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The Athletic’s flagship football podcast covers the NFL like only The Athletic can. Robert Mays is joined by a team of world-class NFL writers and analysts including Nate Tice, Mike Sando, Dane Brugler and more. They’ll break down the biggest stories throughout the world of football. 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.

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The Athletic’s flagship football podcast covers the NFL like only The Athletic can. Robert Mays is joined by a team of world-class NFL writers and analysts including Nate Tice, Mike Sando, Dane Brugler and more. They’ll break down the biggest stories throughout the world of football. 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.

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    Breaking down the QBs in the 2024 NFL Draft

    Breaking down the QBs in the 2024 NFL Draft

    It’s QB Day on The Athletic Football Show! Robert Mays, Nate Tice and Dane Brugler bring you an extensive look at the top QBs in the 2024 draft class. They dive into the film of Caleb Williams, Drake Maye, Jayden Daniels and J.J. McCarthy. Plus, they also talk about Michael Penix, Bo Nix, Spencer Rattler and where they could land.
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    • 1 hr 50 min
    NFL Mock Draft Scenarios: Picks 25 to 19

    NFL Mock Draft Scenarios: Picks 25 to 19

    In the second installment of their 2024 mock draft, Robert Mays and Nate Tice ponder the decisions waiting for the teams holding the picks between 25 and 19 (The Packers, Cowboys, Vikings, Eagles, Dolphins, Steelers and Rams). With Robert on the ground in Florida at the NFL’s annual meeting, they also discuss the league moving to ban hip drop tackles and the Chiefs trading L'Jarius Sneed to the Titans. 
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    • 1 hr 21 min
    Football GM: The tush push, kickoff changes and hip drops

    Football GM: The tush push, kickoff changes and hip drops

    In this week's edition of the Football GM, Mike and Randy discuss the interesting rules that will be brought up in the NFL owners meeting this weekend. From there, the guys turn they attention to J.J. McCarthy and Caleb Willams pro day and how it all played out. Lastly, we wrap up our discussion with the topic that includes evaluating butts in the NFL. 
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    • 1 hr 7 min
    What We Learned During NFL Free Agency

    What We Learned During NFL Free Agency

    Teams around the league started putting cards on the table this month, when the market for free agency opened. Robert Mays chats with PFF’s Brad Spielberger and The Athletic’s Dane Brugler about what this month’s player movement says about the plans teams are making for the draft and what it says about the markets for certain positions this offseason.
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    • 1 hr 34 min
    Idiot's Guide to the 2024 NFL Draft

    Idiot's Guide to the 2024 NFL Draft

    If your 2024 NFL Draft knowledge is lacking, this is the episode for you. Dane Brugler and Nate Tice join Robert Mays to discuss the most important things you need to know about this year’s prospects. They talk about the positions of strength and weakness, their favorite player to watch, the QBs and much more.
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    • 1 hr 18 min
    NFL Mock Draft Scenarios: Picks 32 to 26

    NFL Mock Draft Scenarios: Picks 32 to 26

    Welcome to the first installment of Robert Mays and Nate Tice future casting the first round of the 2024 NFL draft. In this go-round, they work their way from picks 32 to 26 and explore what they could mean for the Chiefs, 49ers, Ravens, Lions, Bills, Cardinals and Buccaneers. 
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    • 1 hr 20 min

Customer Reviews

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2.5K Ratings

2.5K Ratings

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Awesomeness!

These guys and this show was GREAT! Super informative and we all loved it! No “F” bombs which is a super plus.. thanks guys and again, great show!

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Best Football Podcast

Great show. I’ve learned so much about Football and team building over the last 2 years of listening to this show. Highly recommend!

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I have great respect for the Athletic and was looking forward to the podcast.
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