The Mike Meltser Podcast on Sports and Law

The seventh episode of The Mike Meltser Podcast is about the NBA ruling that the Rockets can't use Nene's contract as a $10 million trade exception. (3:00) Houston-based attorney David Weiner explains the unique structure of the contract, his perspective on the NBA's ruling, and whether this was a worthy gamble by the Rockets, (20:30) NBA salary cap expert and the GM of The Sports Business Classroom Larry Coon expands on the league's thinking and predicts what the Rockets may do with Nene following this decision.

The sixth episode of The Mike Meltser Podcast is about the Patriots releasing Antonio Brown in a Friday news dump. (1:00)Mike gives his take on the Patriots finally cutting the cord on Brown, (8:00) Steph Stradley joins Mike to discuss her reaction to Brown's release, the tipping point for this decision, and what will happen to Brown's $9 million signing bonus.

The fifth episode of The Mike Meltser podcast is about SB 206, the "Fair Pay to Play Act," which has been passed in California and would allow student-athletes to profit off of their name, image, and likeness. (8:25) Mike reacts to Tim Tebow's criticism of the bill, and (14:40) Gregg Clifton of Jackson Lewis joins Mike to explore the next steps with this bill, why Gregg believes California will not be standing alone on this issue, and some possible unintended consequences of this bill.

The fourth episode of The Mike Meltser Podcast is a Houston-specific episode, with Mike reacting to the Texans beating the Jaguars 13-12. (1:40) analyzing the reaction of "a win is a win," (4:47) Doug Marrone's mistake on the 2-pt conversion, (16:19) a rant about Bill O'Brien's clock management, and (27:43) the positives from this Week 2 win.

The third episode of The Mike Meltser Podcast is a Houston-specific episode, with Mike reacting to the Texans falling 30-28 in Week 1. (2:10) Mike blames 2 people for the loss, (11:30) the frustrations over Deshaun's best moments, (25:03) and Mike defends DeAndre Hopkins for his unnecessary roughness penalty.

The second episode of The Mike Meltser Podcast begins with Mike discussing to the Raiders releasing Antonio Brown, (10:24)a live reaction of Mike reacting to the Patriots signing Brown, and (20:46) former NFL agent and salary cap expert Joel Corry analyzes the way the Raiders handled Brown

The first episode of The Mike Meltser Podcast begins with Mike explaining what he's been up to, and the concept of this podcast. (13:00) Jason Cruz, of the Cruz Law Firm PLLC gives us some insight into Tom Brady trying to trademark the phrase "Tom Terrific."