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The Athletic’s flagship NFL podcast covers the league like only The Athletic can. Host Robert Mays and co-hosts Derrik Klassen and Dave Helman dive into the biggest stories, break down the Xs and Os, and tackle the ins and outs of roster building. They meticulously 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. You want year-round draft coverage? You'll get that here, too, with draft expert Dane Brugler. 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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Aug 11, 2023 • 1h 58min
AFC South Preview
Robert Mays and Nate Tice kick off The Athletic Football Show's division preview series with the AFC South. Are the Jaguars ready to take the next step and become true contenders in the conference? How excited should we be about Anthony Richardson? Is the page-turning inevitable for the Titans? And what defines success for DeMeco Ryans, C.J. Stroud, and the Texans this season? The guys dig into all those questions, and a whole lot more, on this episode of The Athletic Football Show.Follow Robert on Twitter: @robertmaysFollow Nate on Twitter: @Nate_TiceSubscribe to The Athletic Football Show...AppleSpotifyYouTubeThe Football 100, the definitive ranking of the NFL’s best 100 players of all time, goes on sale this fall. Pre-order it here.Sign up for a one-dollar-per-month trial period at shopify.com/mays. Go to shopify.com/mays to take your business to the next level today. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Aug 10, 2023 • 48min
Football GM: Hard Knocks Jets, Johnny Manziel, Dalvin Cook, Zack Martin & more camp notes
Mike Sando is on the road covering training camps, and he and the GM Randy Mueller have both watched the Hard Knocks premiere. What are their takeaways? And what about a GM's take on the Johnny Manziel documentary? All that plus Zack Martin's holdout, Dalvin Cook, the Commanders and tons more camp notes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Aug 9, 2023 • 1h 9min
Prospects to Pros: 2024 QB class early look, Caleb Williams, Drake Maye & more
Prospects to Pros returns with your go-to show for all things NFL Draft, from now until Mr. Irrelevant is called in 2024. Nate Tice joins the show as host this year as he and Dane Brugler kick things off with an overview of the QB class and the players at the top. How good are Caleb Williams, Drake Maye and Quinn Ewers compared to previous classes?YouTube - https://youtu.be/xkwVbSA2AccSponsored by Shopify - Sign up for a one-dollar-per-month trial period at shopify.com/mays. Go to shopify.com/mays to take your business to the next level today. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Aug 7, 2023 • 1h 29min
Predicting the top-10 defenses for the 2023 NFL season
Robert Mays and Nate Tice wrapped up last week by predicting the coming season's top-10 offenses. They start this week by flipping to the other side of the ball to predict the top-10 defenses on this episode of The Athletic Football Show.Follow Robert on Twitter: @robertmaysFollow Nate on Twitter: @Nate_TiceSubscribe to The Athletic Football Show...AppleSpotifyYouTubeThe Football 100, the definitive ranking of the NFL’s best 100 players of all time, goes on sale this fall. Pre-order it here.Sign up for a one-dollar-per-month trial period at shopify.com/mays. Go to shopify.com/mays to take your business to the next level today. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Aug 5, 2023 • 59min
TAFS Goes Camping, Vol. 2: Falcons, Panthers and Jaguars
Training camp rolls on, as does Robert Mays' travels around the country. In Volume 2 of TAFS Goes Camping, Robert visits with Falcons beat writer Josh Kendall, Panthers beat writer Joe Person and John Shipley, publisher of the Jaguar Report at SI.com.Follow Robert on Twitter: @robertmaysFollow Joe on Twitter: @josephpersonFollow Josh on Twitter: @JoshTheAthleticFollow John on Twitter: @_John_Shipley and @JaguarReportSubscribe to The Athletic Football Show...AppleSpotifyYouTubeThe Football 100, the definitive ranking of the NFL’s best 100 players of all time, goes on sale this fall. Pre-order it here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Aug 4, 2023 • 1h 39min
Predicting the top-10 offenses of 2023
If Robert Mays and Nate Tice are right, this is going to be a great year to watch offenses in the NFL. The guys had more trouble than ever whittling their predicted lists of the league's top-10 offenses down to 10. So who made their respective cuts? Find out on this episode of The Athletic Football Show.Follow Robert on Twitter: @robertmaysFollow Nate on Twitter: @Nate_TiceSubscribe to The Athletic Football Show...AppleSpotifyYouTubeThe Football 100, the definitive ranking of the NFL’s best 100 players of all time, goes on sale this fall. Pre-order it here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Aug 3, 2023 • 1h 4min
Football GM: Why Herbert is Tier 1, Payton vs. Rodgers, Irsay vs. Taylor & more camp topics
Mike Sando and the GM Randy Mueller bring you some more intel inside QB Tiers 2023, why Justin Herbert was ranked so high, Russell Wilson being ranked so low and more before digging into Sean Payton's recent comments that didn't sit well with Aaron Rodgers, Jonathan Taylor's unhappiness with the Colts, plus Joe Burrow's injury. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Aug 2, 2023 • 1h 24min
The 12 guys who can swing the 2023 NFL season
Any reasonable NFL observer saw a wide range of realistic outcomes for Jalen Hurts one year ago at this time. Hurts ended up playing like an MVP, and the Eagles nearly won the Super Bowl. Who could be this year's version of Hurts? In other words, who are 2023's biggest wild cards? Robert Mays and Bill Barnwell of ESPN offer up their candidates on this episode of The Athletic Football Show.Follow Robert on Twitter: @robertmaysFollow Mike on Twitter: @billbarnwellSubscribe to The Athletic Football Show...AppleSpotifyYouTubeThe Football 100, the definitive ranking of the NFL’s best 100 players of all time, goes on sale this fall. Pre-order it here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Aug 1, 2023 • 1h 2min
2023 Quarterback Tiers with Mike Sando
It's one of our favorite episodes of The Athletic Football Show every year. From Patrick Mahomes to Gardner Minshew, Robert Mays and Mike Sando walk through how the league's power brokers view the players at the sport's most important position.Follow Robert on Twitter: @robertmaysFollow Mike on Twitter: @SandoNFLSubscribe to The Athletic Football Show...AppleSpotifyYouTubeThe Football 100, the definitive ranking of the NFL’s best 100 players of all time, goes on sale this fall. Pre-order it here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jul 31, 2023 • 57min
A conversation with Houston Texans head coach DeMeco Ryans, and a check-in from Dolphins camp with Marcel Louis-Jacques
Robert Mays has flipped coasts since the last episode of The Athletic Football Show, but the work of training camp doesn't take a break. On this episode of The Athletic Football Show, Robert chats with DeMeco Ryans as he gets set to begin his tenure as the head coach of the Houston Texans. Then, Marcel Louis-Jacques of ESPN joins Robert to break down one of the most intriguing teams of 2023...the Miami Dolphins.Follow Robert on Twitter: @robertmaysFollow Marcel on Twitter: @Marcel_LJSubscribe to The Athletic Football Show...AppleSpotifyYouTubeThe Football 100, the definitive ranking of the NFL’s best 100 players of all time, goes on sale this fall. Pre-order it here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.


