Adam Levitan sits down with former member of the Colorado House of Representatives and former Speaker of the House, Alec Garnett, to discuss the gambling implications from recent legislation and regulations across the United States.

In this episode, we discuss:

- What are the changes to the gambling tax from the new bill

- How small, late amendments are added to bills

- Why fantasy football for money in California is under threat

- Explaining Illinois’ “Per-Bet Tax” and what it means for consumers

- Who are the biggest winners from the new legislation and regulations

Timestamps:

0:00 - Intro

1:31 - The Gambling Tax Changes from Trump’s “Big, Beautiful Bill”

5:58 - Why Were The Changes Made?

14:36 - California’s Attorney General’s New Stance on Fantasy Sports for Money

23:01 - Illinois’ New “Per Bet” Tax on Sports Betting Operators

34:19 - Adam’s “Legislations If He Were King”

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Adam Levitan and Evan Silva return for a post-4th of July roundup of all the NFL news, including the blockbuster trade that saw Aaron Rodgers get another weapon in Pittsburgh and brought Darren Waller out of retirement.

In this episode, we discuss:

- Which player has knocked Saquan Barkley off of Evan's #1 spot on his Top 150?

- Why Evan believes this Running Back stands to benefit most from Jonnu Smith being traded to the Steelers.

- Is this the year to fade Travis Kelce?

- Updates on how Jordan Addison and Rashee Rice's legal cases might impact their fantasy outlooks

- What can we realistically expect from Tyler Warren's rookie year?

Timestamps:

0:00 - Intro

1:31 - Jonnu Smith Trade Impact on Miami

13:25 - Jonnu Smith Trade Impact on Pittsburgh

16:07 - Rashee Rice Faces “No Limitations”

19:01 - Andy Reid Open to Resting Travis Kelce

21:37 - Tyler Warren Sees Plenty of Action in Colts Practices

25:45 - Travis Hunter Loading Up on Offensive Workload

29:35 - Jordan Addison Trial Date Set

30:53 - Christian Watson Back Running After January ACL Tear

33:06 - MarShawn Lloyd Easing Back From Injury-Marred Rookie Season

34:47 - Giants Offseason Quarterback Rotations

36:19 - Jahmyr Gibbs

40:32 - George Kittle

42:33 - Tetairoa McMillan

44:04 - Jaguars RBs (Etienne, Tuten, Bigsby)

46:50 - David Njoku

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This 4th of July week, ETR presents a simulcast from across the Establish The Run Podcast network with the Establish The Edge Fantasy Football podcast's yearly offseason projection series.

Each year, Leone takes the deepest of deep dives into every player in every team in every division of football, discussing and providing projections in the most in-depth fantasy football preview possible. In this show, Leone is joined by his yearly preview companion, Ben Gretch, to break down the AFC South for all players who are serious about their fantasy football.

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Adam Levitan, Mark Dankenbring and Jack Miller go through the NFL team-by-team to analyze the offensive environments for each team, ranking them into tiers from best to worst.

In this episode, we discuss:

- How much does the Ben Johnson move impact both Chicago and Detroit?

- Which teams suffer the most from a lack of output concentration?

- Did Kliff Kingsbury do enough to shake off his fraud tag?

- How much of a penalty will Offensive Coordinator instability cost teams?

- Where will New England’s offensive upgrades land them in the tier list

Timestamps:

0:00 - Intro

2:31 - Arizona Cardinals

4:34 - Atlanta Falcons

7:01 - Baltimore Ravens

8:47 - Buffalo Bills

10:47 - Carolina Panthers

13:08 - Chicago Bears

15:45 - Cincinnati Bengals

17:33 - Cleveland Browns

20:01 - Dallas Cowboys

22:17 - Denver Broncos

25:08 - Detroit Lions

26:52 - Green Bay Packers

29:13 - Houston Texans

32:27 - Indianapolis Colts

34:31 - Jacksonville Jaguars

37:00 - Kansas City Chiefs

40:10 - Los Angeles Rams

42:05 - Los Angeles Chargers

44:00 - Las Vegas Raiders

46:33 - Miami Dolphins

48:32 - Minnesota Vikings

50:16 - New England Patriots

52:35 - New Orleans Saints

55:17 - New York Giants

57:02 - Philadelphia Eagles

58:38 - New York Jets

1:01:06 - Pittsburgh Steelers

1:03:10 - Seattle Seahawks

1:05:51 - San Francisco 49ers

1:07:46 - Tampa Bay Buccaneers

1:10:07 - Tennessee Titans

1:11:50 - Washington Commanders

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Former Los Angeles Chargers and current Washington Commanders Running Back Austin Ekeler joins Adam Levitan and the ETR Football podcast to answer a lot of the hottest questions around the NFL and Fantasy Football, as well as promote his 2025 Charity Fantasy Football League, where you can enter for the chance to win huge prizes like signed game-worn cleats, a championship ring and much more.

For more information on the Austin Ekeler Charity Fantasy Football League and the Austin Ekeler Foundation, hit this link: https://charitydraft.com/austin-ekeler-fantasy-football-charity-league/⁠

In this episode, we discuss:
- How professional Running Backs respond to "Running Backs don't matter"?

- How do players in the NFL see fantasy football?

- Would Austin let his children play football?

- Should you care about off-season depth charts?

- What does he think of the NFL's swing back to favoring the running game?

Timestamps:

0:00 - Intro

0:52 - Explaining The Run/Pass Swing

4:32 - How NFL Players See Fantasy Football

7:18 - Austin’s Charity Fantasy Football League

9:40 - Responding to “Running Backs don’t matter”

14:33 - How Injuries Are Shaping Football’s Future

16:26 - Thoughts On The Guardian Cap

17:47 - How Much Off-Season Depth Charts Correlate To Game Time

20:06 - Establishing Guaranteed Contracts in The NFL

21:56 - Listener Questions

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Adam Levitan looks at the most interesting risers & fallers in average draft position from the last seven days. Is he buying or selling these players at their new prices?

Show Notes

In this episode, we discuss:

• Emeka Egbuka

• Last-round WRs

• Jaylin Noel

• Terry McLaurin

• Tons more

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Adam Levitan and Evan Silva take a look at their favorite NFL Futures bets on the market right now alongside ESPN's Tyler Fulghum.

In this episode, we discuss:
- Which surprise second-year player does Evan believe can lead the league in passing yards?

- Why the 49ers could lead the NFL in wins in 2025?

- Has the Lions bubble burst already?

- Are we all too low on the Dallas Cowboys?

- How badly will the vibes in Cincinnati impact the team's on-field performance?

Timestamps:

0:00 - Intro

3:11 - Minnesota Vikings

7:40 - Detroit Lions

9:59 - Dallas Cowboys

15:25 - Carolina Panthers

17:29 - New Orleans Saints

19:03 - San Francisco 49ers

24:51 - Cincinnati Bengals

27:52 - New England Patriots

32:01 - Tennessee Titans

34:12 - Michael Penix

37:26 - Week One Opening Lines

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