The Rich Eisen Show

Jeff in Detroit poses a question that gets the debate wheels turning: Is Steph Curry the 2nd-greatest point guard ever…and is he even a point guard??   Sticking to the debate them, the guys discuss if it’s okay to wear a jersey of your favorite player to a game.   Rich breaks out a brand-new segment, “Crystal Ball It,” where he and the guys predict the sports headlines six months from now involvin...

The guys kicks off the hour debating which NFL team has the best wide receiver duo now that Julio Jones and AJ Brown have teamed up in Tennessee.   Rich reacts to comments by Sean McVay and discusses how different the Rams’ offense will look this season following the trade for Jared Goff to the Lions for Matthew Stafford.   NFL Network & CBS Sports NFL Analyst Nate Burleson and Rich discuss his re...

Rich tips off the hour recapping the Bucks Game 3 win over the Nets that saw some dreadful offense/good defense and the strange sight of Kevin Durant’s personal bodyguard rushing on the court when KD squared off with Milwaukee’s PJ Tucker.   Rich recaps the Jazz shooting lights out to go up 2-0 on the Clippers and debates if Utah is not the favorites to win the NBA title.    Titans OT Taylor Lewan...

Rams receiving legend Isaac Bruce and Rich discuss the lasting legacy of the Rams’ ‘Greatest Show on Turf’ offense, why the Julio Jones trade now puts added pressure on Titans QB Ryan Tannehill and what makes DeAndre Hopkins the best wide receiver in the NFL, and how he’s preparing for his year-delayed Hall of Fame speech.   Rich reacts to comments by Mets 1B Pete Alonso who actually wants pitcher...

Saints Pro Bowl Safety Malcolm Jenkins and Rich discuss the Saints QB competition between Jameis Winston and Taysom Hill following Drew Brees’ retirement, Aaron Rodgers’ Packers standoff and why we’re seeing more NFL players use leverage against teams, the NFLPA’s stance on getting players vaccinated against Covid-19, and how he thinks former Ohio State coach Urban Meyer will do in the NFL as the...

Rick opens the hour talking NBA Playoffs and reacting to the first camp comments from Packers QB Jordan Love as he prepares to be Green Bay’s starter should Aaron Rodgers follow through on his threat to never play for the team again.    ESPN NFL Nation Packers Insider Rob Demovsky tells Rich that Love has been getting not just the majority of snaps in Packers’ minicamp but EVERY snap, how dug in R...

NFL Insider Ian Rapoport and Rich discuss the lingering Aaron Rodgers-Packers standoff and how each day Rodgers stays away from Green Bay’s minicamp benefits Jordan Love, how the Titans landed Julio Jones from the Atlanta Falcons, if there is a settlement on the horizon between Deshaun Watson and his accusers which could bring about a trade of the Texans QB, and more.      Rich reacts to Tom Brady...

ESPN NBA analyst Jalen Rose and Rich discuss the possibility Juwan Howard could leave their alma mater Michigan to coach the Trail Blazers, why Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Bucks have MASSIVELY disappointed in their two games vs the Nets, what (if anything) the Lakers should do with their roster this off-season, the wide-reaching charity work his Leadership Academy is doing in Detroit, if he plan...

Rich tips off the hour recapping the night in the NBA Playoffs that saw Joel Embiid drop 40 on the Hawks to even up their series, and the Clippers suffering yet another head-scratching loss, this time to the Jazz in the opener of their 2nd-Round series.   With Packers QB Jordan Love set to speak to the media today, Rich breaks out a preemptive “What Was He Really Thinking” assessment of what must...

Tennessee Titans WR AJ Brown and Rich discuss the Julio Jones trade and if Brown’s continuous social media stumping for the All-Pro wideout helped make the deal happen, if Derek Henry or DK Metcalf is more or a beast in the weight room, why Jones turned down his offer accept Brown’s #11 jersey, and his reaction to Rich’s new “Tenn-tastic 4” nickname for the group of him, Jones, Henry and Ryan Tann...

Rich begins the hour reacting to Falcons Head Coach Arthur Smith’s priceless reaction when asked about the Julio Jones trade, and debates on whether some other receiver-needy teams should have made a bid for the former All-Pro WR.   New Lions QB Jared Goff tells Rich what it’s been like for a lifelong Californian to adjust to his new surroundings in Detroit, why he was blindsided that the Rams had...

Rich kicks off the hour reacting to the less-than-shocking news that Aaron Rodgers did not show up for the Packers’ mandatory workouts this week and says if the disgruntled QB has a right to act on his grievances with the team’s front office.     The MMQB’s Albert Breer and Rich if he’s surprised Aaron Rodgers actually went through with his Packers boycott, if there is any solution on the horizon...

