Send us a text On this episode, I’m joined by United States Senator Richard Blumenthal. With the push for college sports reform heating up in Congress, Senator Blumenthal breaks down why the SAFE Act—and not the SCORE Act— is the right path forward for college athletics. He describes the NCAA as an abject failure in protecting athletes' rights, and explains how the SAFE Act establishes a basic floor for athletes' rights and puts enforcement directly in their hands, while the SCORE Act w...
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Send us a text On this episode, I’m joined by United States Senator Richard Blumenthal. With the push for college sports reform heating up in Congress, Senator Blumenthal breaks down why the SAFE Act—and not the SCORE Act— is the right path forward for college athletics. He describes the NCAA as an abject failure in protecting athletes' rights, and explains how the SAFE Act establishes a basic floor for athletes' rights and puts enforcement directly in their hands, while the SCORE Act w...
Ep. 99: Behind the Scenes of the NFL-NFLPA Battles, with De Smith, former NFLPA Executive Director,
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Ep. 99: Behind the Scenes of the NFL-NFLPA Battles, with De Smith, former NFLPA Executive Director,
Send us a text On this episode, I’m joined by De Smith, the former longtime executive director of the NFLPA. De discusses his new book Turf Wars, his battles with Roger Goodell, the "petulant" NFL owners and their "diabolical general counsel," his perspective on the current NFLPA saga and the quest for guaranteed contracts, whether there might be any under the table deals with NFL players designed to circumvent the salary cap, and why a union might not be the best option for college football ...
SportsWise: A Podcast About Sports and the Law
Send us a text On this episode, I’m joined by United States Senator Richard Blumenthal. With the push for college sports reform heating up in Congress, Senator Blumenthal breaks down why the SAFE Act—and not the SCORE Act— is the right path forward for college athletics. He describes the NCAA as an abject failure in protecting athletes' rights, and explains how the SAFE Act establishes a basic floor for athletes' rights and puts enforcement directly in their hands, while the SCORE Act w...
