Andrew Brandt on Kaepernick and the Business of the NFL

Edge of Sports

Dave Zirin / The Nation

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4.8 • 616 Ratings

🗓️ 20 February 2018

⏱️ 55 minutes

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This week, we talk all things NFL -- plus a new twist on the Lebron-Jordan debate -- with Andrew Brandt, columnist for The MMQB and The Athletic and the host of "Business of Sports" podcast. Brandt details his time as an executive with the Green Bay Packers and dishes on whether or not the NFL is blackballing Colin Kaepernick.Dave has some Choice Words for how LeBron James has, once again, flipped the script in terms of what we expect from our superstars. Our Just Stand Up Award goes to Steve Kerr, head coach of the Golden State Warriors, for being far more presidential than the current person residing at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. Our Just Sit Down Award goes to the racist fans who thought it was a good idea to yell at Washington Capitals' Devante Smith-Pelly. As we move on from the football season -- and further away to when Colin Kaepernick last played -- we urge you not to forget the man who started this revolution of athlete-activists!Andrew Brandt, Columnist | The MMQB, The AthleticFollow on Twitter @AndrewBrandtDave Zirin, LeBron James Flips the Sript -- Againhttps://www.thenation.com/article/lebron-james-flips-the-script-again/ —http://www.edgeofsportspodcast.com/ | http://twitter.com/EdgeOfSportsPod | http://fb.com/edgeofsportspod | email us: [email protected] | Edge of Sports hotline: 401-426-3343 (EDGE)—Music: Eye Examination - Del the Funky Homosapien | Stir Fry - Migos | Adagio For Strings - Samuel Barber | Even Flow - Pearl Jam | Westside Story - The Game Feat. 50 Cent | Banned From TV - Noreaga Feat. Big Pun, Cam'ron, and The Lox | Guns & Cigarettes - Atmosphere | Be Quiet - Soulja Boy & Tyga | Yudee - Ugly Duckling | The Wire Theme Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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0:00.0	Whatever you think about Colin Kaepernick, and I know there's a faction, you know,
0:04.2	sort of fighting within the players that are more pro-Kapernik and Malcolm's Jenkins side and whatever it is.
0:12.1	And whatever you think of what the league came up with, and maybe it's $90 million over seven years,
0:17.1	it's not all ironed out, and people say that's not anything.
0:20.3	And the letter from
0:22.2	Doug Baldwin and Roger Goodell to the Senate, I mean, that doesn't happen without Kaepernick. That's
0:30.0	an astounding fact.
0:44.3	Welcome to the Edge of sports podcast. I'm Dave Ziron. This week, we speak to the former vice president of the Green Bay Packers, longtime commentator on ESPN, columnist for Sports
0:50.0	Illustrated, currently with the athletic and host of the podcast, The Business of Sports,
0:55.7	Andrew Brandt.
0:57.0	Also, I've got some choice words about LeBron James, Fox News, and shut up and dribble, which
1:04.8	was the talk of the NBA All-Star game.
1:07.4	I also have some words about what happened in Florida with the mass shooting at Marjorie Stoneman Douglas High School and the response of the game. I also have some words about what happened in Florida with the mass shooting at Marjorie
1:12.1	Stoneman Douglas High School and the response of Steve Kerr, which I think is very important and should
1:17.9	not be forgotten. Also have Kaepernick watch. And for our patrons, and you could become a patron at
1:23.1	patreon.com slash edge of sports pod. I've got another edition of Chronicles on the Edge and the story of
1:31.2	how I met 1968 Olympian and current bestie Dr. John Carlos. But first, Andrew Brandt.
1:57.1	Andrew Brandt, I have to start with what's the story of this week, and that's the controversy with LeBron James and Fox News and one of their hosts telling him that he should just shut up and dribble.
2:03.9	I would love to ask you, what is your perspective on this iteration of the outspoken athlete in 2018? And is your perspective on it different when you are in the media? Because you've
2:11.6	worn so many hats. So when you're in the media versus being in the front office,
2:16.7	like, has your perspective shifted on
2:18.9	this at all? And what's your general perspective today? Yeah, it's a great question. There's a lot to
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