In this episode, Mike talks with former pro-bowl cornerback James Hasty & Dr. Steven Cureton of UNC-Greensboro about all the work they are doing with their firm Eneje, to ensure the NFL has more diversity & inclusion within their hiring practices.

James Hasty was a former pro-bowl cornerback who played 13 seasons in the NFL, from 1988 to 2001, with the NY Jets, KC Chiefs & one season with the Oakland Raiders. Hasty finished his career with more than 1,000 career tackles & 45 interceptions. He also spent five years in the broadcast booth as a college & NFL analyst for ESPN. Currently, he is the founder of ENEJE, which is the first African-American owned search firm working exclusively in the sports industry to help ensure more diversity and inclusion in sports.

Dr. Steven Cureton is a Professor of Sociology at UNC-Greensboro who recently published a report entitled Minority Outsiders: An Examination of the NFL’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Habits in Hiring Head Coaches

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Joining host Mike Leon on the 'Check The Stats' podcast this time is Jose Hernandez, an instantly recognizable voice of football amongst the Spanish community. The pair, who previously worked together at ESPN Deportes, discuss the use of statistics within commentary and presentation, as well as taking a closer look at some of The Analyst's season long metrics.

Jose Hernandez is a Spanish play-by-play announcer & studio host for football matches seen across the Univision Deportes Networks. He has had previous play-by-play and studio analyst roles at BeIN Sports, as well as at ESPN Deportes, covering the EPL, UEFA Champions League, La Liga, Seria A, and MLS.

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Former USC and Pittsburgh quarterback, now college football analyst Max Browne joins host Mike Leon for this episode of 'Check The Stats' taking a closer look at how stats have influenced his career both on-and-off the field. They talk about what stats he used as a player to prepare himself for a game, in particular the time he came up against Nick Saban's Alabama side, and also how he aims to paint a picture for his audiences now behind the microphone.

Max Browne was the former #1 high school quarterback in the country in 2013 out of the Seattle, WA area, winning top honors in the US All-American game. He committed to USC, and after some injury setbacks at USC, transferred to Pitt to finish his college career. Max started games for both the Trojans & Panthers respectively, throwing for 1647 yards, 7 TDs & 4 INTs in his college career in limited action. He is now an analyst on the USC radio network, as well as a color commentator for Stadium & Pac-12 Networks, and he is the host of ‘Pocket Presence w/ Max Browne’ on Pac-12 Insider & available on the Pac-12 Now app.

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