Big Daddy & Friends Podcast

Merril Hoge is a former NFL running back who spent eight years in the league as a member of the Pittsburgh Steelers and Chicago Bears. Prior to retiring from the NFL, Hoge spent over two decades serving as an NFL analyst for ESPN. The former running back/analyst is currently an author and inspirational speaker focused on teaching others how to overcome their odds.

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Zack Moss is a second-year running back for the Buffalo Bills. Moss was selected in the third round of the 2020 NFL Draft after being named First-team All-Pac-12 and winning Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Year in his senior season at Utah. 

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Kate Ferrara is an NFL and NBA agent, representing clients like Buffalo Bills RB Zack Moss and 2021 NFL Draft prospect Dazz Newsome. Before her career as an agent began, Ferrara played Division 1 soccer for the University of Akron and earned an MBA and Law degree.

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Steve Levy is a journalist and sportscaster for ESPN. He is known for his work broadcasting college football, Monday Night Football, and the National Hockey league. His success in broadcasting has earned him a spot in several films, including  "Home Improvement," "Fever Pitch" and "The Ringer."

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Eddie George played nine seasons in the NFL, making the Pro Bowl four times and earning All-Pro honors twice with the Tennessee Titans. George played college football for Ohio State University and won the 1995 Heisman Trophy after rushing for over 1900 yards and scoring 25 touchdowns. The 1996 first-round draft pick is regarded as one of the greatest running backs in college football history and was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2011.

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Michelle Beisner-Buck is a feature reporter for ESPN and a member of the Monday Night Countdown crew as well as Monday Night Football. Before joining ESPN, she spent eight years at NFL Network as the host of NFL Weekly Countdown and NFL Network Now as well as being a field reporter for NFL Total Access and NFL Gameday Morning. 

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Robert L. "Bob" Papa is an American sportscaster. Papa is employed by Golf Channel, announces various Olympic sports for NBC Sports, and is known as "the voice" of the New York Giants. Since 1995, he's announced every preseason, regular season, and postseason games for the Giants.

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Eric Mangini is an NFL analyst for Fox Sports 1. Before becoming an analyst, Mangini served as an NFL coach for nearly two decades, including head coaching positions with the New York Jets and Cleveland Browns. He's a three-time Super Bowl Champion and was named the 2006 AFC Coach of the Year.

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Michael Smith is the co-founder of Inflection Point Entertainment and co-host of Peacock TV's Brother From Another. Before founding Inflection and joining Peacock, Smith spent 15 years at ESPN, filling a variety of roles from SportsCenter anchor to His & Hers co-host. Prior to joining ESPN on a full-time basis, Smith covered the New England Patriots and the NFL from 2001 to 2004 as a reporter for the Boston Globe.

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Pat Brisson is a Canadian National Hockey League Players Association (NHLPA) agent and co-head of the Hockey Division of Creative Artists Agency with partner J.P. Barry. His client roster features several superstar athletes, including Sidney Crosby, Patrick Kane, Anže Kopitar, and Jonathan Toews. The super-agent is consistently ranked as one of the 100 most powerful people in the NHL by The Hockey News, and in 2017, Forbes ranked him the 9th most powerful agent in sports. He is also the father of the 29th overall NHL Entry Draft pick Brendan Brisson.

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