#267: WOMEN IN SPORTS (with Courtney Collard, The Draft Network)

Sports Krunch w/DKROM

1. What will be the next major barrier to fall for women in pro sports? Will it be the first woman NBA head coach, first woman NFL GM, first woman NFL offensive or defensive coordinator, or something else?

2. You currently work for The Draft Network, which I have said many times is THE best year-round NFL Draft resource there is. We have interviewed many of your colleagues, including your partner in crime (the good kind) Paige Dimakos earlier this year. What exactly do you do for TDN, and are there any exciting developments going on there this season?

3. Last week, the Washington Football Team was fined $10 million due to the findings of an investigation into allegations of sexual harassment throughout the club. That said, the attorney who led the investigation, Beth Wilkinson hasn’t released a single page of her report and the aforementioned penalty can only be summarized as a slap on the wrist. Aside from boycotting the NFL, what can we do to hold the NFL accountable for not caring whatsoever about the physical and emotional safety of its female employees?

4. During your experience working in the sports industry thus far, were there times you ever felt mistreated because you are a woman? What can us men do to be the best possible allies for you and all of our sisters in this field, or in any field?

5. We are just two years removed from the Raptors winning the NBA title. What did that monumental achievement mean not just to Toronto, but to all of Canada in general? Speaking of the NBA title, you currently reside in the Phoenix area. Just how widespread is Suns fever throughout the entire state of Arizona right now? 2021 NBA Finals prediction?

6. As we speak right now, all NFL training camps will be in full force in just over three weeks. What are you looking forward to the most this NFL season?

7. WAY TOO EARLY 2021 NFL predictions

-2021 NFL MVP: Josh Allen

-2021 NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year: Justin Fields

-2021 NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year: Patrick Surtain II

-Super Bowl LVI Matchup and Winner: Bucs vs. Browns, Bucs