Introducing: The Bag - A show about Sports, Money, and Making It

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Sports Illustrated

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4.8 • 655 Ratings

🗓️ 20 September 2022

⏱️ 4 minutes

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Ever wonder how some teams can seemingly do everything wrong and still generate record-profits? Or how some athletes end up going broke? Or why suddenly, everyone in pro sports seems to be obsessed with cryptocurrency? Former NFL running back (and Dancing With The Stars champ) Rashad Jennings has teamed up with award-winning journalist Lindsay McComick to help make sense of all the dollars, NFTs, cryptos and contracts that make up modern sports. They'll talk to gambling experts, NIL insiders, star athletes, agents, business mavens and more to bring you insights from all the intersections of sports and money. From Sports Illustrated and iHeart Radio - what are you waiting for? Get The Bag.

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0:53.7	It's about keeping
0:54.4	everything secure. I'm Lindsay McCormick, sports and business writer and investor. And I'm
1:00.1	Rashid Jennings, former NFL running back and New York Times bestselling author. And dancing with
1:05.0	the stars champion. And we're the co-host of The Bag, a brand new podcast from Sports Illustrated
1:10.4	and IHeart Radio, where we explore the unique angles of stories at the intersection of business and sports.
1:16.6	There was a time when pro sports teams were sponsored by local bars and athletes needed second jobs to pay their bills.
1:23.2	These days, the global sports market is valued at nearly a trillion dollars and impacts every
1:27.8	part of the culture, from fashion to music, politics to entertainment.
1:32.0	Some of today's athletes are savvy entrepreneurs and leaders shaping the future of how
1:37.2	the business of sports gets done.
1:39.7	If it involves sports and money, we're going to talk about it.
1:42.8	Is this sustainable, though, for the league?
1:45.1	It is, believe it or not, for the league.
1:47.4	It's not sustainable for the NCAA.
1:50.0	You have seen the demise of NCAA.
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