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The Athletic Football Show: A show about the NFL

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The Athletic’s flagship NFL podcast covers the league like only The Athletic can. Host Robert Mays and co-host Derrik Klassen dive into the biggest stories, break down the Xs and Os, tackle the ins and outs of roster building, follow the details of why we all love this sport, and have plenty of fun along the way, bringing the expertise necessary to cover the NFL at the highest level. Whether it’s happening on the field or behind the scenes, you’ll get an in-depth look at all things NFL on The Athletic Football Show, available wherever you get your podcasts.

Episodes

Canton Court is in session

Inner-circle Hall of Famers are easy to identify. Some guys who have yet to get a call from Canton, however, just need an advocate. They need someone to evaluate their entire career and make their case for the Hall of Fame. They need Robert Mays and Nate Tice and this episode of The Athletic Football Show. The 2023 edition of Canton Court is now in session. Follow Robert on Twitter: @robertmays Follow Nate on Twitter: @Nate_Tice Subscribe to The Athletic Football Show... Apple Spotify YouTube Le...

Jun 14, 202351 minTranscript available on Metacast

Monday Mailbag: The Bengals' Tee Higgins decision, benefits of not traveling your corners, a potential cliff for Aaron Rodgers, and more

The latest installment of The Athletic Football Show mailbag is a doozy. Robert Mays and Nate Tice dish on what they'd do with Tee Higgins if they were Duke Tobin, why it can make sense for elite corners to stick to one side, the possibility that the Aaron Rodgers trade goes deeply wrong for the Jets, and a whole lot more. Follow Robert on Twitter: @robertmays Follow Nate on Twitter: @Nate_Tice Subscribe to The Athletic Football Show... Apple Spotify YouTube Learn more about your ad choices. Vis...

Jun 12, 202355 minTranscript available on Metacast

A trip to fantasy (football) land, with Danny Kelly

Come with me, and you'll be, in a world of fantasy projections... The summer is here, and it's time to start thinking about your fantasy football teams. That's exactly what we do on this episode of The Athletic Football Show. Nate Tice is joined by TAFS executive producer Michael Beller and Danny Kelly from The Ringer to plant some early flags in the fantasy football world.Follow Nate on Twitter: @Nate_Tice Follow Beller on Twitter: @MBeller Follow Danny on Twitter: @DannyBKelly Subscribe to The...

Jun 09, 20231 hr 26 minTranscript available on Metacast

Football GM: NFL’s gambling policy, DeAndre Hopkins visits Titans & more

Following the big news this week regarding the PGA Tour and LIV Golf merger, Mike Sando and Randy Mueller discuss if Saudi billionaires could ever buy into the NFL or create a rival league. Then, they talk about the NFL’s gambling policy and their favorite over/under season win totals. Finally, they discuss DeAndre Hopkins’ visit with the Titans, the Bills’ deal for Leonard Floyd and much more. Follow Mike on Twitter: @SandoNFL Follow Randy on Twitter: @RandyMueller_ Subscribe to The Athletic Fo...

Jun 08, 202357 minTranscript available on Metacast

The 2023 Class of the Hall of Very Good

Welcome to the 2023 edition of The Athletic Football Show's Hall of Very Good. On this episode, Robert Mays and Nate Tice remember eight former NFL'ers who were very good, but, for one reason or another, not quite good enough to warrant Hall of Fame discussion. Let's take a trip down memory lane, shall we? Follow Robert on Twitter: @robertmays Follow Nate on Twitter: @Nate_Tice The 2023 Hall of Very Good Class... Brian Westbrook Priest Holmes Lorenzo Neal Marques Colston Ted Washington John Hend...

