‘“I understand why you’re asking it,” McDermott says. “Through the natural flow of business in the NFL, guys come and go. To me, big picture here, it’s really about more than football, with the relationships you’re able to build through football. This business is tough. It’s transactional at some points. We try our best to make it more transformational here to the best of our abilities. But that transactional piece is undefeated.’