Short and to the Point: Will Brinson on Aaron Rodgers, Taylor Swift, grass vs turf, and more

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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