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Executive Producer and Showrunner, The Athletic Football Show. Fan of The Band and the Stones. On, Wisconsin.
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The only way the Vikings sign Aaron Rodgers is if JJ McCarthy's surgically repaired knee is filled with pudding.

🎧 The Athletic Football show, FA day one recap πŸŽ™οΈ @robertmays.bsky.social and @qbklass.bsky.social 😲 The Seahawks remake their team πŸ’ͺ The Commanders swoop in for Laremy Tunsil πŸ‘ Favorite moves πŸ€” Surprising signings And more! podfollow.com/the-athletic...

Excited for free agency? We are, too! @robertmays.bsky.social and @qbklass.bsky.social previewed the week ahead on the last two episodes of The Athletic Football Show. Offense: podfollow.com/the-athletic... Defense: podfollow.com/the-athletic...

The Athletic Football Show's Most Interesting Teams of the Offseason, episode three ⬇️ πŸ… @pauldehnerjr.bsky.social on the Bengals 🧊 @aleclewis.bsky.social on the Vikings 🏈 @chadgraff.bsky.social on the Patriots Check out their conversations with @robertmays.bsky.social: podfollow.com/the-athletic...

@cjmoorehoops.bsky.social Badgers top 10 in the top-25 column on Monday, let’s ride.

🎧 The Athletic Football Show πŸŽ™οΈ @robertmays.bsky.social and @qbklass.bsky.social πŸ€” Biggest questions of the offseason 🎠 The QB carousel πŸ… Can the Bengals fix their defense? πŸ¦¬πŸ§€ How can Bills/Packers get over the hump? ↔️ Do we get a big pass-rusher trade? And more! podfollow.com/the-athletic...

🎧 The Athletic Football Show πŸŽ™οΈ @robertmays.bsky.social and Dane Brugler πŸ“ Dane's post-Super Bowl Top 100 πŸ€” Travis Hunter, Abdul Carter, and then... 🏈 Who is QB3? πŸ“ˆ Biggest risers since November 🟦 How high does Ashton Jeanty go? And more! podfollow.com/the-athletic...

Alright, offseason time! @qbklass.bsky.social gets rolling with offseason priorities for the seven AFC playoff teams. www.nytimes.com/athletic/612...

The Athletic Football Show's Super Bowl recap is the capstone of a great season. Working with @robertmays.bsky.social is a joy. @qbklass.bsky.social is a co-hosting force. I'm just a behind-the-scenes guy, but it a means a ton to me that so many of you enjoy what we do. podfollow.com/the-athletic...

Must-read every week. @cjmoorehoops.bsky.social is a certified ball knower, and not only because of where he’s got the Badgers.

After being in New Orleans for a week and seeing and hearing fans of both teams all around the city, I gotta say that β€œGo Birds” is an objectively cool and fun catchphrase.

🎧 The Athletic Football Show πŸŽ™οΈ @robertmays.bsky.social, @qbklass.bsky.social...and @natetice.bsky.social! πŸ“ Lessons learned from this season's final four teams πŸ’ͺ Your DL needs DUDES πŸƒ Rushing success 🏈 Beating the blitz And more! podfollow.com/the-athletic...

🎧 The Athletic Football Show πŸŽ™οΈ @robertmays.bsky.social and @qbklass.bsky.social 🀠 Friday night 10 pm head coach hire news drops are the best news drops πŸ΄β€β˜ οΈ Pete Carroll to the Raiders...we're excited! 🐈 Liam Coen to the Jaguars...the drama and the football And more! podfollow.com/the-athletic...

Podcast friends: In place of our normal preview, @qbklass.bsky.social and I are recording a mailbag on Thursday. Send us any of your questions about this season β€” or upcoming offseason β€” and we'll try to get to them on the show. Voicemail: 917-725-1524 Email: [email protected]

Ban fumbles

Ben Johnson to CHI. Aaron Glenn to NYJ? @robertmays.bsky.social covers it all with Albert Breer on today's episode of The Athletic Football Show. Plus, @kalynkahler.bsky.social joins to discuss her great story on the influence of agents in the HC and GM search process. podfollow.com/the-athletic...

The sax on It Makes No Difference. The clavinet on Up on Cripple Creek. The opening bars of Chest Fever. The man is a legend.

First play of the 2025 season for the Bears: Caleb hands off to DJ Moore, Moore pitches to Rome Odunze, Odunze throws a TD pass to TBD running back. Exorcise the demons, Ben.

Podcast friends: @qbklass.bsky.social and I will be live on YouTube with our Divisional Round recap shortly after Ravens-Bills wraps up. Come hang out. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Anjr...

The best football weekend of the season is here. @qbklass.bsky.social joined me for a 2-part preview of the Divisional Round slate. Texans-Chiefs, Lions-Washington, Rams-Eagles, Bills-Ravens Saturday full show: pod.fo/e/29ec4e Sunday full show: pod.fo/e/29efcc

🎧 The Athletic Football Show Wild Card Weekend recap πŸŽ™οΈ @robertmays.bsky.social and @qbklass.bsky.social 😑 Jayden Daniels joins the rage-quit QB group πŸ¦… Eagles back to the Divisional Round πŸ₯Š Ravens-Bills clash on deck ⚾ Texans defense throws a perfect game And more! podfollow.com/the-athletic...

🎧 The Athletic Football Show NFC Wild Card Round preview πŸŽ™οΈ @robertmays.bsky.social and @qbklass.bsky.social πŸ¦…πŸ§€ Packers-Eagles and the run game πŸŽ† Commanders-Bucs...the league's two most unexpectedly fun offenses 🏈 How Vikings-Rams regular season game informs WC rematch podfollow.com/the-athletic...

