The Bag with Rashad Jennings and Lindsay McCormick
The global sports market is around half a trillion dollars. Streaming companies are spending billions on media rights. Sports betting is legal in a majority of US states. Athletes are entrepreneurs, investors, even team owners. Sports and money are more intertwined than ever, and it seems like there’s hardly a sports story out there without a business angle behind it. That’s why Sports Illustrated and iHeartRadio have teamed up with award-winning journalist Lindsay McCormick and former NFL running back Rashad Jennings to help make sense of all the dollars, NFTs, cryptos and contracts that make up modern sports. What are you waiting for? Get The Bag.
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Episode 3 - Matthew Berry on leaving ESPN for NBC, becoming "the Fantasy Guy", and Seattle Booing Russell Wilson
Fantasy football guru Matthew Berry joins The Bag to discuss his move from ESPN to NBC’s Sunday Night Football telecast, and dives into an awesome discussion about the business of fantasy football, how fantasy has impacted the NFL, and why Seattle fans should not have booed Russell Wilson. A true renaissance man, Matt went from TV writer for "Married With Children" to being America's #1 fantasy analyst, making a cameo in Avengers Endgame, and being personal friends with Jay-Z (one of his rivals in the world's most exclusive fantasy league)!
Episode 2 - AJ Vaynerchuk on Crypto's Future, Uber, and Athlete Management
Serial entrepreneur & sports agent AJ Vaynerchuk joins this episode of The Bag!
AJ, Lindsay, & Rashad discuss the evolving crypto-market and how it is impacting the sports world, as well as Vaynerchuk’s new NFT beverage partnership with Russell Wilson, and how AJ became an early investor in Uber (and the first ever Uber rider in NY!) After years of being an executive at Vayner Media, AJ brings next level business savvy and a media mindset to the sports world, and it is no surprise that his agency Vayner Sports is now poised to become one of the most important forces in the world of sports business & athlete management. Come check out the discussion on The Bag!
Episode 1 - The Premiere! Shawne Merriman, Guaranteed Money, and the Rise of the Smart Athlete
In the debut episode of The Bag, hosts Rashad Jennings & Lindsay McCormick kick off their sports & business podcast with a discussion of this summer's massive NFL quarterback contracts, and how the premiere of the new streaming platform NFL+ is step one in the NFL’s larger plan of getting into the data business.
Special guest Shawne Merriman joins the show to discuss his transition from NFL superstar to league owner of Lights Out Xtreme Fighting, his mentee relationship with Dana White, and the business opportunities presented by the evolving sports media landscape.
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