Michael Schulder speaks with Hall of Fame Super Bowl Champion Linebacker Nick Buoniconti, who, at 5’11”, was almost overlooked in the draft. Former HBO Sports President Ross Greenburg provides a behind the scenes view of the game. And NFL Special Teams veteran Rik Bonness describes his surreal experiences on the field. Listen to this episode and you’ll enter Super Bowl Sunday with the sharpest set of lenses in the room.!
Ross Greenburg on Kenny Washington
In 2014, Ross Greenburg produced “Forgotten Four: The Integration of Pro Football,” a documentary on the first African Americans in the NFL. He describes what it was like for one of those men, Kenny Washington, to succeed in a league with the odds stacked against him: