Robert is a doctoral candidate in sociology at the Graduate Center, City University of New York. His dissertation, "Fifteen Minutes of Fame: The life and the mind of the NFL athlete," examines how the structural inequalities of the NFL—particularly those of economics and race—impact athletes after leaving the game. The project draws largely on in-depth interviews and observations conducted with 120 present and former NFL athletes and members of the NFL community, highlighting athletes’ labor struggles against management, economic hardship, forced retirement, physical and mental health problems, and family conflicts.
Along with receiving a four-year athletic scholarship and earning a
degree in communications from James Madison University, Robert played football
professionally for three different leagues over a four-year span. Originally
from Newark, NJ, Robert attended Piscataway High School in Middlesex
County, NJ.
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