Rich begins the hour recapping the controversial umpiring call late in the Red Sox-Yankees game that he witnessed in front of his son which presented an opportunity to be a great parental role model, but an opportunity the fumbled like a football going out of the end zone.   Rich reacts to high school pitching phenom Frank Mozzicato having his incredible 4-game no hitter streak broken the day afte...

Pro Football Talk’s Mike Florio tells Rich why the Falcons didn’t get a 1st round draft pick in the Julio Jones-to-the-Titans trade, why other teams didn’t step up with similar offers and what those GM’s should say to their respective fan base, why it almost seems like the Packers would prefer if Aaron Rodgers doesn’t show up this week for the team’s mandatory minicamp, and if he thinks the disgru...

Rich tips off the hour recapping the big weekend in the NBA playoffs that saw the Hawks upset Joel Embiid and the Sixers in their Game 1 matchup, the Clippers surviving a Game 7 onslaught from the Mavs’ Luka Doncic, and the Nets taking care of the Bucks in their opening game despite an early injury to James Harden.   Rich debates TJ Jefferson on whether or not Nets fans have earned the right to ho...

ESPN Analyst and former Duke basketball player Jay Bilas and Rich discuss Mike Krzyzewski’s impending retirement and the reasons behind the decision, why Coach K was able have a nearly 5-decade run of success, and his rection to Jon Scheyer being named the successor at Duke.     Actor Dominic Monaghan and Rich discuss his love of Manchester United and hatred of the failed European Super League and...

NBC Sports analyst Eddie Olczyk and Rich break down the remaining brackets in the Stanley Cup Playoffs and which team is his pick to win it all, the 8-horse field at the Belmont Stakes and which way he’ll be betting on Saturday, and his reaction to Bob Baffert’s two-year suspension by Churchill Downs following Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit’s positive drug test.    Actor Patrick Wilson tells...

Rich tips off the show recapping the Lakers laying an giant egg in their elimination game against the Phoenix Suns, and why L.A. should get used to Kobe-inspired players like Devin Booker coming for them night-after-night.    With another too-early playoff exit for the Trail Blazers, Rich offers up some advice for a seemingly-frustrated Damian Lillard and debates with Brockman if a trade from Port...

Buccaneers LB Shaq Barrett and Rich discuss Tampa’s chances to repeat as Super Bowl champions, the point last season when it all clicked in for the team, and what it’s like to have 7-time Super Bowl champion Tom Brady as the Bucs’ QB.(timestamp).      New Jacksonville Jaguars Head Coach Urban Meyer tells Rich why he chose to try his hand and coaching in the NFL after a storied career in the colleg...

ESPN’s NBA Insider Brian Windhorst and Rich discuss what happens to the Lakers roster if they bow out of the playoffs in the first round at the hand of the Suns, if Kawhi Leonard will leave the Clippers if they have another premature playoff exit, why the Celtics made their surprising front office shakeup, and if we can expect to see Sixers big man Joel Embiid back on the court anytime soon.     ...

Rich tips off the hour recapping the Clippers’ Game 5 loss to the Mavs and breaks down why Kawhi, Paul George and company continue to underachieve in the playoffs.      Amid Luka Doncic’s and Trae Young’s phenomenal playoffs this year, Rich and the guys debate if the Hawks and Mavericks would still pull off that draft night trade today knowing what they now know and have in each player.   Rich goe...

Rich kicks off the hour debating whether the Packers should move on from Aaron Rodgers to Jordan Love the way Green Bay did when moving on from Brett Favre to Rodgers.      Jomboy and Rich discuss the increase of pitchers cheating in baseball and the newly-develop concoctions they use, how you can spot a pitcher who’s potentially using a foreign substance on the ball, why we’ve seen a rash of no-h...

Buccaneers Head Coach Bruce Arians and Rich discuss his team’s voluntary workouts and his approach to having veterans attend, how he’s ready to let Tom Brady loose to coach up Tampa’s young players at the team’s next minicamp, his hilarious reaction to Brady’s hilarious twitter trolling of Aaron Rodgers when ‘The Match’ was announced last week, his mindset heading into the new season and if he’s e...

Rich tips off the hour reacting to Damian Lillard’s incredible night where he hit on a playoff-record 12 three-points in the Trail Blazers’ double-overtime loss to the Denver Nuggets.     Celtics fan Chris Brockman is NOT happy with Boston’s big shakeup today that saw the retirement of team President Danny Ainge with Brad Stevens leaving his head coaching duties to move into Ainge’s old job in the...

Metta World Peace and Rich discuss the recent rash of fan behavior and if we could see another Malice at the Palace incident between players and fans if it keeps up, his advice for NBA players who find themselves accosted by an angry fan, why he’s not worried about the Lakers chances to beat the Suns despite the latest Anthony Davis injury, and why he’s jumping into the boxing ring at the age of 4...