Andrew Brandt

Andrew Brandt leverages extensive experience as an NFL executive, player agent, and media analyst to provide critical insights into the sports business world. After successfully representing notable NFL athletes including Boomer Esiason, Matt Hasselbeck, and Ricky Williams as a player agent, Andrew Brandt went on to establish a distinguished career combining legal expertise with hands-on sports management. His early experience as a player agent provided him with a deep understanding of player negotiations and the intricate economics of professional football. In 1991, Brandt expanded his executive portfolio by becoming the first General Manager of the Barcelona Dragons in the World League of American Football, a pioneering role that further broadened his international sports management experience.

Since 2013, he has been a contributing writer for Sports Illustrated, authoring a regular ‘Business of Football’ column that unpacks the complex financial and legal aspects of the league. He further extends his analysis as the host of ‘The Business of Sports’ podcast and publishes a weekly newsletter, ‘The Sunday Seven,’ reaching a dedicated readership of industry professionals and fans. Currently, Brandt is the Executive Director of the Moorad Center for the Study of Sports Law at Villanova University, a leading academic institution dedicated to analyzing legal and business issues within the sports industry. In 2025, he will further apply his expertise by joining the University of Louisville Athletics as a consultant for student-athlete contracts, advising on the collegiate sports’ new era of revenue sharing and student-athlete empowerment.

His diverse background, spanning legal representation, team management, media analysis, and academia, positions him as a preeminent voice in the evolving landscape of sports business.