Andrew Brandt

Roquan Smith's holdout from Bears camp shows us another issue that will come up in the next CBA negotiation.

NFL contract extensions come down to leverage and timing. Our business of football expert explains why that works against a new deal for Aaron Rodgers.

NBA players have full guarantees, NFL players have... the franchise tag. Here's how NFL players, agents and their union can earn contracts closer in line with their NFL counterparts.

The owners once again cut the NFLPA out of the discussions on a major policy, seeding more distrust with the union, leaving Goodell to take the heat (again), and proving that Colin Kaepernick is still the most discussed player across front offices. Plus, five memories of Peter King in the boss’s final week at The MMQB

The court’s ruling will juice revenues and team values. Now the battle shifts to how owners and players will share the bounty

The Business of Football was all around at the NFL draft. Saquon Barkley is about to ink one of the largest contracts ever for an NFL running back, and Lamar Jackson showed up with just his mother representing him—but that really didn't matter to teams.

The Seahawks’ decision to cancel a workout with the free-agent QB proves once and for all that NFL teams feel Kaepernick is on the wrong end of the talent/activism equation. Plus, how the Cowboys did Dez Bryant wrong with the timing of his release

Will the Giants really trade their star wide receiver? Let’s take a closer look at that situation... Also why Suh and Sam Bradford are business of football hall-of-famers, the likely impact of the rule changes at the NFL owners meeting, a nod to Villanova and more.

The true precedent in the Cousins deal is that its three-year term leaves the player with all the leverage at the end

While combine week hogged the headlines, there were a number of important developments in the business of football…