Fifth Quarter.'https://www.thenation.com/article/o-j-s-parole-a-fitting-end-to-the-fifth-quarter/—http://www.edgeofsportspodcast.com/ | http://twitter.com/EdgeOfSportsPod | http://fb.com/edgeofsportspod | https://www.instagram.com/edgeofsportspod | email us: [email protected] | Edge of Sports hotline: 401-426-3343 (EDGE)—I Wish - Stevie Wonder | Eye Examination - Del The Funky Homosapien | Feeling Good - Nina Simone | Still a G Thang - Snoop Dogg | Cloud 9 - Donnie | Someday We'll All Be Free - Donny Hathaway | Kools Back Again - Kool & The Gang | I Heard It Through The Grapevine - Marvin Gaye | Fonky Expedition - Conscious Daughters | Regulate - Warren G Feat. Nate Dogg | Da Game Been Good To Me - UGK | Legend Has It - Run the Jewels | Midnight - Tribe Called Quest | Waves - Joey Bada$$ | The Wire Outro

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This week, we speak to the editor-in-chief of La Vida Baseball, Adrian Burgos, about what he saw and experienced during a celebration of Latino baseball history at this year's MLB All-Star Game. We also have Choice Words about the treatment of Venus Williams by the police. We dole out our Just Stand Up and Just Sit Down Awards to a pair of legends, give you a fresh Kaepernick Watch, and lastly, a brand new section called...Books I Am Reading.Adrian Burgos, Editor-in-Chief of La Vida Baseball & Professor at the University of Illinoishttps://twitter.com/adburgosjrVenus Williams, a Car Accident, and the Outrageous Police Responsehttps://www.thenation.com/article/venus-williams-a-car-accident-and-the-outrageous-police-response/—http://www.edgeofsportspodcast.com/ | http://twitter.com/EdgeOfSportsPod | http://fb.com/edgeofsportspod |https://www.instagram.com/edgeofsportspod | email us: [email protected] | Edge of Sports hotline: 401-426-3343 (EDGE)—Music: Eye Examination - Del the Funky Homosapien | Story of OJ - Jay-Z | La Gozadera - Gente de Zona ft. Marc Anthony | You Came Up - Big Pun ft. N.O.R.E. | Shape of You - Ed Sheeran | Dusted N Disgusted - E-40 | Express Yourself - N.W.A. | Revolution Rock - The Clash | Peter and the Wolf March - Prokofiev | The Wire Outro

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We speak to the NBA.com journalist Sekou Smith about the NBA as well as advice to young sports journalists. I also have some choice words about his store partnership between the Seattle storm and Planned Parenthood. Lastly, some strong words about the push from the NFL to get Collin Kaepernick to beg for a job.Sekou Smithhttp://www.nba.com/writer/archive/sekou-smithTwitterhttps://twitter.com/SekouSmithNBAColin Kaepernick Shouldn't Have to Beg to Play in the NFLhttps://www.thenation.com/article/colin-kaepernick-shouldnt-have-to-beg-to-play-in-the-nfl/—http://www.edgeofsportspodcast.com/ | http://twitter.com/EdgeOfSportsPod | http://fb.com/edgeofsportspod | https://www.instagram.com/edgeofsportspod | email us: [email protected] | Edge of Sports hotline: 401-426-3343 (EDGE)—Music: | Beverly Hills Cop Theme Song | Eye Examination - Del the Funky Homosapien | Redbone - Childish Gambino | Hard Knock Life - Jay-Z | Crush On You - Lil Kim | All About the Benjamins - Puff Daddy | Simon Says - Pharoahe Monch | Mind Frame - Pete Rock | Woo Hah!! Got You All in Check - Busta Rhymes | The Wire Outro

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