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-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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'Luck' Trailer | Full Series Coming July 11th

This is the Andrew Luck story as you’ve never heard it: Why did the greatest quarterback prospect since John Elway walk away from the game before he turned 30? The Athletic’s Zak Keefer spoke with over 25 of Luck's former teammates, rivals, coaches, executives, staffers, friends, and journalists, in an attempt to peel back the curtain in a way that’s never been done before on one of the most unique NFL careers of the last three decades. Interviews include Jim Irsay, Tony Dungy, Chuck Pagano, Bruce Arians, Bill Polian, Chris Ballard, David Shaw, Robert Griffin III, Jacoby Brissett and Peter King. All six episodes of The Athletic's miniseries 'Luck' will be released on The Athletic Football Show feed on July 11th. Be sure to subscribe to The Athletic Audio+ on Apple Podcasts for bonus content, including the full interviews with David Shaw, Chuck Pagano and more.

06/29/2022

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Robert Mays

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Chad Graff

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Michael-Shawn Dugar

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Nate Tice

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Bill Barnwell

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Derrik Klassen

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Dave Helman

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Jourdan Rodrigue

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Conor Orr

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hot take for yall to check out

Jan 16

navy2026natty

I don't even know if you guys check Apple Podcasts but i have a hot take I'd love to hear yalls opinion on. I think that due to a crack down on defensive penalties (late hits, def pi, targeting, etc) offensive skill positions players have become less skillful over the past 20 years and inversely defensive players have become more skillful out of necessity. i don't think this applies to the line of scrimmage because it seems like the team that wins the line of scrimmage wins the game 75% of the time and I pray it stays that way. obviously players like JSN, mahomes, and CMC would succeed in any era but I think it is way easier to plan an offensive skill position that it was 20 years ago. whereas safeties, corners, and linebackers have it way harder. Imagine if you dropped freaks of nature like fred warner, derwin james, or nick emmanwori(definetly not seahawks homerism) with their current cell skill set into the 2008 season and they were able to hit and grab to their hearts content.
Bears Talk masquerading as Football Show

3d ago

ChristopherLRobinson7

If you love the Bears, you will like it. If you like Football, check out Nate Tice Show instead of this one
Recent Building the Beast pod

Jan 24

Innocentbystander22

Wasn’t planning on listening to it. I’ll listen to Mays. Someone actually described Mendoza as a ‘goofy white guy.’ White? Everything and everyone in this country needs to be seen through a white lens? Really?
The Most Rewarding NFL Podcast

Jan 13

BillsFan1583

I’ve been listening to The Athletic Football Show since its inception, and I’ve been listening to Robert since his time at The Ringer. There are many things I could say about this show that I enjoy, from the banter, to the approachable football insights provided, to the weekly and offseason structure of the show itself, but if I had to pick one thing, I appreciate the clear thoughtfulness that goes into every aspect of making this show. I love football, and I love talking about it and hearing people I respect talk about it, and it’s incredibly rewarding as a listener to feel like my time is being respected by the way the hosts and producers go about making this show. One quote that will always stick with me is when Robert said last summer, “I’d rather be curious than right.” It’s an attitude towards life I’ve been trying to cultivate in myself and my students, and it’s something that goes far beyond trying to understand and appreciate football. I’ve been meaning to write this review for a while now, so thank you to this show for the enjoyment it’s brought to me for the last 6+ years. I look forward to my Bills finally, someday, maybe this year, winning the Super Bowl, and to many more episodes in the years to come.

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.