Talkin' Ball with Pat Leonard

Who stood out at Giants rookie minicamp? What did we learn about Brian Daboll's operation, Malik Nabers' makeup and the rest of the Giants' draft class and UDFAs? What do fans want New York's 2024 schedule to look like approaching the NFL's official release on Wednesday May 15? Are fans excited about New York's 100th season rollout? New York Daily News NFL columnist Pat Leonard goes LIVE with Gian...

Two-time Super Bowl winning Giants running back Brandon Jacobs joins Ep. 108 of the Talkin' Ball with Pat Leonard podcast to drop knowledge on the Giants, how NFL teams can develop toughness, what Tom Coughlin's practices were, why he'd be 'broke' if he played in the NFL today, and what he thinks of Malik Nabers, Daniel Jones and Saquon Barkley's signing with the Eagles. Jacobs is promoting the De...

Who are the top 5 Giants position players who need to take the largest leaps during the team's spring OTAs and minicamp? Which veterans will step up as leaders, and what would be an ideal layout for the Giants' 2024 schedule? New York Daily News NFL columnist Pat Leonard goes LIVE with Giants and NFL fans around the world at 9 p.m. E.T. on Monday, May 6, 2024, to give his answers and hear yours in...

Does Drew Lock have a legitimate chance to beat out Daniel Jones for the Giants' starting quarterback job? New York Daily News NFL columnist Pat Leonard explains why competition can only help the Giants' offense during this LIVE Q&A with Giants and NFL fans around the world at 9 p.m. E.T. on Thursday, May 2, 2024. SUBSCRIBE to the @PLonNFL YouTube page to get the latest Giants updates and news...

Best-selling author Gary Myers, longtime NFL columnist for the New York Daily News and Dallas Morning News, joins Ep. 105 of the Talkin' Ball with Pat Leonard podcast  @Bleav  for an in-depth look at Bill Belichick's potential 2025 decision between the Giants' and Dallas Cowboys' hypothetical head coaching vacancies. Myers and Leonard, the New York Daily News' NFL columnist and Giants beat writer,...

The 2024 NFL Draft is complete. The Giants didn't get a quarterback, but they added an electric wide receiver in Malik Nabers. They didn't acquire more picks, but they targeted positions of need with the selections they did hold. Where does this put them entering Year 3 of the Joe Schoen and Brian Daboll regime? New York Daily News NFL columnist Pat Leonard goes LIVE with Giants and NFL fans aroun...

ESPN national correspondent Sal Paolantonio joins Ep. 103 of the Talkin' Ball with Pat Leonard podcast @Bleav to explain why the Giants 'need' to take a quarterback in the first round of the 2024 NFL Draft and why the franchise's upcoming 100-year anniversary is a factor. Paolantonio and Leonard, the New York Daily News' NFL columnist and Giants beat writer, revisit the Eli Manning 2004 draft, exp...

Guest Emory Hunt of  @CBSSports  and  @FootballGameplan  , the 'Czar of the Playbook,' joins Ep. 102 of the Talkin' Ball with Pat Leonard podcast  @Bleav  to dive into the entire NFL Draft prospect class, all the way down to potential small school undrafted free agent fits for the Giants. Hunt, whose Football Gameplan 2024 NFL Draft Prospect guide includes more than 1,000 individual prospect scout...

Pro Football Focus lead NFL Draft analyst Trevor Sikkema joins Ep. 101 of the Talkin' Ball with Pat Leonard podcast @Bleav to run an in-depth, seven-round Giants Mock Draft. Sikkema and Leonard discuss the Giants' quarterback hunt and the possibilities at all six of the team's picks in the 2024 NFL Draft. Then Sikkema makes the selections to address needs on Joe Schoen's and Brian Daboll's roster....

ESPN Senior NFL Insider Adam Schefter joins Ep. 100 of the Talkin' Ball with Pat Leonard podcast @Bleav to discuss what he believes the Giants will do with their No. 6 overall pick in the NFL Draft, how he thinks the Giants are trying to 'win now,' how many QBs will go in the first round, which teams are trying aggressively to trade up in the top 10, why J.J. McCarthy has skyrocketed up draft boar...

Chicago Tribune Bears beat writer Dan Wiederer, an award-winning sportswriter, joins Ep. 99 of the Talkin' Ball with Pat Leonard podcast on @Bleav to dish a boatload of knowledge on USC quarterback Caleb Williams, the Chicago Bears' presumptive No. 1 overall pick in this year's NFL Draft. Wiederer, an on-air analyst for @670thescore  and a co-host of @audacyapp 's "Take The North" podcas...

New York Daily News NFL columnist Pat Leonard goes LIVE with fans at 9 p.m. E.T. on Monday, April 1, 2024, to discuss the Giants' NFL Draft quarterback scouting from Michael Penix Jr. to Drake Maye to J.J. McCarthy, reveal how the Giants' trip to Ann Arbor went, explain their heavy presence at Washington's pro day and workshop the possibility of trades in the top 10 and much more while taking ques...

