Dave Zirin: The NFL’s Worst Idea Ever
  • July 26, 2013

Dave Zirin: The NFL’s Worst Idea Ever

Dave Zirin: The NFL’s Worst Idea Ever

In response to Aaron Hernandez’s recent arrest, the league may consider checking its players' tattoos for signs of gang affiliation. 

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Aaron Hernandez, the star tight end for the New England Patriots, is facing first-degree murder charges in the death of Odin Lloyd. In response to Hernandez’s arrest, the NFL may consider checking its players’ tattoos for signs of gang affiliation.

Nation contributor Dave Zirin joins MSNBC’s NewsNation to discuss the hypocrisy of the NFL and the discriminatory racial assumptions that buttress this policy.

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More from Dave Zirin on the NFL’s tattoo hysteria.

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