On "The GM Shuffle" podcast, longtime NFL exec Michael Lombardi and DAZN's Adnan Virk preview the Super Bowl defenses and look at the Browns' move to hire Andrew Berry. Lombardi: "The essence of what we have here in Cleveland is a completely analytical (personnel) department."
LAWYER UP: On the “Sports Lawyers Association Podcast,” MLB agent Scott Boras said, "Without having the playing background and the legal background … I wouldn’t have been listened to with the clarity and the trust of the owners or the players I represent, because you have to speak the owners’ language, who are often lawyers. You have to speak the players’ language.”
BORN LEADERS: David Cushnan and James Emmett recap the Leaders Sports Business Summit in Abu Dhabi, recounting how EPL club Sheffield United Owner Prince Abdullah bin Musaad bin Abdulaziz Al Saud argued that media-rights fees for sports "will either hold steady or go up in the next cycle."
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