New York Daily News NFL columnist Pat Leonard breaks the news LIVE to fans that the Giants are sending a contingent to Ann Arbor, Mich., on Easter Sunday to hold a private workout with Wolverines quarterback J.J. McCarthy. Pat also unpacks John Mara's telling comments about his franchise, the NFL Draft and the Giants' high opinion of this quarterback class at the NFL Owners' Meeting in Orlando, Fl...

The great Phil Simms, Super Bowl MVP and co-host of The  @SimmsComplete  Podcast  @Bleav  , joins Ep. 96 of Talkin' Ball with Pat Leonard to provide scouting reports on the NFL Draft's top quarterbacks and shine a light on what he thinks the Giants will do at No. 6. Simms discusses what Daniel Jones has to improve, what he likes about Drew Lock, and gets into the pluses and minuses about prospects...

New York Daily News NFL columnist Pat Leonard goes LIVE at 9 p.m. E.T. on Monday, March 11, 2024, to explain Saquon Barkley signing with the Philadelphia Eagles, Joe Schoen trading for Brian Burns and signing him to a mega-contract, Xavier McKinney leaving for the Green Bay Packers and implications for the team's roster, 2024 NFL Draft and beyond. SUBSCRIBE to the @PLonNFL YouTube page to get the...

New York Daily News NFL columnist Pat Leonard goes LIVE at 9 p.m. E.T. on Thursday, March 7, 2024, to talk about Saquon Barkley and Xavier McKinney not being franchise-tagged and the Giants' roster plans only days away from the start of NFL free agency. SUBSCRIBE to the @PLonNFL YouTube page to get the latest Giants updates and news delivered directly to you, and to participate in regular LIVE Q&a...

New York Daily News NFL columnist Pat Leonard talks Giants free agency and draft news after returning from the NFL Combine in Indianapolis, including quarterback interest, Saquon Barkley and Xavier McKinney and more.  SUBSCRIBE to the @PLonNFL YouTube page to get the latest Giants updates and news delivered directly to you, and to participate in regular LIVE Q&A chats with Pat. Purchase a Supe...

Giants captain and safety Xavier McKinney joins Episode 92 of Talkin’ Ball with Pat Leonard to stress his love for the Giants, the appeal of playing in New York “with the same team for my entire career,” his desire to be paid like a top-5 safety (because he played like one), his “really good” relationship with Wink Martindale and his belief in Saquon Barkley as a franchise-changing running back wh...

New York Daily News NFL columnist Pat Leonard discusses Daniel Jeremiah's comments that Giants GM Joe Schoen could trade up to No. 3 for a quarterback, plus Xavier McKinney's free agency, Evan Neal's potential next move, Justin Pugh's informative Talkin' Ball podcast appearance and NFL future, the Giants' priority internal free agents and more in this Q&A with fans. SUBSCRIBE to the @PLonNFL Y...

Veteran NFL guard Justin Pugh returns for Ep. 90 of Talkin’ Ball with Pat Leonard, the New York Daily News’ NFL columnist and Giants beat writer. Pugh, an 11-year NFL veteran of the Giants and Arizona Cardinals, plans to continue playing in 2024. But will the free agent re-sign in New York? The host of the NetWorth with Justin Pugh podcast – who was accepted recently into the NFL’s Broadcast Boot...

New York Daily News NFL columnist Pat Leonard goes LIVE with Giants fans to discuss and debate what the team should do with Saquon Barkley. Should they franchise tag their running back a second straight season, sign him to an extension or let him walk into free agency? Plus NFL Draft and free agency talk. SUBSCRIBE to the @PLonNFL YouTube page to get the latest Giants updates and news delivered di...

New York Daily News NFL columnist Pat Leonard goes LIVE with fans from Las Vegas to share his insights and observations from the Kansas City Chiefs' loud and smoky Super Bowl winning locker room at Allegiant Stadium. SUBSCRIBE to the @PLonNFL YouTube page to get the latest NFL and Giants updates and news delivered directly to you and to participate in regular LIVE Q&A chats with Pat. Purchase...

Super Bowl 50 champion Bennie Fowler joins New York Daily News NFL columnist Pat Leonard to preview and predict Super Bowl LVIII between the Kansas City Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers, including a couple of interesting prop bets. They also talk about how the Giants can improve, whether Saquon Barkley will be back, why Lamar Jackson won his second MVP and more. Watch the full video of this podcast...

New York Daily News NFL columnist Pat Leonard shares Giants and league-wide news, NFL Draft prospect nuggets and opinions after three days at the Senior Bowl in Mobile, Ala., in his latest LIVE Q&A with fans. SUBSCRIBE to the @PLonNFL YouTube page to get the latest Giants updates and news delivered directly to you and to participate in regular LIVE Q&A chats with Pat. Purchase a Super Chat...

Host Pat Leonard unpacks his exclusive New York Daily News story on the drama between Brian Daboll, Wink Martindale, Mike Kafka and the Giants that leaves the organization in a discouraging state entering 2024. He also addresses the Cowboys' playoff choke job, the Eagles' slide and the changing NFC East dynamic. Don't forget to SUBSCRIBE to @PLonNFL to get the latest Giants updates and news delive...