SHOULD THE NFL MOVE TO 18 GAME REGULAR SEASONS & MARK CUBAN REGRETS SELLING THE DALLAS MAVERICKS!

NFL owners are actively pushing for an 18-game regular season, reducing preseason games from three to two and adding an extra bye week. The primary motivation is financial, with an estimated $1 billion in additional revenue for the league. This move is also seen as a way for owners to demand more from players who are receiving increasingly larger contracts.

Maurice Clarrett states, 'The average owner for regular season games profits between 8.5 to $10 million... I seen a billion dollars in additional revenue for the league.' He adds, 'these owners are saying, 'Hey man, we're going to demand more out of you because we obviously paying you guys more.''

Mark Cuban publicly expressed regret not about selling the Dallas Mavericks, but about 'who I sold it to.' The new majority owners, the Adena and Deont families, were reportedly more interested in building a casino than in the basketball team itself. This shift in priority, coupled with decisions like the potential departure of Luka Doncic, has led Cuban, who remains a minority owner, to reportedly explore options to buy the team back.

Cuban stated, 'I don't regret selling. I regret who I sold it to. I made a lot of mistakes in the process.' Maurice Clarrett notes, 'these people were more interested in building the casino than really getting the team and running the team.' Mace adds that Cuban 'was even making a play... to try and get some investors to buy it back.'

The Dallas Cowboys are employing a strategic financial approach by using a non-exclusive franchise tag for George Pickens, guaranteeing him $27.3 million for the 2026 season, while CD Lamb is on a long-term $136 million deal. This allows Jerry Jones to evaluate Pickens' performance and commitment without a long-term contract, especially given the team's history of high player salaries without championship success. Players typically dislike franchise tags due to injury risk.

Mace describes the franchise tag as 'genius for Jerry Jones' to 'save money' and 'see what this [player] going to do this year if I give this [player] his long-term contract.' He highlights the Jones family's frustration: '30 something years without a championship and everybody gets paid.'

A.J. Brown's 'distracting force' and 'antics'—including public comments, crying for the ball, and perceived innuendos—have created a 'cancerous' locker room environment for the Philadelphia Eagles. Despite his talent, his behavior is seen as detrimental to team cohesion and focus, potentially forcing the Eagles to consider moving on from him.

Maurice Clarrett states, 'he was so much of a distracting force... with all the antics, the crying for the ball, the innuendos.' Mace adds, 'he thinks that everybody is a problem to him.'

Team USA's decision to exclude highly popular collegiate stars Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese from its initial WNBA training camp roster is criticized as a significant marketing misstep. While an insider suggested it's normal for players to rotate for evaluation, the panel argues that the WNBA, as a developing brand, should capitalize on 'who's hot' to generate publicity and expand its audience, rather than strictly adhering to traditional 'earning their deal' protocols.

Maurice Clarrett states, 'they dropped the ball significantly' and that Clark and Reese are 'synonymous with modernday women's sports.' Mace emphasizes, 'the team just is going to get more publicity' with them, and it's 'a part of marketing this WNBA to a bigger audience.'