Global Sport Matters

Tom Brady Can't Say Goodbye to the NFL and Ed Reed Divorces Bethune-Cookman

Episode Summary

Kenneth L. Shropshire and William C. Rhoden discuss the present and future of NFL quarterback Tom Brady, who in his mid 40s is struggling to say goodbye to his football career and transition into retirement. Why is it so hard for athletes and professionals of all sorts to stop working, and what can we learn from a case as unique as Brady's? Then, they sift through the fallout between Pro Football Hall of Famer Ed Reed and the athletic department at Bethune-Cookman, an HBCU outside of Orlando.

Episode Notes

Kenneth L. Shropshire and William C. Rhoden discuss the present and future of NFL quarterback Tom Brady, who in his mid 40s is struggling to say goodbye to his football career and transition into retirement. Why is it so hard for athletes and professionals of all sorts to stop working, and what can we learn from a case as unique as Brady's?

Then, they sift through the fallout between Pro Football Hall of Famer Ed Reed and the athletic department at Bethune-Cookman, an HBCU outside of Orlando.

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