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The League

By: Paul Cuschieri, Jonita Davis, Jane Coaston, Tim Livingston, Eli Lloyd
Narrated by: Taylor Rooks, Richard Sherman
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Ever wonder who stole Tom Brady’s irreplaceable Super Bowl jersey, and how he got it back? What Bruce Lee’s protégé taught the Dallas Cowboys that led to a Super Bowl victory? How the first ever female broadcaster broke through the NFL’s glass ceiling in 1974?

The League is a docu-series about the most bizarre, inspirational, and unlikely stories connected to America’s favorite sport. Go beyond the game and dive deep into the vaults of professional football’s incredibly colorful history.

Thursday Night Football commentator, Super Bowl champion, and legendary smack talker Richard Sherman and sports broadcaster and rising star Taylor Rooks cohost. From Joy Road Entertainment, The League promises unrivaled and untold stories that offer equal parts history, entertainment, and social commentary, spanning all the way from the '40s to the present.

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  • Trailer: The League

    Trailer: The League
    Nov 11 2022

    Ever wonder who stole Tom Brady’s irreplaceable Super Bowl jersey, and how he got it back? What Bruce Lee’s protégé taught the Dallas Cowboys that led to a Super Bowl victory? How the first ever female broadcaster broke through the NFL’s glass ceiling in 1974?

    The League is a docu-series about the most bizarre, inspirational, and unlikely stories connected to America’s favorite sport. Go beyond the game and dive deep into the vaults of professional football’s incredibly colorful history.

    Thursday Night Football commentators, Super Bowl champion and legendary smack talker Richard Sherman and sports broadcaster and rising star Taylor Rooks co-host. From Joy Road Entertainment, The League promises unrivaled and untold stories that offer equal parts history, entertainment, and social commentary, spanning all the way from the '40s to the present.
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    2 mins
  • The Wei of the Cowboy

    The Wei of the Cowboy
    Dec 1 2022
    In 1977, the Dallas Cowboys brought in Bruce Lee protege, Dan Inosanto, to teach their defense martial arts, paving the way for a championship season for America’s Team and ushering in a new approach in the way the rest of the league trained.
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    29 mins
  • More Than a Jersey

    More Than a Jersey
    Dec 1 2022
    When Tom Brady's jersey went missing in the wake of the Patriots epic comeback victory in Super Bowl LI, it triggered one of the most furious investigations in recent history. Beneath the investigation's many plot-twists that eventually would locate the jersey and the culprit, a little-known fact was revealed - the stolen jersey was classified as a "work of art" by the F.B.I.
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    33 mins
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Richard Sherman
Taylor Rooks

About the Performer

Richard Sherman was born and raised in Compton, California to a hard-working family adamant on studying and learning. His parents taught Richard, along with his older brother and his younger sister, at an early age that nothing beats hard work and consistent learning.
At Dominguez High School, Richard played football as a wide receiver, cornerback, punt/kick returner, and ran track but his proudest achievement was graduating with a 4.2 GPA. After receiving numerous offers to the nation's top programs, Richard committed to Stanford University, becoming the first student in 20 years qualified to attend Stanford on both academic and athletic merits.
While at Stanford, Richard played receiver for the first three years of his collegiate career. Richard played only four games his junior year due to a season ending knee injury and was granted a medical redshirt. As a receiver, Richard caught 84 passes for a total of 1,340 yards and 7 touchdowns.
The spring after his junior year Sherman made the switch to defense, where he found the position that would make him an All-Pro. During his two years on the defensive side of the ball, Richard racked up a total of 113 tackles, 23 pass break-ups and 6 interceptions. In 2011, Richard entered the NFL Draft and was selected in 5th round, 154th overall, by the Seattle Seahawks.
Richard Sherman hauled in 4 interceptions, 17 pass break-ups and 53 total tackles in his rookie campaign with the Seattle Seahawks, earning him a spot on the 2011 All-Rookie team. Since coming into the league, Richard has been named to five Pro Bowl rosters and five All-Pro teams and has 40 career interceptions.
In 2013, Richard Sherman and the Seahawks won their first Super Bowl, blowing out the Denver Broncos 43-8. Winning the Super Bowl capped off an amazing season for Richard in which he led the NFL in interceptions (8), recorded 17 pass break-ups, and returned 1 interception for a touchdown. He finished the year as a 1st Team All-Pro cornerback, Pro Bowler, and most importantly, Super Bowl Champion. Richard signed with the San Francisco 49ers in 2018 and moved back to the Bay Area. Uncle Sherm captained one of the best defenses in the NFL and helped the 49ers get back to the Super Bowl this in 2020. He capped off a remarkable 2020 season with 5 interceptions and received All-Pro and Pro Bowl honors. Richard is now an analyst with Amazon’s Thursday Night Football.

About the Performer

Acclaimed sports journalist, Taylor Rooks, is impacting sports media as a household name across basketball, football and pop culture itself. Recently, she became the newest member of Amazon’s Thursday Night Football coverage team, where she serves as a feature reporter and conducts sit-down interviews with players/coaches shown throughout game broadcasts. Along with her role with Amazon, she hosts her own show, Taylor Rooks X, for Turner Sports and Bleacher Report. The show highlights Taylor’s unique ability to connect with athletes, musicians and other celebrity influencers on a deeper level. For the success of her work, Taylor has been featured in Sports Illustrated: 100 Influential Black Women in Sports with an inspiring profile exploring her career journey, motivations and what makes her reporting so special. Fresh off the heels of an Emmy nomination, Taylor has demonstrated that she is not only dominating sports media in the present but will continue to do so for a long time to come.

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Editorial Review

Football fanatics and trivia connoisseurs unite
Football season is THE season. There’s nothing like putting on my team gear each week. When it’s not game time, it’s fantasy football, it’s stalking players on social media, it’s my day-to-day! The addition of podcasts like The League has only boosted the fandom and, quite frankly, I’m prepared to walk into any sports trivia night ready to rock. Listening to Super Bowl champion Richard Sherman tell these untold, fun stories had me hooked. If he said the world was flat, I’d believe him. And I can’t say enough about Taylor Rooks. I could listen to that lady all day. With her incredible voice and captivating storytelling, it’s no wonder she’s a leader in sports. These two are the dream team in a winning podcast. —Caitlyn L., Audible Editor

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History! Entertainment! Facts! Wonderful stories, and legend’s galore! This series is the whole package! Thank you!

Keep the episodes coming!

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I’m a Seahawks fan and I was always a fan of Richard Sherman. He was one of the players I knew would have a contribution outside the game.

Great podcast!!

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These really are great listens. I can not wait to listen to all of them!

They are awesome

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Fascinating podcast for any sports fan; can’t miss for NFL fans. The Brady Jersey story is my jam. Best QB ever!!

Boom! Love it!

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This seems like just the thing to fill that void. Stoked for these episodes to drop.

Big fan of behind the scenes stories…

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This series has captured my attention with the behind the scenes stories and insights. Very well done and look forward to listening to other listens in the series!

Love the behind the scenes insights!!

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I loved the podcast except for Richard Sherman gets no stars for disrespecting my Lions😂

Very good except…

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Hopefully more episodes coming soon. I finished in one afternoon while putting up Christmas lights 😄

Bummed I already finished!

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I love this series, and especially this episode. Both Richard Sherman and Taylor Brooks are great narrators. Great stories. 5 Stars.

Nice

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Wasn’t sure what to expect, but really enjoyed the episodes. Just disappointed there’s not any new episodes.

Enjoyed the episodes!

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