Tuesday October 3, 2023

Inside NFL Contract Talks with Andrew Brandt

  • Andrew Brandt is a former VP with the Green Bay Packers, a columnist with Sports Illustrated, and a professor at Villanova University.
  • The New York Jets acquired Aaron Rodgers via trade from the Green Bay Packers after a lengthy negotiating process.
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Andrew Brandt, formerly a VP of player finance with the Green Bay Packers and now a columnist at Sports Illustrated, joins the show to give us insight on what it’s like working in the front office of an NFL organization.

Brandt talks about the process of negotiating NFL contracts, what the media often gets wrong, and his thoughts on Aaron Rodgers big move to the New York Jets.

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