Posts Tagged ‘NFL’
Buzz Bissinger: Nick Foles needs to come out of shell
Buzz Bissinger joined the show to talk about his profile on Nick Foles in Philadelphia magazine. Bissinger said that Foles said no to spending time with him, so he had to work around that. Bissinger was very critical of Foles and the author found out that the Eagles QB was more popular than he was.…
Read MoreDan Wetzel on Manziel’s start at Browns camp
Yahoo’s Dan Wetzel joined the show to talk about Johnny Manziel’s start in Cleveland. Wetzel said that the Browns plan to name a starter after two weeks, which gives a big edge to veteran Brian Hoyer since that’s not a lot of time for Manziel to prove he’s ready. Wetzel also said that the Browns…
Read MoreJeff Fisher says he never had concern about Sam
St. Louis Rams coach Jeff Fisher joined the show to talk about Tony Dungy’s comments on Michael Sam. Fisher said they never had concern about Sam: “If we had concern, we wouldn’t have drafted him. He was the best player on the board at that point.” Fisher said distractions aren’t a problem: “There are no…
Read MoreDrew Brees on Hall of Fame, Graham, pop-a-shot
New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees joined the show to talk about his offseason, Jimmy Graham, his chances of making the Hall of Fame and a controversy we uncovered about LaDainian Tomlinson beating him in pop-a-shot before a Heisman presentation when they were in college.
Read MoreKluwe on why he’s suing Vikes, Dungy’s Sam comments
Former NFL punter Chris Kluwe joined the show to talk about his lawsuit against the Vikings and more. Kluwe was pretty clear about his motivation for suing the Vikings. “I believe they fired me because I spoke out on same-sex rights,” Kluwe said. Kluwe said he Tweeted about circumstances with an underage girl and Vikings…
Read MoreSam Farmer explains how L.A. could get team
Los Angeles Times’ Sam Farmer joined the show to talk about the possibility the NFL will have a team in Los Angeles. Farmer floated a few ways that the NFL could get this done … including selling PSLs for future Super Bowls in L.A. to raise money. He also explained how the NFL would control…
Read MoreFlorio: Manziel would be wise to tone it down
Profootballtalk and NBC analyst Mike Florio joined the show to talk about an arbitrator ruling Jimmy Graham is truly a tight end. He said that the whole issue points to a gaping flaw in the franchise tag rule with pass-catching TEs. Florio also weighed in Johnny Manziel and said he’s putting a lot of faith…
Read MoreAgainst the Grain: What football could learn from soccer
Here’s 10 things American football could learn from international football … and one thing soccer could learn from football.
Read MoreRich Eisen on possibility Redskins will change name
NFL Network host Rich Eisen joined the show to talk about the Redskins controversy and more. Eisen said that he wants the name to change, but he’s one man and he noted that he works for the man, Daniel Snyder, who doesn’t want to change it. Eisen noted that Snyder is from Maryland and that fan…
Read MoreMike Florio on Jimmy Graham’s position battle
Profootballtalk.com’s Mike Florio joined the show to talk about Jimmy Graham’s battle to be designated a wide receiver, the Redskins having trademarks revoked and more.
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