Welcome back to The Varsity, my twice-weekly private email on the people who run your favorite sports and all the deals they cut. I am writing today from my hometown of Washington, D.C., where most of the local NFL fans are still feeling good despite a 17-point loss to the Bucs. After all, Dan Snyder is no longer running the team. Let’s see how long the Josh Harris honeymoon lasts…

Did you hear WNBA commish Cathy Engelbert on the Varsity pod this weekend? She laid out a roadmap for how her league will capitalize on this season’s Caitlin Clark-driven momentum. (I’ll be running an edited transcript of our conversation later this week.) Meanwhile, The Washington Post’s Ben Strauss joins the pod on Wednesday, and Premier Lacrosse League founder Paul Rabil will be our Sunday guest. Make sure you subscribe here. Remember: This is a Marchand-free safe space.

Let’s get to it…

1. Brady’s debut: Tom Brady’s maiden voyage in the Fox broadcast booth has elicited a plethora of strong reactions. Many of my friends thought he was terrible, but colleagues in the business were...