{"id":53846,"date":"2023-05-03T19:46:53","date_gmt":"2023-05-03T23:46:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=53846"},"modified":"2023-05-03T19:46:53","modified_gmt":"2023-05-03T23:46:53","slug":"espn-films-announces-30-for-30-documentary-the-minister-of-defense-on-nfl-hall-of-famer-reggie-white","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2023\/05\/03\/espn-films-announces-30-for-30-documentary-the-minister-of-defense-on-nfl-hall-of-famer-reggie-white\/","title":{"rendered":"ESPN Films Announces 30 for 30 Documentary &#8220;The Minister of Defense&#8221; on NFL Hall of Famer Reggie White"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-53847\" src=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/espn-films.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"666\" height=\"341\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/espn-films.webp 666w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/espn-films-300x154.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 666px) 100vw, 666px\" \/>Film to be directed by NFL Films&#8217; Ken Rodgers and Courtland Bragg<\/p>\n<p>ESPN Films today announced that it is in production on a 30 for 30 documentary, &#8220;<strong><em>The Minister of Defense<\/em><\/strong>,&#8221; that examines the complex and sometimes controversial life of Reggie White, one of the greatest and most faith-driven players in NFL history. 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