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We gave you a list of quarterbacks that fit our criteria, and this is the top ten Running Quarterbacks ever to play in the NFL as voted on by YOU the listeners on twitter, facebook, reddit, or discord. #NFL #QB #QB1 #RunningQBs #ShadySportsNetwork

Host: Steve Foster Guest: Devante Wright Devante Wright has played many positions from fullback to defensive tackle. Yet we find him dominating as a pass rusher for the Gillette Mustangs in his rookie season with the CIF. Can he and his team continue their unprecedented run of success? #CIF #ChampionsIndoor #GilletteMustangs #GilletteWyoming #GilletteMustangsFootball #ChampionsIndoorFootball #Cham...

Host: Matt Patten Guest: Olu'Kayode Akinmoladun Olu'Kayode Akinmoladun is one of the longest tenured members of the Omaha Beef. The Beef have provided "Junebug" with a consistent team to play for since 2017, and he was even a part of their Championship victory in 2021. A fan favorite, we are extremely excited to welcome Olu'Kayode to the show. Also don't forget to catch h...

Host: Matt Patten Guest: Sam Shady Tonight we preview the upcoming match-up against the Topeka Tropics. While on the surface this looks like a mismatch: Beef 2-0 vs Tropics 0-3, however Topeka leads the league in many key statistics, and nearly beat the defending champion Salina Liberty this past weekend. Join us to discuss this big game! #CIF #ChampionsIndoor #Omaha #OmahaBeef #OmahaBeefFootball...

Host: Sam Shady Guest: Ray Horton Position: Head Coach Team: Pittsburgh Maulers League: USFL Ray Horton was once drafted by the original USFL, but never played a down for the L.A. Express, now 20 years later, he is hired by the USFL to run the Pittsburgh Maulers. Thanks to the color change for the Maulers, Horton will once again don the black and gold in 2023. Beginning his playing career with the...

Host: Matt Patten Guest: Aaron Jackson Position: Defensive Back/Kick Returner Aaron Jackson has an interesting path back to the football field in Omaha. With four years in between his last snap of college football, and first snap of indoor football, Jackson steps into 2023 as a rookie. If not for a chance phone call to a friend while Aaron was there, he may never have gotten his chance to return a...

Host: LaCedric Green Guest: Datryan Evans Position: Tight End Datryan Evans unlike most others. He started in the semi-pro game before being signed by a CIF team. The Omaha Beef gave him an opportunity to continue his progression with the indoor game, but the stay was short lived. He would end up signed by the Pittsburgh Maulers quickly after. Evans now has a chance to write the next chapter in th...

Host: Steve Foster Guest: Justin Arth Position: Quarterback Justin Arth has been signed by the Gillette Mustangs for the 2023 season to carve up CIF defenses. Having previously played for the Tucson Sugar Skulls of the IFL, Arth signs with Gillette for the chance to start and be THE guy for Mustang Country in 2023. As Justin says in this interview "Let's Ride Mustang Country" #CIF #indoorfootball...

Host: Krish Vyas Guest: Brandon Brooks Position: Cornerback Team; Houston Gamblers League: USFL Brandon Brooks is a guy who has played in several leagues before finding his opportunity in the USFL. Whether it was football overseas, or the FCF in 2022, Brandon simply kept pushing looking for places to play. This mentality has paid off with an opportunity to play in the USFL for season 2. Keep an ey...

Guest: Mike Mitchell Position: Writer XFLnewshub, USFLnewshub, CFLnewshub, TheJetPress Covering the DC Defenders, New Jersey Generals, Toronto Argonauts, AND the New York Jets, Mike Mitchell has been an alternative football fan since the original New Jersey Generals donned the red, white and gold so many seasons ago. Having grown up with alt football, Mitchell was involved in the XFL in all three...

