The Rich Eisen Show

Guest host Mike Hill explains why Sean Payton will drastically improve Russell Wilson and the Denver Broncos after a disastrous 2022 season under rookie head coach Nathaniel Hackett. Former WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder tells Mike who he thinks will win this weekend’s huge welterweight showdown between Terence Crawford and Errol Spence, why he didn’t start boxing until the age of 21, whe...

Guest host Mike Hill and the guys react to Joe Burrow’s calf injury suffered in Cincinnati Bengals camp, and react to Shohei Ohtani’s latest exploits.  FOX Sports CFB Analyst Brady Quinn and Mike discuss Jim Harbaugh’s 4-game suspension at Michigan, Notre Dame’s season outlook, if Caleb Williams can lead USC to the College Football Playoff, and why Texas and Penn State could be this year’s sleeper...

Guest host Kirk Morrison weighs in on Saquon Barkley and the Giants contract dispute and their failure to agree to terms on a long-term deal. The Atheltic’s Zack Rosenblatt tells Kirk that the confident Jets are openly talking about reaching the Super Bowl this season, the chances free agent RB Dalvin Cook will sign with New York, what we can expect to see out of All-Pro CB Sauce Gardner on ‘Hard...

Guest host Kirk Morrison, a former NFL linebacker, tells the guys what the most important things he brought with him to get through the long weeks of training camps. The Plain Dealer/Cleveland.com’s Mary Kay Cabot and Kirk discuss the big expectations for Browns QB Deshaun Watson in 2023 after a tumultuous season off the field and a disappointing one on the field in ’22, if it’s playoffs or bust f...

Guest host Kirk Morrison weighs in on the new-look Jets and explains why he’s not jumping on the team’s bandwagon. Yet. The Athletic’s Daniel Popper and Kirk discuss the “sky high” expectations for Justin Herbert now that he’s signed his record-setting contract with the Chargers, the mindset of Austin Ekeler after failing to land a lucrative long-term contract from the Bolts, what new Offensive Co...

Rich reacts to Josh Allen and Stefon Diggs’ latest comments at the start of Bills’ training camp and ponders how their relationship could impact Buffalo’s title chances.  Three-time Grammy-winning country music star Tim McGraw joins Rich in-studio to discuss his new Standing Room Only’ album, reveals his secret love of yacht rock, and recalls his high school sports career when he could dunk at jus...

Michigan alum Rich reacts to the potential 4-game suspension Wolverines HC Jim Harbaugh is facing for NCAA violations. Former NFL executive Joe Banner tells Rich why simple supply and demand economics is why NFL running backs are not as highly paid as other key positions, why NFL quarterbacks would be better off signing shorter contracts in order to make more money in the long run, and why he has...

Rich weighs in on Saquon Barkley reporting to Giants camp after signing just a 1-year contract after failing to land a lucrative long-term deal, and reacts to the Los Angeles Chargers making Justin Herbert the NFL’s highest paid player…for now.  NFL Insider Mike Garafolo tells Rich why Saquon and the Giants weren’t able to come to terms on a long-term contract extension, what the G-Men’s expectati...

TCU Head Football Coach Sonny Dykes and Rich discuss the Horned Frogs’ hanging a 50 burger on Michigan in their College Football Playoff semifinal, facing Deion Sanders and the Colorado Buffaloes in their opening game, the future of the Big 12 after the departure of the Texas Longhorns and Oklahoma Sooners, and how the growth of NIL and the Transfer Portal has reshaped the college football landsca...

Pro Football Talk’s Mike Florio and Rich discuss Saquon Barkley’s new 1-year deal with the New York Giants, if Derrick Henry can somehow re-set the devalued running backs market, how the 49ers’ QB depth chart will pan out, why Dalvin Cook would be better off waiting to sign with his next team, and if the Dallas Cowboys Mike McCarthy and the Patriots Bill Belichick are coaching for their jobs this...

Rich reacts to Saquon Barkley avoiding a holdout by agreeing to a new 1-year deal with the New York Giants.  Open Championship winner Brian Harman and Rich discuss his first major title at Royal Liverpool and how much fun he’s had toting the famed Claret Jug around the world, how the late comedian Norm Macdonald became a big fan is his while defending him on Twitter once, the potential PGA Tour-LI...

Rich weighs in on the start of Jets training camp and the team’s outlook with Aaron Rodgers at the helm heading into the 2023 season. Former boxing champion Oscar De La Hoya joins Rich in-studio to discuss the “shocking” revelations in his new HBO ‘The Golden Boy’ documentary on MAX, reveals why he knew he was in for a long night even before he stepped into the ring with a then up-and-coming Manny...

