The Ringer NFL Show

As we prepare for the 2020 season, we ask who will take the leap this year. We offer up the players, coaches, and teams who will make a significant improvement this season. Host: Kevin Clark Guests: Nora Princiotti and Evan Silva Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

NFL Network senior correspondent Steve Wyche joins the show to talk about what has stood out over the last two weeks in terms of player activism and participation in the movement toward racial justice in the NFL. We touch on what still needs to be done by the league’s owners, as well as how players can sustain this movement throughout the season (0:40). Then, the Ringer’s Nora Princiotti calls in...

As draft season approaches, we break down one of the hottest draft strategies in fantasy football: zero RB, also known as waiting to draft running backs until the middle rounds and loading up on wide receivers and tight ends early. We discuss the logic behind the strategy, and offer up the most valuable middle-to-late-round running backs. Hosts: Danny Heifetz, Danny Kelly, and Craig Horlbeck Donat...

Steve and Pete are joined by San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich to have a conversation about the state of our nation, how we got here as a country, our absence of leadership, and how we can take action to grow and bring about change following the killing of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer. Host: Steve Kerr and Pete Carroll Guest: Gregg Popovich This show is raising money for...

Steve and Pete are joined by Pete’s former college housemate and baseball super agent Scott Boras to chat about helping players overcome fear, the similarities and differences between coaches and agents, and understanding how to negotiate for a player. Next they get into the necessary measures being taken to begin the process of bringing sports back amid the COVID-19 outbreak.  Hosts: Steve Kerr a...

Kevin is joined by The Ringer’s Danny Kelly and Rotoworld’s Patrick Daugherty to rank their top 10 coaches in the NFL as well as the worst. Host: Kevin Clark Guest: Danny Kelly and Patrick Daugherty Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

As fantasy season begins to heat up, we share 15 of our favorite players for 2020 whom you shouldn't leave your draft without. We sell you on why middle-tier wide receivers like Robert Woods and Adam Thielen are more valuable than you think, and why the Steelers are the most underrated offense in the league. Host: Danny Heifetz, Danny Kelly, and Craig Horlbeck Learn more about your ad choices. Vis...

Steve and Pete provide an update on their respective sports, express optimism on a possible NBA return, and discuss how the NFL is managing in the offseason (00:00).  Then they are joined by the one and only Bill Murray to talk about filming 'Space Jam' and playing golf with Larry Bird and Michael Jordan, the similarities between sports and filmmaking, stories from the set of 'Ghostbusters,' how h...

The Ringer’s Bryan Curtis joins the show to talk about the specific ways this NFL season will differ from past seasons, how money affects the NFL’s preparation for the season, and the role of broadcasters with regard to replicating the passion of a game without fans (1:30). Then, former Packers safety Will Blackmon joins Kevin to chat about Mike McCarthy’s potential in Dallas, how a stunted traini...

As we prepare for the upcoming season, we must ask ourselves the age-old question of how to feel about the players seemingly entering the twilight of their careers. We highlight the most popular aging players and decide if they are trusted, rusted, or dusted. Hosts: Danny Heifetz and Craig Horlbeck Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Steve and Pete are joined by author Michael Lewis ('Moneyball,' 'The Blind Side,' and 'The Big Short') to talk about how he gets the ideas for his books, and the background story of ‘The Blind Side’ and how it influenced the NFL’s view on the left tackle position. They discuss how advancements in technology are affecting sports and whether or not a coach can change a player's natural ability. Fina...

Kevin is joined by The Ringer’s Danny Kelly and The Athletic’s Sheil Kapadia to preview the upcoming NFL season through a betting lens, specifically prop bets. They make picks on props like games played in front of fans, Gronk’s touchdowns, Brady’s touchdowns, Cam Newton’s next contract, Cowboys wins, Lamar Jackson’s rushing yards, Joe Burrow’s passing touchdowns, and more. Host: Kevin Clark Guest...

