Welcome to a new episode of Deals & Deadlines — where we break down the biggest stories in the sports business world. 🎙️ Matt Chernoff is joined by sports business insider / super agent Hadley Engelhardt to discuss: ✅ The business machine behind Super Bowl week ✅ The NFL’s projected 2026 salary cap jump (and what media revenue means for players + owners) ✅ ESPN’s major deal to acquire NFL Network and digital assets ✅ The league’s continued push into international markets ✅ College Football Playoff schedule changes for 2026–2027 (and why the calendar keeps growing) ✅ Is the Pro Bowl slowly disappearing? What replaces it in contracts? ✅ The business ripple effects of a potential LeBron James move ✅ Disney’s latest earnings — and where their real profits still come from ✅ Plus: what the Braves could do next as regional sports network uncertainty continues across MLB 📅 New episodes every Wednesday 🎧 Listen anywhere you get your podcasts 📺 Watch on the 680 The Fan YouTube channel — and don’t forget to subscribe! Chapters 00:00 Welcome to Deals & Deadlines 04:46 The business of Super Bowl week 07:47 NFL salary cap projection for 2026 10:32 International expansion + new markets 12:24 CFP schedule changes (2026–2027) 16:51 Is the Pro Bowl going away? 19:39 LeBron’s future and economic impact 24:54 ESPN buys NFL Network + NFL equity stake 26:38 Disney earnings: parks vs. media margins 29:39 Chief Kindness Officer + what’s next… #DealsAndDeadlines#SportsBusiness#NFL#SuperBowl#NFLSalaryCap#ESPN#NFLNetwork#SportsMedia#MediaRights#StreamingSports#Braves#MLB#RegionalSportsNetworks#CFP#CollegeFootballPlayoff#NBA#LeBronJames#Disney#SportsMarketing#SportsEconomy#AgentLife#BusinessOfSports#Podcast#AtlantaSports#680TheFan

<p>Welcome to a new episode of Deals &amp; Deadlines &mdash; where we break down the biggest stories in the sports business world. 🎙️ Matt Chernoff is joined by sports business insider / super agent Hadley Engelhardt to discuss: ✅ The business machine behind Super Bowl week ✅ The NFL&rsquo;s projected 2026 salary cap jump (and what media revenue means for players + owners) ✅ ESPN&rsquo;s major deal to acquire NFL Network and digital assets ✅ The league&rsquo;s continued push into international markets ✅ College Football Playoff schedule changes for 2026&ndash;2027 (and why the calendar keeps growing) ✅ Is the Pro Bowl slowly disappearing? What replaces it in contracts? ✅ The business ripple effects of a potential LeBron James move ✅ Disney&rsquo;s latest earnings &mdash; and where their real profits still come from ✅ Plus: what the Braves could do next as regional sports network uncertainty continues across MLB 📅 New episodes every Wednesday 🎧 Listen anywhere you get your podcasts 📺 Watch on the 680 The Fan YouTube channel &mdash; and don&rsquo;t forget to subscribe! Chapters <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uChshIp2u18" aria-label="0 seconds">00:00</a> Welcome to Deals &amp; Deadlines <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uChshIp2u18&amp;t=286s" aria-label="4 minutes, 46 seconds">04:46</a> The business of Super Bowl week <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uChshIp2u18&amp;t=467s" aria-label="7 minutes, 47 seconds">07:47</a> NFL salary cap projection for 2026 <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uChshIp2u18&amp;t=632s" aria-label="10 minutes, 32 seconds">10:32</a> International expansion + new markets <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uChshIp2u18&amp;t=744s" aria-label="12 minutes, 24 seconds">12:24</a> CFP schedule changes (2026&ndash;2027) <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uChshIp2u18&amp;t=1011s" aria-label="16 minutes, 51 seconds">16:51</a> Is the Pro Bowl going away? <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uChshIp2u18&amp;t=1179s" aria-label="19 minutes, 39 seconds">19:39</a> LeBron&rsquo;s future and economic impact <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uChshIp2u18&amp;t=1494s" aria-label="24 minutes, 54 seconds">24:54</a> ESPN buys NFL Network + NFL equity stake <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uChshIp2u18&amp;t=1598s" aria-label="26 minutes, 38 seconds">26:38</a> Disney earnings: parks vs. media margins <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uChshIp2u18&amp;t=1779s" aria-label="29 minutes, 39 seconds">29:39</a> Chief Kindness Officer + what&rsquo;s next&hellip; <a href="https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/dealsanddeadlines">#DealsAndDeadlines</a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/sportsbusiness">#SportsBusiness</a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/nfl">#NFL</a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/superbowl">#SuperBowl</a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/nflsalarycap">#NFLSalaryCap</a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/espn">#ESPN</a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/nflnetwork">#NFLNetwork</a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/sportsmedia">#SportsMedia</a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/mediarights">#MediaRights</a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/streamingsports">#StreamingSports</a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/braves">#Braves</a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/mlb">#MLB</a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/regionalsportsnetworks">#RegionalSportsNetworks</a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/cfp">#CFP</a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/collegefootballplayoff">#CollegeFootballPlayoff</a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/nba">#NBA</a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/lebronjames">#LeBronJames</a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/disney">#Disney</a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/sportsmarketing">#SportsMarketing</a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/sportseconomy">#SportsEconomy</a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/agentlife">#AgentLife</a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/businessofsports">#BusinessOfSports</a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/podcast">#Podcast</a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/atlantasports">#AtlantaSports</a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/680thefan">#680TheFan</a></p>

"Chuck and Chernoff" with Chuck Oliver and Matt Chernoff airs weekdays from 2-6pm on 680 The Fan, WCNN-AM and the 680 The Fan App. 

<p>"Chuck and Chernoff" with Chuck Oliver and Matt Chernoff airs weekdays from 2-6pm on 680 The Fan, WCNN-AM and the 680 The Fan App. </p>

Chuck and Chernoff

"Chuck and Chernoff" with Chuck Oliver and Matt Chernoff airs weekdays from 3pm to 7pm on 680 The Fan, WCNN-AM.