Andrew Brandt
@AndrewBrandt
Exec Director, Moorad Center at Villanova; Sunday Seven Newsletter; Sports Illustrated;Business of Sports Podcast;Dad/triathlete/former Packers/ESPN. #neverpeak
How the NFLPA leadership (secretly) picked this guy is mind-bending..
Congressional hearings, once again, trying to address college sports. Current markup of bill that seems to have a lot of what NCAA wants. As with all previous iterations, we will see..
“I don't think they'd be making these comments at age 70.” @AndrewBrandt gives his thoughts on the recent comments by Jerry Jones & Mike Brown:
Talking with @AndrewBrandt: Jerry Jones' comments, the NFLPA, & more x.com/i/broadcasts/1…
New Episode! @RossTuckerNFL is joined by @AndrewBrandt to break down the latest with the NFLPA, Jerry Jones & Mike Brown's recent comments to the press about contract negotiations, and why players should be holding in instead of holding out! linktr.ee/RossTuckerPod
Basically: if you've DM'd a player, you're an NIL agent.
Nearly 2,000 NIL "reps and agents" in the system. Goodness footballscoop.com/2025/07/22/how…
There are always… #lawyers
The Chargers are being sued by a season-ticket holder over the team’s opening game in Brazil. The lawsuit says the Chargers advertised nine home games, charged fans for nine games, and then gave fans eight after the Chiefs opener was moved to Brazil.
After all the BS, future headline (roughly September 3rd): Cowboys sign Micah Parson to largest non-quarterback contract in NFL history.
They’ll do this, but then sign Parsons at the top of the market on eve of season.
They’ll do this, but then sign Parsons at the top of the market on eve of season.
#Cowboys owner Jerry Jones randomly takes a shot at Micah Parsons, saying even if they sign him, it doesn’t mean they’ll have him, because he was hurt for 6 games last year (fact check: he only missed 4). He then also says they made Dak Prescott the richest player in football —…
There could be lawyers, but very unlikely.
Can Stewart play NCAA ball this year or is it NFL or nothing?
Saw other teams using it. Jealous.
Why do they need it now after all these years without it?
For Bengals, it’s not about Stewart. It’s about imposing their will on a rookie contract to procure guarantee void language that they don’t currently have. Once they get it in Stewart’s contract, and they probably will, they will use that precedent to get it in every contract.
#Bengals owner Mike Brown explaining the Shemar Stewart contract language situation: “If we get a player who does something unacceptable, guess what? I don’t want to pay him. I really don’t. If he’s sitting in jail, I don’t think I have to pay him.”
No. But they’re not hurrying him back.
Is there any chance the Titans would ask Levis to just go away and never actually got shoulder surgery @AndrewBrandt
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Monday morning quote: “Forgiveness is accepting the apology you will never receive.” -Shawne Duperon
Cannot fathom submitting strip club outlays on an expense report
Cannot fathom submitting strip club outlays on an expense report
Between strip clubs and Coldplay concerts, quite a week for former business leaders..
“The [strip club] documents are union-approved expense reports and receipts, which ESPN began asking questions about hours before Howell abruptly resigned late Thursday night.” ICYMI
65th birthday challenge done ✔️ Run 6:50 Mile 65 Pushups in 2mins 65 Sit-ups in 2mins 65 Inverted Rows in 2mins Then 3 Sets 65sec Plank 65sec Wall Sit 65 Squats 65sec Mountain Climbers Then 5 Sets 65 Yard Sprints 65 Yard Farmer Carries 65 Yard Lunges Then 65min Mtn bike ride
NFLPA was already known as weakest of the professional sports unions, having given away things like pro-owner revenue splits, 17th game, continued Franchise Tags, etc, for easy "gives" like less practice time. Now a firehose of stories of concealment, secrecy, etc. Suboptimal.