The NFL Hiring Under Fire Edition

Joel Anderson, Stefan Fatsis, and Josh Levin are joined by the New York Times’ John Branch to discuss Chinese-American skier Eileen Gu. They also talk about Brian Flores’ lawsuit against the NFL and ponder the 76ers’ Ben Simmons problem and the Nets’ various conundrums.

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• Branch’s profile of Eileen Gu.

• Justin Peters’ Olympics Jerk Watch on Gu for Slate.

• The American-born figure skater Zhu Yi is getting heavily criticized in China.

• Peng Shuai spoke with IOC officials, while accompanied by a Chinese minder.

• The Olympics and the Chinese government are cracking down on free speech in Beijing.

• In Slate, Jeremy Stahl wrote that Brian Flores’ lawsuit against the NFL “is likely to expose the clear discrimination within the NFL’s hiring system.”

• Bomani Jones and Domonique Foxworth discussed the case on Jones’ ESPN podcast, “The Right Time.”

• The Miami Dolphins hired San Francisco offensive coordinator Mike McDaniel, who identifies as multiracial.

• In the Washington Post, current and former Black coaches discussed bias in NFL hiring.

• The NFL and the Washington Commanders agreed not to disclose a report on the team’s culture of sexual harassment, which USA Today’s Doug Farrar wrote complicates the league’s pledge to investigate Flores’ allegations.

• ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski and Ramona Shelburne report that the Nets rejected the 76ers’ inquiries about James Harden.

• Shelburne’s feature on the 76ers’ Ben Simmons saga.

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On this week’s bonus segment, Joel, Stefan, Josh, and John Branch discuss COVID and the Beijing Games and how extreme athletes handle fear.

Podcast production and edit by Kevin Bendis.

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