On January 6, four days after Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin suffered cardiac arrest during the Bills’ Monday Night Football game against the Cincinnati Bengals, Tracie Canada, an assistant professor of cultural anthropology at Duke University, wrote an article for Scientific American in which she posited that Black NFL players are disproportionately affected by the violence of football. Not a tough conclusion to come to, given that the NFL skews over 70% Black from a player perspective.
One individual who was offended by the article was NBC Sports analyst, former Super Bowl-winning head coach, and noted Christian activist Tony Dungy.
