Andrew Hawkins

Yay, private equity makes everything better.

Yay, private equity makes everything better.

I guess to your point, Mike, and Hawk and I both work at ESPN, and we talk about football year-round. So adding a week of more football, we're going to be talking about it whether they're games or not. At least it'll be another week of football.

I guess to your point, Mike, and Hawk and I both work at ESPN, and we talk about football year-round. So adding a week of more football, we're going to be talking about it whether they're games or not. At least it'll be another week of football.

I mean, it was also thought like we were coming out of the concussion stuff, and we cared for a hot second. It was a quick minute, wasn't it, that we cared?

I mean, it was also thought like we were coming out of the concussion stuff, and we cared for a hot second. It was a quick minute, wasn't it, that we cared?

Yeah. And I remember, so, like, I guess we all have these things that you get, like, unreasonably attached to. And as someone who played in the NFL, like, I'm like an NFL guy. And I remember the Mark Cuban quote, and he called us hoggy. He was like, it's looking real hoggy. Like, who you talking about?

Yeah. And I remember, so, like, I guess we all have these things that you get, like, unreasonably attached to. And as someone who played in the NFL, like, I'm like an NFL guy. And I remember the Mark Cuban quote, and he called us hoggy. He was like, it's looking real hoggy. Like, who you talking about?

Yeah, and I text Roger and was like, you know what? Let's take Christmas. Let's take Christmas. Let's take Christmas. Shut that man up. Take Christmas from him. The idea, when it first got put on the table, we slapped it off the table in large part because we wanted to make advancements in health and safety. But I think sometimes we touch on this.

Yeah, and I text Roger and was like, you know what? Let's take Christmas. Let's take Christmas. Let's take Christmas. Shut that man up. Take Christmas from him. The idea, when it first got put on the table, we slapped it off the table in large part because we wanted to make advancements in health and safety. But I think sometimes we touch on this.

From a union standpoint, we always assume that there are two parties, the union and the league, that are of equal power that can have a negotiation. But once I heard 18 games was on the table and 18 games meant more money, I knew at some point the league was going to get it done.

From a union standpoint, we always assume that there are two parties, the union and the league, that are of equal power that can have a negotiation. But once I heard 18 games was on the table and 18 games meant more money, I knew at some point the league was going to get it done.

Because the challenging part about it, though, is when you talk about adding more money, and it's going to be a lot more money in the salary cap for everybody, which is nice, but it's all going to go to the quarterbacks and to the top-level receivers, which is, I guess, why the NBA ends up with a max salary provision to make sure that the guys who are in the league that are also going to be

Because the challenging part about it, though, is when you talk about adding more money, and it's going to be a lot more money in the salary cap for everybody, which is nice, but it's all going to go to the quarterbacks and to the top-level receivers, which is, I guess, why the NBA ends up with a max salary provision to make sure that the guys who are in the league that are also going to be

in football's case, going to be taking the brunt of the injuries and hits and all that from this. We'll get some of that.

in football's case, going to be taking the brunt of the injuries and hits and all that from this. We'll get some of that.

The franchise tag is exhausting for a lot of players. It helps out some players, but for most of them it gets in the way. We have this conversation a lot about running backs because the idea of positional value when you are so good that you're the centerpiece of the offense.

The franchise tag is exhausting for a lot of players. It helps out some players, but for most of them it gets in the way. We have this conversation a lot about running backs because the idea of positional value when you are so good that you're the centerpiece of the offense.

I would argue that Christian McCaffrey at his peak is worth as much as any top receiver because the offense is built around him. To your point, there were a bunch of different proposals made in the union before we would take them to the league about how to protect salaries for specific groups.

I would argue that Christian McCaffrey at his peak is worth as much as any top receiver because the offense is built around him. To your point, there were a bunch of different proposals made in the union before we would take them to the league about how to protect salaries for specific groups.