I pretty much agree with what Collinsworth said. White people, don't say the N-word. Black people, don't say it either. It exclude whites who work closely with you from your social group by putting up walls by saying words they can't say. At one point he says that (if you're black) it's okay to say it on your cell phone, in your car, etc., which I don't really agree with. Either it's okay for everyone to say it all the time or it's never okay for anyone to say it (assuming we're talking about "nigga" and not "******"). I don't like the double standard. But at least he brings up the fact that using it as a term of endearment around white folks creates a barrier that shouldn't be there. Especially not in a line of work as physical and grueling as football.
I don't have any kids yet and when I do, I'm not particularly keen on the idea of my sons wanting to mimic blacks. But frankly, if he's a part of virtually *any* mainstream team sport there's probably gonna be a good number of black kids on the team, and if they say "nigga" to each other as a word of affection and to forge a bond, I don't want my son left out of that. On a team you're part of something bigger than yourself, you forge meaningful friendships, you support each other, look out for each other, etc. I don't want my son feeling like he's on the outside of the team looking in, even though he's supposed to be part of the team. So I hope black people stop saying that word or at least stop saying it around whites. OR lighten up and let the whites say it too as long as they use the non-perjorative version of it.