CBS sportscaster James Brown says in a new interview that sports can play a role in addressing racial injustice throughout the country but that the “Word of God is still the answer” to the nation’s problems.
Brown, a Christian, is the host of CBS’ The NFL Today and Showtime’s Inside The NFL, and has hosted the Super Bowl on television a record-tying nine times. He is better known among fans as “J.B.”
He made the comments to James Romano of the Sports Spectrum podcast in late August, prior to the NFL launching its season.
Addressing fans who say they don’t want to hear about injustice issues during sports, Brown said, “We wouldn’t have to worry about these issues and [could] just turn to sports for a nice diversion if in fact these issues weren’t persistent and ingrained in our history, etc. So that to me is burying your head in the sand, because it has impacted this generation. … This is a human issue.”
Brown referenced times throughout history when sports collided with real-world issues, such as when the South African rugby team helped heal racial divides. He also mentioned Jackie Robinson and Fritz Pollard, who helped break racial barriers in Major League Baseball and the NFL, respectively.
Later, Brown added, “At the end of the day, the Word of God is still the answer.”
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