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We are in the 12th month. December, 2024 edition of the

business of sports with Andrew Brand. I hope you all had a great Thanksgiving with the 3Fs,

family food, and a lot of football. We'll talk about that in a little bit. We're produced by

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A lot to get to today on this Brant's Rance edition of the Business of Sports, and I'm a little

feisty, so let's get right into it. Let's talk about a major suspension being handed out

earlier today. I'm talking to you on Tuesday, December 3rd,

and that was to Houston Texan's defensive end, Aziz Ail Shaire, say it again,

Aziz al-Shahir, for decking, for lack of a better word, Trevor Lawrence in a game on Sunday

that left Lawrence with a concussion.

And it seemed like he hit him with the forearm and the fist to knock out Lawrence, who of course is a big name in the business.

Of course, as a quarterback, one of those cherished players armed with a new

contract worth $200 plus million. Okay, I think what we have to do here is get into my legal brain

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