Media Interviews / Player Privacy

[LacertineForest]

Seems like this is a no-brainer, to me. Back before everyone had cameras, I guess maybe it was different, but even if it was just audio recorders/pencil/paper, just wait until they're done in the locker room?

Does anyone see any reason they should keep doing interviews in locker rooms?

[Moriarty]

Good reasons? No.

But, yes, I know why it's an issue. The waters are muddied with gender (and to a lesser degree, financial) issues.
When women reporters on male sports became a thing, they were very reasonably excluded from locker rooms.
They complained that they were professionally handicapped by reduced access to the locker room (where players would talk more candidly, in the heat of the moment, before dressing and composing themselves and because "locker room interviews" have a more immediate, urgent, and "special access" feel).

So, instead of being decent to the players and fair, but removing something that attracts fans a little (moving everyone out of the showers/dressing area),
or being decent to the players, and keeping something fans like, but risking lawsuits and feminist wrath (telling them "tough, women don't belong in men's showers"),
the NFL went with: avoid lawsuits and angry women, keep the intimate feel of interviews, and fuck the players (everyone crowds around in the locker room).

Given their choices on other matters, who's surprised?
Hopefully, the NFLPA sues them into being civilized.

[Rusty Trombagent]

[HisRoyalSweetness]

I remember seeing this segment of James Corden's show some years back. I have no idea how because I don't usually watch his stuff; it's possible the clip appeared in another show. It's of his parents at one of the Jaguars' London games and at the end they go into the locker room:



The player didn't seem bothered but I thought at the time how inappropriate it was for outsiders to be allowed to be around players while they're getting showered and changed after a game with their junk out for all to see. Allow the guys some dignity for crying out loud.

[southdakbearfan]

I’ve always wondered why the nflpa hasnt barked louder on this.

[wab]

I’ll never forget the live locker room interview when Kyle Long walked through with his dingle dangling.

[Arkansasbear]

I’ll never forget the live locker room interview when Kyle Long walked through with his dingle dangling.

Was that an interview or was Cohen just posting something to social media and he was in the back ground.

Or was it both?