Jun 07, 202355 minTranscript available on Metacast

Monday Mailbag: Roster decisions and culture, the next level for Justin Herbert, the Daniel Jones balancing act, and more

Robert Mays and Nate Tice open up the mailbag on this episode of The Athletic Football Show. The guys discuss how teams make hard decisions while building and maintaining culture, what they want to see from Justin Herbert this year, the bed the Giants have made with Daniel Jones' contract, and more. Follow Robert on Twitter: @robertmays Follow Nate on Twitter: @Nate_Tice Subscribe to The Athletic Football Show... Apple Spotify YouTube Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoice...

Jun 05, 202345 minTranscript available on Metacast

The NFL's best edge rushers, with Seth Galina and Steven Ruiz

Wait up, that's Nate Tice's music!!! With Robert Mays on his honeymoon, Nate takes over as the host on this episode of The Athletic Football Show. Seth Galina of PFF and Steven Ruiz of The Ringer join Nate to break down the state of the EDGE position leaguewide, with a specific focus on rushing the passer, going into the 2023 season. Follow Nate on Twitter: @Nate_Tice Follow Seth on Twitter: @pff_seth Follow Steven on Twitter: @theStevenRuiz Subscribe to The Athletic Football Show... Apple Spoti...

Jun 02, 20231 hr 22 minTranscript available on Metacast

Football GM: Aaron Rodgers speaks out, potential DeAndre Hopkins landing spots, Jimmy G’s contract & more

Mike Sando and Randy Mueller talk about DeAndre Hopkins’ release, what’s going on with the Cardinals and potential landing spots for the WR. Then, they get into The Athletic’s exclusive interview with Aaron Rodgers on his final years in Green Bay. They also discuss Jimmy G’s contract, Tua Tagovailoa’s offseason workouts and much more. Follow Mike on Twitter: @SandoNFL Follow Randy on Twitter: @RandyMueller_ Subscribe to The Athletic Football Show... Apple Spotify YouTube 1:58 Cardinals release D...

Jun 01, 202354 minTranscript available on Metacast

The 2023 NFL Roster Reset with Mina Kimes

Outside of a move here or there over the next couple months, we know what all 32 teams in the NFL will look like come Week 1. So...who has the best roster? Who has the worst roster? Who has the best offensive depth chart? What about the defensive side of the ball? Who had the best offseason? Who had a sneaky good offseason? Robert Mays and Nate Tice welcome Mina Kimes from ESPN to answer all those questions on this episode of The Athletic Football Show. Follow Robert on Twitter: @robertmays Foll...

May 31, 20231 hr 22 minTranscript available on Metacast

Monday Mailbag: The Seahawks' offensive ceiling, Super Bowl windows, NBA players we'd love to see in the NFL, and more

Kick off your week with The Athletic Football Show's Monday Mailbag. In this edition, Robert Mays and Nate Tice kick around the idea of the Seahawks as a top-five offense, consider the meaning of a Super Bowl window, and highlight some offenses that could see a leap this season thanks to a new voice in the room. Nate also gets to name about 10 NBA players he'd like to see in the NFL! Follow Robert on Twitter: @robertmays Follow Nate on Twitter: @Nate_Tice Subscribe to The Athletic Football Show....

May 29, 202355 minTranscript available on Metacast

The 2023 Non-Quarterback Draft

OK, with quarterbacks selected, it's time to move on to our non-quarterback draft for 2023. The premise is the same. Which player do you most want on your team for the next three years, taking into account his current contract status? Robert Mays, Nate Tice and Yahoo's Charles McDonald make the selections in this five-round, 15-player exercise. Follow Robert on Twitter: @robertmays Follow Nate on Twitter: @Nate_Tice Follow Charles on Twitter: @FourVerts Subscribe to The Athletic Football Show......

