Goal & Inches | The NFL Pressure Test

Sav Rocca joins Goal & Inches to reflect on one of the most remarkable second chapters by an Australian professional athlete. Already an established AFL great, Rocca went to the United States at 33 and fought for one of only 32 punting jobs in the NFL. He went on to play seven seasons with Philadelphia and Washington, appearing in 112 regular season games and recording more than 22,000 punting...

What does it take to stay ready for an opportunity that may never come? Four-time NFL Pro Bowl quarterback and Grey Cup champion Jeff Garcia joins Andrew Johnson on Goal & Inches – The NFL Pressure Test to reflect on a career spent earning his place. From one preseason quarter in Calgary to starting for his childhood team, the San Francisco 49ers, Jeff shares how Bill Walsh helped open the NFL...

What does it take to prepare players to perform under pressure? Anthony Lynn brings the experience of more than 500 NFL games across his playing and coaching career, including two Super Bowl championships as a player. The Washington Commanders’ run game coordinator and running backs coach joined Andrew Johnson on the eve of Washington’s season opener against Philadelphia to explore the daily work...

Elite organizations reveal themselves before the results arrive. FOX Sports journalist and Pro Football Hall of Fame voter Eric D. Williams joins Andrew Johnson to examine the observable standards, systems and leadership behaviors that separate durable NFL organizations from talented teams enjoying temporary success. Drawing on his experience covering the Seahawks, Chargers and Rams, Eric explains...

What separates great NFL players when the pressure is at its highest? Super Bowl champion Will Blackmon spent a decade in the NFL, playing more than 100 games and sharing locker rooms with Brett Favre, Aaron Rodgers, Charles Woodson and Eli Manning . In this episode of Goal & Inches, Blackmon takes us inside a career defined by both triumph and adversity. He explains what he learned watching R...

Former NFL fullback Jedidiah Collins joins Goal & Inches to explore what football teaches when you are not the headline player, but your work still decides the outcome. Jed entered the league undrafted, survived repeated cuts, and built a career with the New Orleans Saints and Detroit Lions. Along the way, he played inside buildings led by Sean Payton, Drew Brees, Jim Caldwell, Matthew Staffor...

Former Dallas Cowboys offensive lineman Cory Procter joins Goal & Inches for a conversation about the hidden side of NFL performance. Cory explains what fans often miss about offensive line play, why trust is built long before game day, how one missed assignment can destroy a play, and what it takes for five linemen to move as one. He also reflects on protecting Tony Romo, playing under Bill P...

A deep dive on preparing elite NFL athletes with Los Angeles Rams Director of Strength & Conditioning Justin Lovett. In this episode of Goal & Inches, Justin Lovett joins Andrew Johnson to discuss the demands of preparing players for the NFL season — from offseason development and training camp through to recovery, player availability, travel, data, risk management and the pressure of stay...

Arryn Siposs joins Goal & Inches to talk about the highs and lows of chasing football’s Holy Grail. From Australian football to the NFL, from St Kilda to Detroit, from Philadelphia to the Super Bowl, Arryn’s journey is one of the most compelling Australian stories in American football. This conversation goes inside the pressure, preparation and small margins that define life as an NFL speciali...

Pressure does not just arrive on Super Bowl Sunday. In Part 2 of this Goal & Inches conversation, Ben Graham takes us inside The Super Bowl Path. After an elite AFL career with the Geelong Cats and a decade-long NFL career across the New York Jets, New Orleans Saints, Arizona Cardinals and Detroit Lions, Graham reflects on what the highest levels of football reveal. This episode moves from the...

Could you make the switch? Ben Graham did. After an elite AFL career with the Geelong Cats, including 219 games, club captaincy and a best-and-fairest, Graham walked into the NFL at 31 with no American football pathway behind him. In Part 1 of this Goal & Inches conversation, Ben joins Andrew Johnson to explore the AFL-to-NFL transition: earning trust in American locker rooms, learning the cra...

In Episode 2 of Goal & Inches , Andrew Johnson explores what pressure reveals across three fronts: reputation, risk and roster. Matt Galanos discusses the Dallas Cowboys, brand strength and why reputation cannot become a substitute for performance. Cyber expert Nigel Phair explains why leaders can outsource a service, but not accountability — and why real resilience requires more than complian...

Mock drafts are theatre. The real NFL Draft is a pressure test. Boards tighten. Phones ring. Time disappears. And when the clock starts, franchises show whether they truly know who they are. Welcome to the biggest NFL week of the year. Personally, I think bigger than the Super Bowl week. Why, every franchise is dreaming of a better year – securing the talent they need to compete for a ring. The Dr...