The Beat of Sports

Kyler Murray made the decision that he will be putting all of his focus on becoming an NFL quarterback. Marc explains that the biggest reason he is turning his attention to the gridiron is because of money and the path to a bigger contract happens sooner in the NFL. Jon Tayler from Sports Illustrated explains that the the contract structure in MLB would never have allowed Murray to make as much money as fast as he will in the NFL.

Even though he is suspended and currently under investigation by the NFL that didn't stop the Cleveland Browns from signing Kareem Hunt. Marc talks about how he is still baffled that the NFLPA refuses to take a stand when players do something egregious but still keep getting more and more chances to play in the league. Plus Marc talks about how the GM John Dorsey has a track recorded of signing players with off the field issues, see Tyreek Hill.

Back in November there was an amendment on the Florida ballot that would have paved the way for legalized sports gambling but unfortunately it didn't come to fruition. But is there another chance that it could re-appear on the ballot?

Spring Training has opened up in MLB but there are still over 100 players that are sitting home without a contract, two of them being Bryce Harper and Manny Machado. Justin Verlander took to Twitter yesterday to voice is his displeasure on the situation and even commented back to fans. Marc explains that when stars aren't getting paid what they should then that is a problem baseball needs to fix.

Daniel Roberts of Yahoo Finance joins the show to discuss the debut of the Alliance Of American Football and more. He tells Marc why he thinks the AAF won't be a fad and that they have the makings of something sustainable. They talk about why presenting the game differently is a bigger key than gambling. And they discuss what Vince McMahon and the XFL probably thought about another competitor.

On Friday the NBA told the New Orleans Pelicans that if Anthony Davis is medically cleared to play they must play him or face a fine. So on Friday he made his return to the lineup and was faced with boos every time he touched the ball, until the game got competitive and then the boos turned to cheers.

E60 recently did a piece on the end of Bob Costas at NBC Sports after he made critical comments about the NFL and CTE. Eric Adelson joins the show to discuss with Marc if the NFL has too much power dictating what networks can and can't say when it comes to concussions. Eric brings up that the best thing for the league to do is not hide from these kind of stories because the cover up make it seem so much worse. And they talk about how all sports networks need the NFL in order to survive this media landscape.

This past weekend was the inaugural for the Alliance Of American Football and the launch was a success. Marc explains that a thirst for football from the audience and the league getting involved with the NFL Network are some of the good things the league has going for it.

Mike O'Donnell joins the show to recap the wild frenzy of trades that happened before the NBA trade deadline. He gives his thoughts on Markelle Fultz trade and thinks that if he can get himself right then the Magic made a great move. Him and Marc wonder if the Pelicans handled the Anthony Davis saga the right way, plus they discuss how underrated the Raptors adding Marc Gasol was.

Marc runs through the last 16 months for former number 1 draft pick Markelle Fultz. He goes through all the mental and physical issues the point guard went through during his tenure with the 76ers. Marc explains that even though the Magic didn't have to give up much to acquire Fultz there is a reason that Philadelphia decided to move on from him so quickly.