The Busine$$ of Football

Free Agency: Buyer Beware

By Andrew Brandt – November 20, 2008 – 16 comments

Readers of my columns may have a sense by now that I am not an advocate of prolific spending on free agents as a method to improve a team. It is a purported quick fix to a problem that, in more cases than not, becomes more of a problem than the problem it was designed to fix.

Wednesday Why’s

By Andrew Brandt – November 19, 2008 – 8 comments

This is more complicated than it appears. Evidently, a company called StarCaps sold this product without the banned substance being listed as an ingredient. That has caused a flurry of inquiry by the league and the players’ representatives.

Wagerers’ Nightmare In Pittsburgh

By Andrew Brandt – November 18, 2008 – 5 comments

It is interesting that there continues to be so much debate and discussion about the call/non-call at the end of the Steelers-Chargers game on Sunday.  The outcome

Monday Money Matters

By Andrew Brandt – November 17, 2008 – 7 comments

Even with Tom Brady making eight figures, the Patriots would be wise to apply the Franchise Tag to Cassel, a tag price that will be determined in February — the amount was 10.7M in 2008, likely to be slightly above that in 2009.

Arrington Sounds Off

By Andrew Brandt – November 14, 2008 – 10 comments

A few years later, in a game at Lambeau against the Redskins in October 2002, Arrington sacked Brett Favre, bringing him down with Favre’s knee planted awkwardly. The knee buckled, Favre stayed on the ground, and you could hear a pin drop at Lambeau.

Wednesday Why’s

By Andrew Brandt – November 12, 2008 – 11 comments

Why did a jury in San Francisco award 28M to the retired players in their lawsuit against the NFLPA?
7M of the award was for a breach of a fiduciary duty to the players by the union.

Vrabel And Union Thoughts

By Andrew Brandt – November 11, 2008 – 7 comments

Mike Vrabel of the New England Patriots had some insightful and incisive comments in Sunday’s Boston Herald in an article by Ron Borges.  
Vrabel has long had a reputation as a player

Monday Money Matters

By Andrew Brandt – November 10, 2008 – 3 comments

For instance, Ben Roethlisberger is this year’s winner of the study, with 27.7M in compensation this season, most of it in the form of a 25M bonus to ensure his continued participation with the Steelers for the next eight years.

Obama Thought$

By Andrew Brandt – November 7, 2008 – 13 comments

There sure seems to be a lot of discussion about a rush to get contracts done in the remaining 8 weeks of 2008 to avoid the tax burden of the Obama administration.

Hall Of Shame

By Andrew Brandt – November 6, 2008 – 8 comments

The release of DeAngelo Hall by the Raiders after half a season is astonishing. Having worked for Ron Wolf, I understand the mentality that when a mistake is made, better to admit the mistake and delete it rather than hold onto it and hope it eventually works.

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