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Going Off The Grid: Execs Debate Romo Or Cutler, Dish On Twitter Sports Properties

"Going Off The Grid" is a weekly survey of sports execs and personalities offering their thoughts on a handful of pressing (and trivial) issues in sports and pop culture. This week, our experts chime in on Twitter's next sports property, as well as NFL QBs-turned broadcasters.

  • Bleacher Report Senior VP/Brand Strategy Keith Hernandez
    – Keeps aware of pop culture, but isn't consumed by it.
  • Pelicans Exec Dir of Corporate Partnerships Matt Webb
    – His pop culture interests summed up: Kim, Kourtney, Khloe, Kendall, Kylie.
  • Under Armour Chief Innovation Officer Clay Dean
    – Just loves to know what's happening in pop culture.
  • CSN Philadelphia VP/Content Michelle Murray
    – Malibu is her favorite summer vacation locale.

Going Off The Grid
  Should esports be an Olympic event? Next sports property Twitter will land Summer blockbuster you have to see Better analyst: Cutler or Romo? Last concert you attended

Hernandez
Why not? We let baseball back in World Snooker Championship "The Dark Tower" Ambient noise Chance The Rapper

Webb
A sign of the times... Who haven't they landed? (Googling summer blockbusters) Cutler, if uncensored Jazz fest with a 6-month-old...interesting

Dean
Nope! Indianapolis 500 "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2" Gotta be Romo Stone Temple Pilots

Murray
Certainly worth exploring given growing popularity If I knew I'd tell my bosses first "Wonder Woman" There's a Philadelphia ordinance that prevents me from picking a Cowboy The Roots

Do you want to get your thoughts in the Grid? If so, shoot an e-mail to jcarpenter@sportsbusinessdaily.com.

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