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This week, we’re covering all the bases—and the pitches, and the gridiron. We kick things off with a deep dive into the NFC East, breaking down what to expect from the Eagles, how Jalen Hurts is looking, the latest on Jim Harbaugh, and the current state of the Dallas Cowboys. Then, we trade our cleats for pitch-side seats to talk World Cup fever and the unwritten rules of global fan etiquette. Are...

America is about to blow out 250 candles, and while the rest of us are ready for the NFL season to kick off, Mike Ryan Ruiz is crashing the show with his eyes glued to the pitch! Mike has gone all in on the 2026 World Cup, and he’s bringing that big global energy to the studio for a very special segment: The 2026 Drip Drill World Cup Draft. We’re selecting and ranking the absolute best jerseys (or...

The NFL Supplemental Draft is officially canceled—and absolutely no one is shocked. The league's stance on gambling remains undefeated. Former NFL offensive lineman Geoff Schwartz joins the show to break down the latest league drama and dig deep into the fiery Brendan Sorsby debate. Then, we tackle the ultimate everyday etiquette showdown—what’s officially bad or badder: leaving your shopping cart...

Ethan Strauss (House of Strauss) joins the show for an "objective vibes" time-capsule ranking of the major sports. Which league has the richest storylines to dominate our attention for the next decade, and is soccer primed to overtake football? Plus, we recap a wild week in Fúbol! Gino and Mike Fuentes tell the immigrant tale of our new star Folarin Balogun. Birthright citizenship rules. AUDIO Foo...

New York is buzzing, the world has soccer fever, and Jonathan Zaslow is in the building! This week, Zaslow stops by to check the temperature on the NFL offseason. Actually, that's not true. Things are going so well that he’s reacting to the Knicks' improbable comeback with a wildly hot take: Trade De'Aaron Fox! Plus, we’re so swept up in World Cup mania that we’re officially rebranding the show to...

One win in New York feels like winning a thousand. Nick Kostos (You Better You Bet) joins us to react to the Knicks going up 1-0 on the Spurs and the absolute insanity taking over his hometown. But we aren't just talking hoops—we’re hitting the NFL hard. From Myles Garrett leaving the Browns and A.J. Brown leaving the Eagles, to the ongoing Jaxson Dart drama, we’ve got you covered. Manifesting 82-...

Sports Illustrated’s Albert Breer joins the show to break down the Brendan Sorsby saga! Did Curt Cignetti know this was coming? Breer shares exclusive insight on NFL teams targeting Sorsby for the supplemental draft, why the NCAA is making him a "sacrificial lamb," and how an NFL agreement might just bring him straight to the banks of the Three Rivers. Ok, we made that last one up. But save us fro...

The NBA Playoffs are here! All we can talk about is Wemby. So what are the football equivalents? You know, the players who were so unthinkably good they changed the game. We create the master list of players, you know, the Bo Jackson's of the NFL. (Bo is obviously on the list). And where does our good friend, Aaron Rodgers fit in on this list? Dave has thoughts. AUDIO Football America! is availabl...

The 2026 NFL schedule is here, and it's time to admit it: this is a total scam. We knew the games months ago, and "strength of schedule" is just a guess based on a season that’s already over. Yet, here we are, reading every headline just to plan our November. If we’re going to waste our time on nonsense, let’s at least make it interesting nonsense. Let's stop the schedule-shuffling and start a muc...

What are the best uniforms in all of sports? We create the master list of all master lists. The parameters are simple: home and away. You can't just have one. You need the full set. Mike Ryan Ruiz and Pulitzer Prize Winner Amin Elhassan join the show for the ultimate Drip Drill. At the end, we crown a champion. AUDIO Football America! is available wherever you listen to podcasts. Leave us a 5-star...

Dave is back from the banks of the Three Rivers. The 2026 NFL Draft is in the books. We decide who made the best pick and who made the worst. Dave then explains why he thinks Drew Allar is a flawed pick, but could be a steal under the tutelage of Mike McCarthy. Then The Count weighs in right before we chat with Pittsburgh Panthers Head Coach Pat Narduzzi. Plus, Mike Fuentes weighs in on the state...

Dave is back in Pittsburgh for the 2026 NFL Draft. He provides an update on the events of Thursday Night. It was a big night for Indiana, but a bigger night for Ohio State. Notre Dame, too. Can't forget the Irish. The biggest night? That belonged to Ty Simpson. Then the guys rate the best rivalries that shouldn't be rivalries. And rivalries that aren't rivalries anymore. Think USA vs USSR. AUDIO F...

