Contracts, salary caps. Why do our favorite teams make some of the moves they do?

It's usually the money. It's time for the Business of Sports with Andrew Brand.

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My rants of the week are going to be throughout this podcast, but we're

going to focus on the NFL, as I often do as we get into training camp. And a couple

issues I really want to talk about. First, of course, Ezekiel Elliott, who's kind of been in the

news more than Melvin Gordon, sort of the holdout group. I'll talk about them and then spend a larger rant talking about Tom Brady rewarded by the New England Patriots with $8 million of free money.

But we'll sort of look at how he's taking his money over the years, which to me is just unbelievable how he's continued to be underpaid year after year after year.

We'll get to that in a minute.

I just want to talk about Azegal Elliott because news comes out.

Here we are in the middle of the week on August 6, 7.

You know, news coming out that he's going to sit out this season if he doesn't get a new contract. And my reaction, as always, is good luck with that. How do you know news coming out that he's going to sit out the season if he doesn't get a new

contract and my reaction as always is good luck with that how to go for levy on bell yeah i know he did

sit out and i know i questioned it this time last year i question it every week i couldn't believe

he was turning his back on eight hundred eighty five thousand dollars a. Zicolalia would turn his back on a lot less than

that per week, but it's just not going to work. It's just not going to work. It didn't work for

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