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Is The NFL Headed For A Reckoning?

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NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell speaks during a news conference in advance of the Super Bowl 52 football game, Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2018, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell speaks during a news conference in advance of the Super Bowl 52 football game, Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2018, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

The NFL has long been one of the most lucrative and successful entertainment industries in the country. But with ongoing questions about player safety and increasing political pressure from both sides of the aisle, could football be approaching the beginning of the end?

Mark Leibovich, author of "Big Game: The NFL in Dangerous Times," joins us to discuss his face-to-face interviews with Patriots quarterback Tom Brady, team owner Robert Kraft and NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell. Leibovich also tells us why he calls the NFL "a swamp."

Mark Leibovich will be speaking at the Harvard Book Store on Thursday, Sept. 20, at 7 p.m.

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Mark Leibovich, author of "Big Game: The NFL in Dangerous Times." He tweets @markleibovich.

This segment aired on September 20, 2018.

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