The NFL Draft is Mendoza’s world, we’re just living in it. This week, we’re bypassing the scouting reports and chatter about who will succeed and who will bust to ponder the big questions of life: Why 18 holes in golf? Why not 20 or 12? Plus, it’s hockey season so we’ve brought in the heavy hitters: Pete Blackburn and DJ Bean from What Chaos! join the show to rank the best Boston jerseys of all ti...

Jonathan Zaslow is man we love. But is he a man we know? That's what we set out to do on Football America! We get into the deep conversations of life with our good friend. Starting, of course, with a consequential debate about the Vegas Omelette Bar. Is it worth the wait? Can you ever get a decent fluffy omelette at a buffet? Or is it place of disappointment? Zaslow gives us the answer. We go from...

Who is the best #58 in history? Dave goes with Jack Lambert. But our guest Amin Elhassan goes with Derrick Thomas. We then get into the weeds with the word, bust. You can bust in a bad way. But if someone makes you a bust it means you've had a hall of fame career. This leads us to Las Vegas. Is it okay to vacation there with your kids? Or is it purely an adult zone? We finish it up with Amin ranki...

Dave offers ways to improve the NFL, by stealing from other professional sports. How much better would football be if the players could fight? What about relegation and stoppage time? We also get into a deep debate about nuts. Then Dave gives Pablo Torre the James Lipton questionnaire, adapted from Bernard Pivot. What's his favorite word? What's his least favorite word? Are nuts a snack or a treat...

Dave offers advice to the 2026 NFL Draft class: “When the team calls you, don’t answer on the first ring... too desperate.” Then we head out to Draft Mountain and chat with the one man who sits at its peak: Daniel Jeremiah from The Move The Sticks Podcast. He chats all things draft, including fun revisionist history. He also reveals the two quarterbacks he'd pick over Patrick Mahomes. Yes, there a...

Former NFL Lineman Geoff Schwartz joins the show to tell the story of how his wedding day landed on the same day as legal tampering. How he was with his groomsmen, readying to walk the aisle while making the decision to join the NY Giants. Then Geoff gives his thoughts on why having a star center and star tight end is the latest chapter in the continuing evolution of professional football. He says...

Dave Dameshek opens the show by answering the question: which QB draft class is the best in the history of people. Then Carmen Vitali and JD Bunkis join the show to talk about all the latest moves of the 2026 NFL trade. They get past the headlines and into why these teams make the decisions they do. They look at how GMs construct teams and why roster construction is a science, but an inexact scien...

With so little going on in and around the National Football League these days, and Dave spending the week in Miami, we thought we'd switch things up a bit for a very special edition of Football America! Dave is joined by Jonathan Zaslow and Amin Elhassan for a move-centric episode that includes a discussion of some of the greatest football and sports movies of all time. After that, the gang dives...

We are a week into the NFL offseason, and Dave is thankful for the Olympics for easing us into it. To celebrate the 2026 Milan Games and the 46th anniversary of the Miracle on Ice, he kicks off the show by highlighting the moments that have changed the NFL the most since 1980. Jourdan Rodrigue of The Athletic and NFL Daily joins the show and weighs in on some of the biggest storylines in the NFC W...

Seattle Public Works are still cleaning up the confetti. The off season is officially here and we're left with measuring up how Sam Darnold ranks among the best. Is he really the GEQBUS? We invite Sports Illustrated's resident football nerd, Matt Verderame, on the show to give us his list. It's a show for true football fans. Give a listen. And please remember to subscribe. Become a Football Americ...

The Seattle Seahawks are Super Bowl Champions! Sam Darnold truly is our God Emperor Quarterback. But football never sleeps. So it's time to pick our Super Bowl 61 Champion. Former NFL lineman Geoff Schwartz thinks the NFC will be dominated by 49ers, along with the Packers and Lions. The Bears will also be much better immediately. Don't sleep on the Vikings either. In the AFC, the Patriots are look...

We made it! All the way to San Francisco. Host Dave Dameshek strolls down Lombard Street. Then travels down to media night in San Jose. Did ESPN anchors fall for his long running bit? (Coach, is this a must win game?) Of course they did. Then we chat with Seattle Seahawks great Matt Hasselbeck and Handsome Hank Hodgson on media row. Are we ready for the season to end? No. But we're going out in st...

Dave Dameshek is on his way to San Francisco. But Football America! wanted to do our own awards show. Who will win: the Big Letdown Award for the player who disappointed you the most; the Fallout Award for the player who went nuclear; the Life Comes At You Fast Award for the team who had it all and yet still failed. We also tackle which Gatorade color will be dumped on the winning coach. Then Dan...