NIL in HS Sports, Chris Egan near death experience and alternative to Dylan Moore | Daily Puck Drop

On Friday’s, August 15,  Daily Puck Drop, Jason “Puck” Puckett is joinedJon Manley, prep reporter for  the Tacoma News-Tribune discussing NIL in high school sports and Chris Egan, KING 5, is here for his weekly visit. No Jim Moore on this Friday as he is moving his kids back to college. 

Today’s show opens with Puck discussing the Mariners disaster against Baltimore. The series was filled with terrible offense and mental mistakes and Puck shares what he wants to see from the Seahawks second preseason game against the Kansas City Chiefs. 

Puck is joined by Jon Manley, preps reporter for the Tacoma News-Tribune, who broke the story involving two Tacoma based high school football stars, Lincoln’s Sione Kaho and Mount Tahoma’s Elijah Durr, who have singed a Name, Image and Likeness deal with a local restaurant in Tacoma. What’s the future of NIL in high school and what are the concerns moving forward?

Chris Egan, KING 5, is back! Egan has been at a fishing lodge in Alaska for the past week and comes back refreshed and ready to go. Egan details his fishing adventures and how much fun it was to get away.  Egan and Puck react to the Tacoma News-Tribune story on NIL in high school sports. Egan shares his concerns and issues with NIL being involved at this level.  Egan also breaks news in regards to KING 5’s Big Game of the Week and the change that fans will see this year. 

Puck recaps his Puck’s Posse shows from this week, The SportsPit with Steve Sandmeyer & Matt “Stretch” Johnson, “KJ-Arent’s” with Mitch Levy and our MLB Insider show with Ryan Divish from the Seattle Times. 

“In Other News…” Brewers fans get burgers, punishment for Michigan football, Matt Stafford health, WSU QB decision 

Puck wraps up the show with “Hey, What the Puck!?”  Name, Image and Likeness seems like a good idea in high school sports until it isn’t. 

(1:00) Puck discusses the disaster of the Baltimore series and preview 

(9:45) Jon Manley, prep reporter, Tacoma News-Tribune on NIL in HS sports 

(19:45) Chris Egan, KING 5 

(53:46) “The Scout” 

(1:10:00) Puck’s Posse Show Wrap-Up 

(1:15:00) “In Other News…” 

(1:20:53)  “Hey, What the Puck!?”