🎧 The Athletic Football Show AFC Wild Card preview πŸŽ™οΈ @robertmays.bsky.social and @qbklass.bsky.social 🏈 Swinging fortunes for Chargers and Texans πŸ“ˆ Potentially career-defining playoffs for Lamar Jackson πŸ€” Why Broncos-Bills might be more competitive than you think podfollow.com/the-athletic...

🎧 The Athletic Football Show πŸŽ™οΈ @robertmays.bsky.social and @sandonfl.bsky.social πŸ”Ž The coaching search is upon us 🏈 Why Pats, Jags, Raiders moved on πŸ“ What interview requests tell us about Bears, Jets, Saints 🦁 Brain drain coming for the Lions And more! podfollow.com/the-athletic...

🎧 The Athletic Football Show πŸŽ™οΈ @robertmays.bsky.social and @qbklass.bsky.social 🦁 Lions take the top spot in the NFC 😜 A fitting coda in the NFC South πŸ₯Š Looking ahead to the Wild Card round ⏰ The Titans are on the clock... And more! podfollow.com/the-athletic...

🎧 The Athletic Football Show Week 18 preview πŸŽ™οΈ @robertmays.bsky.social and @qbklass.bsky.social 🏈 Vikings-Lions battle for the 1-seed πŸƒ Our ideal NFC Wild Card Round matchups πŸ€” AFC vs. NFC...superstars vs. structure And more! podfollow.com/the-athletic...

🎧 The Athletic Football Show Week 17 recap πŸŽ™οΈ @robertmays.bsky.social and @qbklass.bsky.social πŸ’ͺ Vikings make a statement πŸŒ“ What are the Rams? πŸ”₯ Joe Burrow and the best non-MVP QB seasons ever πŸ¦… Saquon hits the 2K-yard mark 🏈 Commanders in, Bucs on doorstep And more! podfollow.com/the-athletic...

You can fan however you likeβ€”so long as that doesn’t involve, like, throwing bottles on the field or threatening playersβ€”but Arif lays out the objectively correct way to fan herein.

Podcast friends: Reminder that @qbklass.bsky.social and I will be live on YouTube with our Week 17 recap shortly after SNF wraps up. Come hang out. www.youtube.com/watch?v=1IcN...

🎧 The Athletic Football Show Week 17 preview πŸŽ™οΈ @robertmays.bsky.social and @qbklass.bsky.social πŸ”’ Chiefs lock up the 1-seed πŸ“ˆ Ravens take over lead in AFC North πŸ₯Š Packers-Vikings showdown πŸƒ The remaining playoff races And more! podfollow.com/the-athletic...

Getting started at 11:50 pm ET. About 10 minutes. Join us. bsky.app/profile/robe...

🎧 The Athletic Football Show Week 16 preview πŸŽ™οΈ @robertmays.bsky.social and @qbklass.bsky.social πŸ₯Š Steelers-Ravens, round two 🀷 Unexpected feelings for Texans-Chiefs πŸ¦… Eagles defense vs. Jayden and the Commanders 🏈 Big offseasons ahead for Tua and Purdy And more! podfollow.com/the-athletic...

There are three types of people in the world... Those who hear the words "Our House" and think of Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young (and Joni Mitchell). Those who hear the words "Our House" and think of that other terrible song. Those who have no clue what I'm talking about.

Someone better be making the most bangin' highlight reel ever right now, and it better include Kenny Lofton's reaction to Sammy's game-tying, 9th-inning homer in Game 1 of the '03 NLCS.

🎧 The Athletic Football Show πŸŽ™οΈ @robertmays.bsky.social with @mattharmon.bsky.social 🏈 The year in wide receivers πŸ‘ Good surprises! 😩 Bad surprises πŸ€” Sizing up the rookie class And more! podfollow.com/the-athletic...

Are we still posting our Wrappeds?

🎧 The Athletic Football Show Week 15 preview πŸŽ™οΈ @robertmays.bsky.social and @qbklass.bsky.social πŸ”₯ Bills-Lions, 'nuff said ‼️ Colts-Broncos is a huge game! πŸ¦… Litmus test for the Eagles offense 🏈 Packers-Seahawks talk πŸ‚ Texans urgency coming out of the bye And more! podfollow.com/the-athletic...

Hey, it's a bonus episode of The Athletic Football Show! First, @robertmays.bsky.social and @conororr.bsky.social dig into the 2025 coaching cycle. Then @jourdanrodrigue.bsky.social and @aleclewis.bsky.social join to detail a recent massive success, Kevin O'Connell. podfollow.com/the-athletic...

This Cowboys season will be an unmitigated success if McCarthy shows up on the sideline tonight dressed like this...

🎧 The Athletic Football Show Week 14 recap πŸŽ™οΈ @robertmays.bsky.social and @qbklass.bsky.social 🐏 Rams right back in NFC West race 🦬 My word, Josh Allen πŸ”₯ Sam Darnold's huge day 🀷 We guess the Bucs have our attention πŸ¦… Worried about the Eagles passing game? And more! podfollow.com/the-athletic...

🎧 The Athletic Football Show πŸŽ™οΈ @robertmays.bsky.social with @fduffy.bsky.social 😰 What's keeping the Super Bowl contenders up at night? 🦬 Bills run defense 🏈 Chiefs pass rush πŸ¦… Jalen Hurts making enough throws And more! podfollow.com/the-athletic...

This is like when a guy who has been critical to my fantasy team gets hurt late in the year, and instead of cutting him I put him on my IR for the vibes.