May 26, 20231 hr 2 minTranscript available on Metacast

Football GM: Pressure points around the NFL, remembering Jim Brown, Tom Brady’s ownership stake in Raiders & more

Mike Sando and Randy Mueller begin the show by examining various pressure points for several teams around the league and who will be on the spot the most come September. Then, they reflect on the passing of Jim Brown and his legacy on and off the field. Plus, they discuss Tom Brady’s ownership stake in the Raiders, the NFL league meetings and much more. Follow Mike on Twitter: @SandoNFL Follow Randy on Twitter: @RandyMueller_ Subscribe to The Athletic Football Show... Apple Spotify YouTube 1:23 ...

May 25, 202357 minTranscript available on Metacast

The 2023 Quarterback Draft

It's time for one of our favorite episodes of the year...the Quarterback Draft! The question is simple: Which quarterback would you want leading your franchise for the next three years? And yes, his contract matters. Robert Mays, Nate Tice and friend of the show Derrik Klassen are our drafters in this five-round, 15-pick exercise. Let's do this! Follow Robert on Twitter: @robertmays Follow Nate on Twitter: @Nate_Tice Follow Derrik on Twitter: @QBKlass Subscribe to The Athletic Football Show... A...

May 24, 20232 hr 50 minTranscript available on Metacast

Monday Mailbag: The Dolphins' speed, preseason darlings, fast-food rankings, and more

Robert Mays and Nate Tice are back for another session of the Monday Mailbag on this episode of The Athletic Football Show. The guys discuss the Dolphins' team speed, previous preseason darlings and offensive coaching changes. They also rank fast-food joints and wonder how many bad teams you'd have to combine to get a team as good as the Chiefs. Follow Robert on Twitter: @robertmays Follow Nate on Twitter: @Nate_Tice Subscribe to The Athletic Football Show... Apple Spotify YouTube Learn more abo...

May 22, 202358 minTranscript available on Metacast

Familiar Faces in New Places: 2023 Defensive Coordinators Edition

Jim Schwartz, Brian Flores, Steve Wilks...these are familiar faces around the NFL. Those faces, however, are in new places this season. How will they, and the other veteran DCs with new jobs, affect the defenses they now run? Robert Mays and Nate Tice break it down on this episode of The Athletic Football Show. Follow Robert on Twitter: @robertmays Follow Nate on Twitter: @Nate_Tice Subscribe to The Athletic Football Show... Apple Spotify YouTube This episode is brought to you by... BetterHelp: ...

May 19, 202357 minTranscript available on Metacast

Football GM: Difficult GM decisions, Justin Fields’ involvement in Bears draft, checking in on the worst teams from 2022 & more

Before diving into NFL offseason news, Mike Sando and Randy Mueller check in on the NBA playoffs and big decisions facing GMs. Then, they talk about Justin Fields’ involvement in the Bears’ draft and how we feel now about the teams with the worst records in 2022. They wrap with a packed GM Notebook involving the Commanders, the AFC East, the Jaguars in London and more. Follow Mike on Twitter: @SandoNFL Follow Randy on Twitter: @RandyMueller_ Subscribe to The Athletic Football Show... Apple Spoti...

May 18, 202359 minTranscript available on Metacast

2022 Cold Takes Revisited

Everyone in the sports yammering business is going to have a prediction or two go wrong. Not everyone, however, is going to try to learn from those predictions gone wrong. Guess TAFS is just built different. Robert Mays and Nate Tice trot out their cold takes from 2022, and sort through what they can learn from them, on this episode of The Athletic Football Show. Follow Robert on Twitter: @robertmays Follow Nate on Twitter: @Nate_Tice Subscribe to The Athletic Football Show... Apple Spotify YouT...

May 17, 20231 hr 14 minTranscript available on Metacast

Monday Mailbag: Sad AFC quarterback futures, swapping coaching staffs, the infrastructure around Bryce Young, and more

Robert Mays and Nate Tice open up the TAFS mailbag on this episode of The Athletic Football Show. The guys discuss the saddest future possible for this class of superstar QBs, how certain bad teams might look if they could trade coaching staffs with good teams, the infrastructure around Bryce Young in his rookie season, and more. Follow Robert on Twitter: @robertmays Follow Nate on Twitter: @Nate_Tice Subscribe to The Athletic Football Show... Apple Spotify YouTube This episode is brought to you...

