CNBC’s Alex Sherman talks with sports business professor Rick Horrow about the stadium building boom and what’s fueling it. Then, longtime ESPN host Chris Berman joins Sherman to break down ESPN’s evolution, its NFL ownership deal, and why Berman believes the Damar Hamlin incident may have impacted the league’s push for an 18th game.

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CNBC's Alex Sherman sits down with YouTube creator Jesse Riedel, known to millions as "Jesser."
They discuss how Riedel scaled from virtually zero audience to more than 37 million subscribers, turning sports content into a digital media powerhouse. He also breaks down what he sees for YouTube's future sports content.

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CNBC’s Alex Sherman sits down with longtime NFL writer Ken Belson to discuss his new book “Every Day is Sunday,” the evolution of the league, and the business buzz surrounding Super Bowl week. Then, Hall of Fame quarterback Joe Montana joins the podcast to reflect on his legendary career, his pivot into venture capital, and where he sees the NFL heading next.

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CNBC's Alex Sherman talks to Hans Schroeder, the NFL's executive vice president of media distribution. They discuss whether the league will trigger its opt-out clause to renegotiate TV rights deals early, the NFL's landmark agreement with Disney/ESPN and why the league is bullish on ESPN's future value, potential expansion of its YouTube partnership, what it would take to convince players to accept an 18-game season, and the NFL's efforts to create a dedicated media package for international games.

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CNBC's Contessa Brewer talks with NFL EVP Jeff Miller about the rise of prediction markets and how the NFL is navigating it. Miller says the league is playing the long game.

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CNBC's Alex Sherman speaks with quarterback Kirk Cousins about his free-agency strategy, an 18-game season and his Zebra Technologies partnership on player tracking.

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Notre Dame star Jeremiyah Love reacts to the Irish missing the College Football Playoff, explains why NIL wasn’t a priority early in his college career, and breaks down how he’s preparing for the NFL draft.

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CNBC's Alex Sherman talks to former NFL quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick, who played 17 seasons for nine different teams before becoming an analyst for Amazon's Thursday Night Football. They discuss why Fitzpatrick thinks an 18-game season is a "non-starter" with players, why players are embracing the NFL's international expansion, the rapid adoption of AI and analytics, using his Harvard connections to manage finances and investments, and what makes Amazon's Thursday Night Football coverage distinctive.

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Hall of Famer Jerry Rice talks Super Bowl memories, modern NFL technology and why accountability and hard work was the key to his success on and off the field.

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CNBC's Alex Sherman talks to former NFL star quarterback and 2016 MVP Matt Ryan. They discuss Ryan's return to the Atlanta Falcons as the team's president of football, utilizing his on-field leadership skills with this new job, how he's using AI and analytics to evaluate players, the latest on the Falcons' quarterback situation between Kirk Cousins and Michael Penix Jr., how NIL is impacting college football, and how he manages his finances.

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