Guest: Jeff Ejekam Position: Safety/Wide Receiver  Previous Team: Vegas Knight Hawks, Indoor Football League Current Team: Memphis Showboats, USFL There are versatile players, and then there is Jeff. Playing wide receiver and safety in high school, he would end up having the choice to play offense or defense with Army. He chose wide receiver but he would ultimately repeat his performance play...

The first show dedicated to the Billings Outlaws of the Champions Indoor Football League! Join us for episode 1 with Defensive End Dana Shoulders Jr.!  #billings #billingsoutlaws #billingsmontana #CIF #championsindoorfootball #shadysportsnetwork

Unfortunately Head Coach Pat Pimmel needed to step down heading into the 2023 season. With this fact coming fairly soon before training camp, no one quite knew exactly who would be their target for head coach. However they were able to hire a man who was an IFL head coach in 2022, and won an IFL Championship as a defensive coordinator in 2021.  Introducing Coach Rayshaun Kizer, and his new of...

In this episode we break down the offseason moves of the IFL’s Duke City Gladiators. Are the Gladiators ready for battle in 2023?

Brad Miller is a defensive coordinator for the USFL's Philadelphia Stars. He has experience in many different football leagues both in Canada, and the US. He helped coach his team to a championship appearance in the USFL in 2022. He also was a big part of CB Channing Stribling returning to the Stars after being signed by the NFL, and drafted by the XFL.  #USFL #CFL #CJFL

Guest: Jaron Moorer Position: Wide Receiver/Kick Returner Jaron Moorer played briefly under Coach Pimmel, but created such an impression that nearly two years later, the pair are reunited with the Beef. Can Moorer prove Pimmel right, and develop a role within the offense in 2023? We at Prime Cuts think so! Welcome to Omaha Jaron, and GOOOOO Beef!!!

Tonight's guest a Championship Indoor Football League veteran offensive lineman Steven Fluker. Fluker won a championship with the Salina Liberty in 2022. He now joins the Omaha Beef hoping to win another ring.      Thank you to tonight's sponsor R Mechanical. Call 402-871-3275 for all your HVAC needs. Go Beef!     Get your "rapid-fire" style questions in for next week's "Grillin the Beef" segment...

The newest addition to the Shady Sports Network lineup is THE Official Omaha Beef podcast! Prime Cuts of Omaha Beef hosted by Matt Patten! In episode 1 we introduce a dynamic new pass rusher for the Beef, Rickey Neal Jr. Join your host Matt Patten as Rickey Talks about his story, his love for football, and his previous stops in the CFL, and NFL. 

Zach Wilson is coming off his worst game as a pro dies he deseve to be benched?

In this episode Sam discusses some potential candidates for the head coaching position for the New Orleans Breakers.  The Breakers lost their head coach after he announced he would step down. His reasoning involved wanting to spend more time with his family, and the current setup of the league, given that they are not playing in their host cities. Now the USFL needs to start searching for the...

We break down the top 5 receivers in the AFC and NFC South all time and discuss notable players to be left off list.

The rich get richer. The Salina Liberty have signed a trio of defenders from the undefeated Tri City Rush of the AWFC. Tonight Kevin Simmons joins me to talk about the team and what led him to sign there. 

Do you need that extra edge in your fantasy football league? Do you want to know which players to watch on the waiver wire every week? You've come to the right place. Listen to Shady Sports Network every week on Spotify or Apple Podcasts to get your Weekly Waiver Wire Watch List. 

The XFL Draft is quickly approaching with just under two months remaining. What better time to start speculating on potential quarterbacks for the league than right after Kurt Benkert comes out and makes the announcement he will be headed to the XFL? #XFL2023 #XFLDraft #XFLQuarterbacks #XFLQB

USFL: Michigan Panthers Defensive Coordinator Dan Carrel comes by to join myself, and fellow writer for Newshub media, and for NFL Draft Diamonds Evan Willsmore to talk some USFL football, and his career as a coach.  #USFL #USFLCoaches #USFLInterview #USFLCoach #ShadySportsNetwork