Episode 92
The NFL's Racist Playbook in Action at the 2025 Draft
Summary:
The latest episode discusses the controversial slide of Shadur Sanders in the NFL draft, examining racial biases in sports. Dr. Jim critiques the NFL's double standards, comparing Sanders' situation to past white athletes like Eli Manning. The conversation highlights the disparity between perceptions of ambition in black versus white athletes and questions the league's continued double standards. Dr. Jim calls for confronting racial biases within professional sports to foster equality and progress. Join the discussion as they unravel these pressing issues.
Chapters:
0:00
NFL Draft Overview
0:16
Shador Sanders Draft Slide
0:48
Critiques and Optics
1:24
Historical Comparisons with White Athletes
2:24
Double Standards in Sports
3:29
NFL and Player Representation
4:39
Confronting Racial Issues in Sports
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Left in Exile Intro
Left in Exile Intro
Transcript
At various points after the college football season had wrapped up, there were conversations about Sanders being a top five pick, and then something changed. And you had anonymous reporting coming out from various assistant GMs or whatnot, that pointed to his attitude and his interview style, which some quoted as being one of the worst interviews that they've seen.
's interesting about that is [:So this is the definition of black excellence at play. And what's interesting is that the critiques that are levied at Shadur Sanders have nothing to do with really anything that he's done on the field. It has to do with optics. These NFL owners and GMs are using veiled language to make the point that he is somehow entitled or spoiled or not committed to the game.
and at the Giants instead of [:What's the difference? The difference is that there is a clear difference in the melanin content between the examples that I gave you. When white athletes and white families say that they're going to call their shot, it's called ambition. When you see the same thing happen by black or brown athletes, it's entitlement.
what you're seeing here. The [:And yet you saw this athlete who is one of the top rated college football prospects, slide down the draft boards in an effort to quote unquote, humble him and teach him a lesson. That is the perfect illustration of how white supremacy and white fragility came into play to try to ruin the prospects of an elite black athlete.
when white athletes wear the [:That is a double standard that should not be tolerated going forward. The NFL only exists because of the excellence that their Black athletes bring forward. And in fact, you can apply that to any number of professional sports leagues. They would not exist.
Were not for the athletes in their league and specifically the black athletes in their league. And yet, what do you see? The coaches are mostly white. The GMs are mostly white, the owners are mostly white.
these double standards? Why [:
