This weekend, Super Bowl LVI descends on Inglewood, Calif., and gleaming SoFi Stadium. For NFL fans with money to burn, this is the party of a lifetime. For the residents who never got a vote on this stadium, they’re left to deal with the aftermath. In conversations with residents, business owners, the mayor and more, our host John Gonzalez went to Inglewood to learn first-hand what’s happening to the people who live, work and worship there as so much in their city changes.

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When Brian Flores filed his recent lawsuit against the NFL and three teams, it yet again placed the spotlight on the league’s failure to hire Black candidates into its highest ranks of leadership. Despite 20 years of the Rooney Rule, GQ staff writer Tyler Tynes tells us why he’s not surprised at the current state of affairs and why this landmark lawsuit is about so much more than Brian Flores.

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Chris Wesseling, known to his friends as “Wess,” was a host of the popular Around the NFL podcast. A lifelong Bengals fan, Wess would have relished a Super Bowl matchup with his wife Lakisha’s favorite Rams. Sadly, Wess died of cancer last year. His wife and ATN co-hosts Gregg Rosenthal, Dan Hanzus and Marc Sessler join John and his wife, Colleen Wolfe, of the NFL Network, to mark one year since Wess died and honor their dear friend.

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This weekend, Super Bowl LVI descends on Inglewood, Calif., and gleaming SoFi Stadium. For NFL fans with money to burn, this is the party of a lifetime. For the residents who never got a vote on this stadium, they’re left to deal with the aftermath. In conversations with residents, business owners, the mayor and more, our host John Gonzalez went to Inglewood to learn first-hand what’s happening to the people who live, work and worship there as so much in their city changes.Related story: <a href="https://www.si.com/nfl/2022/02/09/sofi-stadium-changed-everything-inglewood-daily-cover">SI Daily Cover: The True Price of SoFi Stadium</a>When Brian Flores filed his recent lawsuit against the NFL and three teams, it yet again placed the spotlight on the league’s failure to hire Black candidates into its highest ranks of leadership. Despite 20 years of the Rooney Rule, GQ staff writer <a href="https://twitter.com/TylerRickyTynes">Tyler Tynes</a> tells us why he’s not surprised at the current state of affairs and why this landmark lawsuit is about so much more than Brian Flores.Related story: <a href="https://www.theringer.com/nfl-preview/2019/8/16/20807654/nfl-black-coaches-forgotten">The Ringer: ”You’re Going to Have to Run Faster”: How Football Neglects Black Coaches”</a>Chris Wesseling, known to his friends as “Wess,” was a host of the popular Around the NFL podcast. A lifelong Bengals fan, Wess would have relished a Super Bowl matchup with his wife Lakisha’s favorite Rams. Sadly, Wess died of cancer last year. His wife and ATN co-hosts Gregg Rosenthal, Dan Hanzus and Marc Sessler join John and his wife, Colleen Wolfe, of the NFL Network, to mark one year since Wess died and honor their dear friend.Related story: <a href="https://www.cincinnati.com/story/sports/nfl/2021/02/07/chris-wesseling-around-nfl-writer-podcaster-from-cincinnati-elder-high-school-graduate-dies-46/4425839001/">Cincinnati Enquirer: Chris Wesseling, NFL.com writer and podcaster from Cincinnati, dies at 46</a><a href="http://SI.com/podcasts">SI.com/podcasts</a> | <a href="http://twitter.com/podcasts_si">twitter.com/podcasts_si</a> Learn more about your ad-choices at <a href="https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com">https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com</a>

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SoFi: The Toll Stadiums Take on a City

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