This article contains spoilers for Him .

When I walked into my screening of Him , the new Jordan Peele–produced horror film set in the world of football, I had a specific set of fears. Was the overriding theme of this movie going to be that football is dangerous? Thanks, but Will Smith already made that movie , and I already get enough reminders every weekend in the fall. Would it be a movie about how NFL owners do not have the most progressive views on race? Thanks, but real life is clear enough on this score. Would it go the route of Playmakers , the early-2000s ESPN drama that the network canceled under pressure from the NFL? Thanks, but I am already aware that football has a dark underbelly and not all of the players are good role models.

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