This offseason has given some players a new outlook on their fantasy future. We highlight the fantasy players whose 2020 outlook saw the biggest boost after free agency and the NFL draft.  Host: Danny Kelly and Craig Horlbeck Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The NFL schedule was officially released, and it includes a coronavirus contingency plan to potentially push back the Super Bowl and add weeks to the back end of the season. We highlight the best games of the season, the Bucs' top matchups, and the teams with the most prime-time games. Host: Kevin Clark Host: Danny Kelly and Rodger Sherman Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com...

This offseason has been tough for many players, Aaron Rodgers being one. We highlight the fantasy players whose 2020 outlook took the biggest hit after free agency and the NFL draft.  Host: Danny Heifetz, Danny Kelly, and Craig Horlbeck Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

With the NFL draft complete, 2020 rosters taking shape, and teams starting to gain hope, Kevin is joined by Eric Eager and George Chahrouri of 'Pro Football Focus' to run through every team in the NFL and answer the question: How many teams in the NFL are actually good? Host: Kevin Clark Guests: Eric Eager and George Chahrouri Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Now that NFL teams are done with their draft, it’s time to prepare for yours. We run through the top rookie running backs and wide receivers like CeeDee Lamb, Henry Ruggs III, Jonathan Taylor, J.K. Dobbins, and more, and give you our predictions on how they will perform in their rookie season, where you should draft them, and how they will fit into their teams' offense. Hosts: Danny Heifetz, Danny...

Pete Carroll gives an inside look at how the NFL draft went for the Seahawks, talks about a few of their picks, and discusses how college experience affects a player's draft stock in the NBA and NFL. Pete and Steve reflect on losing a Super Bowl and an NBA Finals in devastating fashion and how to learn and move forward from it (0:15). Then author and speaker Dr. Brené Brown joins the show to talk...

We analyze the NFL draft as a television show, including Roger Goodell’s front and center performance (1:42). Then, we go through a list of some of the other quirks and best moments from the three-day event (17:10). Finally, we do our best to make sense of the Green Bay Packers’ confounding selection of Utah State quarterback Jordan Love (38:00). Hosts: Riley McAtee and Rodger Sherman Learn more a...

Draft expert Danny Kelly and Mallory Rubin join Kevin in doling out superlatives for the 2020 NFL draft, including best draft, worst draft, steal of the draft, most shocking slide, weirdest Skype presence, and more. Host: Kevin Clark Guest: Danny Kelly and Mallory Rubin Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Round 1 of the very first remote NFL draft is in the books, and we break down all of the most intriguing events of the night, including Tua Tagovailoa going fifth to the Dolphins, Justin Herbert going sixth to the Chargers, Jordan Love being Aaron Rodgers's backup, Kliff Kingsbury’s flex of an at-home draft office, and much more. Host: Kevin Clark Guest: Mallory Rubin Learn more about your ad choi...

Kevin Clark is joined by NFL draft guru Danny Kelly to dive into The Ringer’s final mock draft as we head into the 2020 NFL draft on Thursday night. Danny predicts how he thinks the first 17 picks will unfold and offers up some pre-draft superlatives. Host: Kevin Clark Guest: Danny Kelly Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Ringer’s Riley McAtee and Rodger Sherman break down all of the weirdness that could happen in the first-ever remote NFL draft, including QB Justin Herbert's late surge to get drafted before Tua Tagovailoa, how the Giants will screw it up, technological mishaps, Roger Goodell on Zoom, the league sending prospects hats from all 32 teams, and more. Hosts: Riley McAtee and Rodger Sherman Learn mor...

Kevin Clark is joined by Danny Kelly to break down every aspect of the Joe Burrow vs. Tua Tagovailoa discussion, including the most NFL-translatable qualities each QB possesses, whether Tua would be drafted ahead of Burrow if he had never gotten hurt, Burrow’s legendary competitiveness, where Tua should land, and more. Host: Kevin Clark Guest: Danny Kelly Learn more about your ad choices. Visit po...

The Ringer’s Mallory Rubin is joined by ESPN’s Mina Kimes to discuss some of their most intriguing questions heading into the the 2020 NFL draft. Among the questions answered are who their no. 1 overall pick is, which team will have a draft-night malfunction, who will be Belichick’s next QB, who will be the fantasy rookie MVP, who will be draft night’s fashion MVP, and more. Host: Mallory Rubin Gu...