THE 2020 NFL DRAFT: DUAL-CAREER (DC) MESSAGING ON EDUCATION, FAMILIES, GENDER, AND RACE UNDER AMERICAN CAPITALISM

Authors

  • Carlton Keith Harrison University of Central Flórida
  • Larry Proctor Grambling State University
  • Pyar Seth Johns Hopkins University
  • Brandon Martin University of Missouri-Kansas City
  • Scott J. Bukstein University of Central Flórida
  • Otis C. Harrison, Jr. University of California, Los Angeles

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5380/jlasss.v13i1.79898

Keywords:

dual career, transition, National Football League, racial inequity, higher education

Abstract

This paper is an examination of the 2020 National Football League (NFL) Draft and how the virtual prism created due to the COVID-19 pandemic provides insight on the dual career identities of collegiate football players that are drafted into the NFL. The virtual prism created by the COVID-19 pandemic is a moment for cultural studies to take up seriously, namely because of the clear tensions and synergies between academic and athletic prowess, racial inequality in higher education, racial socialization, the continued racialization of the vocational realm, and media biases. Our method involved an analysis of secondary compiled data from the NFL. In our data analyses, we focused on the idea of credited season, player eligibility, team graduation rate. We also used athlete triangulation information to advance our understanding of the dual career, family, masculinity, and race. Ultimately, we conclude that NFL players possess a comparable set of academic/professional skills that effectively help them transition from sports activities to the world of labor. Following our theoretical advancement(s), we discuss the practical application of our work and provide recommendations for scholars and practitioners on dual-career identities and player development dynamics.

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Published

2021-05-21

How to Cite

Keith Harrison, C., Proctor, L., Seth, P., Martin, B., J. Bukstein, S., & C. Harrison, Jr., O. (2021). THE 2020 NFL DRAFT: DUAL-CAREER (DC) MESSAGING ON EDUCATION, FAMILIES, GENDER, AND RACE UNDER AMERICAN CAPITALISM. The Journal of the Latin American Socio-Cultural Studies of Sport (ALESDE), 13(1), 150–180. https://doi.org/10.5380/jlasss.v13i1.79898

Issue

Vol. 13 No. 1 (2021)

Section

DUPLA CARREIRA NO CONTEXTO DO ESPORTE: PERCEPÇÕES E DESAFIOS EM DIFERENTES CENÁRIOS

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