May 15, 20231 hr 10 minTranscript available on Metacast

The 12 most valuable types of contracts in the NFL

It's the episode of The Athletic Football Show that host Robert Mays calls "endearingly chaotic." What are the most valuable types of contracts in the NFL? Which type of player on which type of deal is most beneficial for a team to have? Robert and Nate Tice dive into that topic for the next hour. Things get appropriately silly on this one. Follow Robert on Twitter: @robertmays Follow Nate on Twitter: @Nate_Tice Subscribe to The Athletic Football Show... Apple Spotify YouTube Learn more about yo...

May 12, 20231 hr 6 minTranscript available on Metacast

Football GM: Best draft fits, Packers’ homegrown defense, detailing Lamar Jackson’s deal & more

How do NFL teams determine the best draft fits? Mike Sando and Randy Mueller discuss the process and which players from this year’s class may work best with their new team. Then, they examine the first-round picks on the Packers’ defense, Lamar Jackson’s contract details and the latest in the Matt Araiza case. They wrap with another round of the GM Notebook and a question involving the luxury tax in sports. Follow Mike on Twitter: @SandoNFL Follow Randy on Twitter: @RandyMueller_ Subscribe to Th...

May 11, 20231 hr 4 minTranscript available on Metacast

Power ranking the NFC QB situations—and what that means for 2023

The AFC has Patrick Mahomes, Josh Allen, Joe Burrow, Lamar Jackson, Justin Herbert, Trevor Lawrence, Aaron Rodgers, Tua Tagovailoa and Deshaun Watson. The NFC has Jalen Hurts, Dak Prescott and...Kirk Cousins? Geno Smith? Matthew Stafford? Derek Carr? Justin Fields? No matter how you look at it, massive imbalance in quarterback quality exists between the two conferences. Robert Mays and Nate Tice discuss what that means for the NFC in the short and long term on this episode of The Athletic Footba...

May 10, 20231 hr 9 minTranscript available on Metacast

Mailbag Monday: Hall of Fame running backs, tight end value, the Colts' offense with Anthony Richardson, and more

Robert Mays and Nate Tice are going to open up the TAFS mailbag every Monday for the next couple months, and it all starts right here. The guys discuss the new path for running backs to the Hall of Fame, the value of the tight end position, the look of the Colts' offense with Anthony Richardson at the helm, and a whole lot more. Follow Robert on Twitter: @robertmays Follow Nate on Twitter: @Nate_Tice Subscribe to The Athletic Football Show... Apple Spotify YouTube Learn more about your ad choice...

May 08, 20231 hr 14 minTranscript available on Metacast

What roster holes remain after the 2023 NFL Draft?

The heady days of free agency are in the rear-view mirror. The draft is over. Yet, there are still roster moves to be made across the NFL this offseason. Robert Mays and Nate Tice detail what the moves they're still waiting to see teams make on this episode of The Athletic Football Show. Follow Robert on Twitter: @robertmays Follow Nate on Twitter: @Nate_Tice Subscribe to The Athletic Football Show... Apple Spotify YouTube This episode is brought to you by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try a...

May 05, 20231 hr 8 minTranscript available on Metacast

Football GM: Takeaways from the 2023 NFL Draft, Jordan Love’s contract, fifth-year option lessons & more

Mike Sando officially welcomes Randy Mueller to The Athletic staff as they examine their top takeaways from the 2023 NFL Draft. They talk about Anthony Richardson, Jalin Hyatt and more before revisiting Randy’s top 10 players and where they were selected. Then, they discuss Jordan Love’s contract extension, the fifth-year option and the Eagles-Cardinals tampering case. Follow Mike on Twitter: @SandoNFL Follow Randy on Twitter: @RandyMueller_ Subscribe to The Athletic Football Show... Apple Spoti...