Free agent RB Dalvin Cook tells Rich what went down on the Zoom meeting over the weekend where a number of the NFL’s top running backs gathered to voice their frustration with the devaluation of the position in recent years, and says if he’d be interested in joining his brother on the Buffalo Bills.  In ‘Overreaction Monday’ Rich weighs in on the Raiders, Detroit Lions, Deshaun Watson, Aaron Rodge...

Rich reacts to the latest in the controversial ‘undervalued running backs’ controversy in the NFL that saw the league’s top backs get together on a zoom call over the weekend to discuss their plight.   Apple TV’s Lead MLS Analyst Taylor Twellman and Rich discuss Lionel Messi’s memorable MLS debut with Inter Miami, why he’s giving the USMNT a break for their disappointing showing in the Gold Cup, K...

Former NFL OT Ephraim Salaam joins guest host Mike Hill in-studio to discuss how he went from pro football player to writing for Peacock’s ‘Fresh Prince of Bel Air’ reboot ‘Bel-Air,’ why the NFL has devalued the running back position, what it was like to play for a moribund franchise like the 2009 Detroit Lions who went 2-14 on the heels of their 0-16 season, and breaks down the latest NFL throwba...

Comedian Godfrey and guest host Mike Hill discuss his career in stand-up and the mine field of controversy comics must traverse in today’s culture, and does some if his favorite impressions including Steve Harvey, Donald Trump, and Shannon Sharpe. In ‘What’s More Likely’ Mike weighs in on Dallas Cowboys QB Dak Prescott, Giants RB Saquon Barkley, Raiders RB Josh Jacobs, Aaron Rodgers and the Jets o...

Guest host Mike Hill and the guy's debate if Daniel Snyder, who sold the Commanders yesterday, is the worst owner not just in NFL history but in ALL of sports history. Former All-Pro RB Chris Johnson tells Mike why he thinks the NFL has placed for more importance on quarterbacks than running backs, if disgruntled Giants RB Saquon Barkley should sit out the season, if he was a better running back t...

Rich breaks down the latest developments in Saquon Barkley’s contract stalemate with the New York Giants, and comments on an obscure way NFL teams can pay top running backs without going over their salary caps. FOX Sports’ Mark Ingram II tells Rich why his Michigan Wolverines are a good bet to return to the College Football Playoff next season, why it’s “criminal” the way running backs are underpa...

Buccaneers All-Pro WR Chris Godwin and Rich discuss Tampa’s QB competition between Baker Mayfield and Kyle Trask, why he’s ignoring the naysayers who aren’t predicting much from the Bucs next season, what he learned while playing alongside Tom Brady the last two seasons and if he thinks the 7-time Super Bowl champion is really retired for good this time. ESPN’s Don Van Natta Jr. tells Rich why NFL...

Rick kicks off the show listing the top 5 NFL fanbases starving for wins that will get fed in the 2023 season. Lions DE Aidan Hutchinson and Rich = discuss the growing bandwagon for Detroit to be a contender this season, why he’s already picturing sacking Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes in Detroit’s season opener, what fiery head coach Dan Campbell brings to the team, the big expectations for Michigan f...

Rich and TJ attempt to guess that last player to rush for 1000 yards in a season for the teams with the longest thousand-yard rusher droughts. Author Greg Harden joins Rich in-studio to discuss his new book ‘Stay Sane in an Insane World,’ and the advice he’s given star Michigan football players over the years including Tom Brady, and more. Brockman lists the top 5 things he’s looking forward to do...

Rich and the guys react to a possible holdout by Dallas Cowboys All-Pro G Zack Martin and get into a heated debate after Alabama head coach Nick Saban declared that carrot cake is his go-to cake. ESPN MLB Insider Buster Olney tells Rich the chances the Angels will trade Shohei Ohtani before the upcoming deadline, why the Dodgers might be the better fit for Ohtani than the Yankees, says which of hi...

Jets fan Rich can’t contain his giddiness at Aaron Rodgers’ arrival at the team’s training camp. Buccaneers RB Rachaad White tells Rich what he learned from Tom Brady during his rookie season in Tampa, what he’s done this offseason to prepare to be the Bucs’ bell cow running back, weighs in on the devalued RBs market in the NFL, and reveals his lofty goals for the upcoming season. Rich and the guy...

Rich reacts to SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey’s pleas for Congressional oversight of NIL in college sports. Golf Channel’s Brandel Chamblee and Rich discuss Rory McIlroy’s outspoken stance on the controversial PGA Tour/LIV Golf merger, the odds that the proposed partnership will actually happen, and break down the field at this week’s Open Championship at Royal Liverpool. Rich and the guys revive th...

The MMQB’s Albert Breer and Rich discuss Saquon Barkley’s standoff with the New York Giants over his lack of a long-term contract, how close the Raiders and Josh Jacobs are on a new deal for the reigning NFL rushing champion, how analytics have played a role in the devaluation of NFL running backs, and why the Miami Dolphins, New England Patriots and New York Jets are the favorites to land free ag...