Will Brinson Will Brinson on Short and to the Point

Host Jessica Kleinschmidt talks with CBS Sports senior writer Will Brinson. Jessica and Will discuss a variety of topics including Aaron Rodgers’ Achilles tear, turf vs grass, the evolution of sports betting, being a “Swiftie,” and more.

Here’s the full breakdown.

  • 1:40: Welcome Will Brinson to Short and to the Point
  • 3:43: Thoughts on the start of the NFL season
  • 6:00: Aaron Rodgers’ achilles injury
  • 8:08: Rodgers’ injury affecting betting lines
  • 9:07: Other QB injuries affecting betting
  • 10:39: Jets/Mets fans and Giants/Yankees fans
  • 11:55: Evolution of sports betting throughout Will’s career
  • 14:44: Gambling policies
  • 18:41: Analyzing someone’s workload
  • 24:16: Live betting
  • 26:47: “Degenerate” Will embracing live betting
  • 29:40: Weather
  • 31:26: Turf vs grass
  • 36:00: Taylor Swift/What qualifies someone as a Swiftie?
  • 38:15: Finding the balance between being informative and being entertaining

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Producer/editor of the Awful Announcing Podcast and Short and to the Point. News editor for The Comeback and Awful Announcing. Highlight consultant for Major League Soccer as well as a freelance writer for hire. Opinions are my own but feel free to agree with them.

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