Personal Foul Against the NFL

Steven Randolph Cureton is currently a Professor and Department Head of the Sociology, Criminology and Justice Department at the University of North Carolina-Greensboro. Dr. Cureton has authored five books covering Race in America, liberation movements, black masculinity, homicide, and gangs.

Preface: The National Football League is Muddy Waters Clear – Introduction: The Footprints of Black Gladiators – The NFL’s Rearview: Object Is Closer than It Appears – Voices from the Fringe: When Team Owner’s "Wants" Can’t Be Measured – Racial Undertones of Tainted Blood – White Noise: Character Creep and the Dinner Table – Black Hands on Deck: The Oxymoron of Black Athletic Thinkers – Gatekeepers: Head Negroes in Charge (HNIC) in the NFL – Where Do We Go from Here – References – Index.