Sports Professors: Aaron Rodgers, Ben Simmons and Pro Sports' War of Words
This week on the show, a deep dive into two high-profile absences in the NFL and NBA. Professors Kenneth L. Shropshire from Arizona State's Global Sport Institute and Scott Rosner from Columbia University discuss the drama surrounding Aaron Rodgers and the Green Bay Packers as well as Ben Simmons and the Philadelphia 76ers and what these public feuds between player and team tell us about the state of player empowerment during a chaotic time in American society as well as who stands behind controversial disputes, from the player to the team to the league to corporate sponsors and beyond.