May 04, 202359 minTranscript available on Metacast

Prospects to Pros: 2023 NFL Draft superlatives + way-too-early 2024 mock draft

Which teams had the best draft? What was the biggest surprise? Who was drafted higher and lower than expected? Which player and team is the best fit? Andy Staples and Dane Brugler answer all of the 2023 NFL Draft superlatives. Then, it’s never too early to look ahead to 2024. Dane reveals the top prospects he’s watching in next year’s draft. Follow Andy on Twitter: @Andy_Staples Follow Dane on Twitter: @dpbrugler Subscribe to The Athletic Football Show... Apple Spotify YouTube 1:15 Teams that ha...

May 03, 202349 minTranscript available on Metacast

Message in a roster: What NFL teams told us about themselves this offseason

Teams will tell you exactly what they think of themselves by the moves they make in the offseason, culminating in the picks they make in the draft. Robert Mays and Nate Tice decipher what teams have told us about themselves this offseason on this episode of The Athletic Football Show. Follow Robert on Twitter: @robertmays Follow Nate on Twitter: @Nate_Tice Subscribe to The Athletic Football Show... Apple Spotify YouTube This episode is brought to you by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at b...

May 02, 20231 hr 21 minTranscript available on Metacast

2023 NFL Draft: Day three thoughts, favorite overall draft hauls, favorite fits, and more

Robert Mays, Nate Tice and Dane Brugler wrap up draft weekend on this episode of The Athletic Football Show. The guys discuss the biggest news from day three, including the Eagles' acquisition of D'Andre Swift and their move to get Kelee Ringo, their favorite overall draft hauls, best fits, favorite moments, and a whole lot more. Follow Robert on Twitter: @robertmays Follow Nate on Twitter: @Nate_Tice Follow Dane on Twitter: @dpbrugler Subscribe to The Athletic Football Show... Apple Spotify You...

Apr 30, 20231 hr 23 minTranscript available on Metacast

2023 NFL Draft, Round 3 pick-by-pick analysis

Robert Mays, Nate Tice and Dane Brugler break down every pick in the third round of the 2023 NFL Draft live from Kansas City. The guys discuss Hendon Hooker to the Titans, a new receiver for Daniel Jones, Darnell Washington's slide to Pittsburgh, and a whole lot more. Follow Robert on Twitter: @robertmays Follow Nate on Twitter: @Nate_Tice Follow Dane on Twitter: @dpbrugler Subscribe to The Athletic Football Show... Apple Spotify YouTube Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adcho...

Apr 29, 20232 hr 59 minTranscript available on Metacast

2023 NFL Draft, Round 2 pick-by-pick analysis

Robert Mays, Nate Tice and Dane Brugler break down every pick in the second round of the 2023 NFL Draft live from Kansas City. The guys dig into Will Levis, Michael Mayer, new pass-catchers in Green Bay, and a whole lot more. Follow Robert on Twitter: @robertmays Follow Nate on Twitter: @Nate_Tice Follow Dane on Twitter: @dpbrugler Subscribe to The Athletic Football Show... Apple Spotify YouTube Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apr 29, 20233 hr 47 minTranscript available on Metacast

2023 NFL Draft Round 1, picks 21-31: Quentin Johnston to Felix Anudike-Uzomah

Robert Mays, Nate Tice and Dane Brugler bring home the first round of the 2023 NFL Draft on this episode, reacting to picks 21 through 31. It begins with a run on receivers, and ends with the rich—most notably the Bills, Bengals and Eagles—getting richer. Follow Robert on Twitter: @robertmays Follow Nate on Twitter: @Nate_Tice Follow Dane on Twitter: @dpbrugler Subscribe to The Athletic Football Show... Apple Spotify YouTube Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apr 28, 20231 hr 28 minTranscript available on Metacast
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