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We are starting to hit that lull in the off-season, where not a whole lot is really happening. There is some news to talk about though and we cover as much as we can of it.

Zach Mettenberger has been released by the Titans, we discuss if he has any potential landing spots, there’s some injury news, as Shaq Lawson has to have shoulder surgery and may not be ready to start the season, Sammy Watkins also has a broken bone in his foot as well. The Atlanta Falcons made some waves with their possibly cheaply priced concessions, Jason Jones signs with the Dolphins and Anquan Boldin could go to the Titans.

We also keep things going with our burning questions on some NFL teams. What questions do we ask? Tune in to find out.

The NFL Draft is firmly in the rear view mirror, Rookie Minicamps have begun for NFL teams, and we are left with questions, you might call them Burning Questions about certain positions on teams. So, we try to play a round of that on this episode of the podcast.

Can the Minnesota Vikings win the Super Bowl in 2016? Will Colin Kapernick still be a San Francisco 49ers player by the start of the season? Could Myles Jack be the Defensive Rookie of the Year? Is it possible that the Buffalo Bills have a change at Quarterback mid-season? These are some of the types of burning questions we are answering today.

There’s also some NFL news we never quite got to discuss because of all the Draft stuff. Jordan Reed signed a big contract extension, The Oakland Raiders could be moving, the NFL revealed their first 10 players in the 2016 Top 100 and should Andrew Luck be at No. 92? We discuss that and a few other news bits in here as well.

The NFL Draft is now over, the rookies know what teams they are playing for, and the teams are moving towards focusing on OTA’s. However, we aren’t quite finished looking at the 2016 Draft.

Before moving along, we have to give out our 2016 NFL Draft Team Grades for each team, choose a winner for each division, and look at some categories as well. This was certainly a Draft that was unpredictable, had some nice and crazy storylines, and brought hope to so many teams.

Who had the best draft? What were some of the teams that made some weird decisions? Who has the most potential to shine down the line? We look at all of that and a few news items as well on this big episode.

The NFL Draft is now over, the rookies know what teams they are playing for, and the teams are moving towards focusing on OTA’s. However, we aren’t quite finished looking at the 2016 Draft.

Before moving along, we have to give out our 2016 NFL Draft Team Grades for each team, choose a winner for each division, and look at some categories as well. This was certainly a Draft that was unpredictable, had some nice and crazy storylines, and brought hope to so many teams.

Who had the best draft? What were some of the teams that made some weird decisions? Who has the most potential to shine down the line? We look at all of that and a few news items as well on this big episode.

This is it, the day all NFL fans have been waiting for, Draft Day is here and we have live Round 1 Draft coverage that you can listen to right here. We discuss the biggest stories heading into the draft, discuss some of our favorite players, and even some guys that could surprise and sneak into Round 1. Then when the draft begins, we go through every pick as it happens, discuss the player, the team, how they fit, and more.
So, if you are stuck at work with no way to watch or just busy with something else, but want to know what’s happening on the 2016 NFL Draft, just tune in right here and find out.

We are days away from The 2016 NFL Draft and there isn’t a better way to get you ready for that than doing our 2016 NFL Draft Preview. We do our own version of a Round 1 Mock Draft and also drop down to see what the New England Patriots do in the lower part of the second round. We give out some possibilities of trades and players we are looking at in the second and third round as well. This will definitely be something you will want to check out.

That’s not all though, as Tom Brady received bad news yesterday morning, as his four game suspension has been reinstated and he may not be able to win an appeal this time. The Philadelphia Eagles also received bad news from Sam Bradford that he wants to be traded. We also give our two cents on the Josh Norman deal and how it affects the Washington Redskins draft.


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(2:40-33:05) NFL News: Tom Brady Suspended for Deflategate, Sam Bradford wants a trade, Josh Norman signs & More.

(33:05-End) 2016 NFL Draft Preview: Round 1 Mock Draft, New England Patriots picks, best players for Round 2

Another week closer to the NFL Draft and another crazy deal happened as well. This time the number two pick in the draft went to another team. The Eagles and Browns trade now sees the Eagles poised to take one of the Quarterbacks, while the Browns can stock up on picks. It is even possible that the Browns trade down again before it is all said and done.

There’s also the big news of Josh Norman Franchise Tag Rescinded by the Carolina Panthers and thus he becomes an unrestricted free agent. We discuss where he could land and if this shakes up the draft at all.

Finally, we end our NFL Off-Season Analysis by looking at the entire NFC East in one show.

Last Word on Sports Writer Quinton Mayo makes his debut on the podcast talking about the Washington Redskins, Wayne Curtis joins us to talk Dallas Cowboys, Brandon Biskobing returns to blab about the New York Giants, and Anthony Rouh makes another appearance to give his perspective on the big trade and his Philadelphia Eagles.

So, it should be a packed show and we will return on Tuesday morning with our huge 2016 NFL Draft Preview, which also includes our mock draft of the first round as well.

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(4:00-36:00) NFL News: Breakdown of Eagles and Browns trade and what it means for the 2016 NFL Draft, Josh Norman loses Franchise Tag, DeMarcus Lawrence possibly to be suspended four games.

(36:00-59:00 Includes Interview) Washington Redskins

(59:00-1:19:00 Includes Interview) Dallas Cowboys

(1:19:00-1:38:00 Includes Interview) New York Giants

(1:38:00-End Includes Interview) Philadelphia Eagles

Off-Season workouts have officially started for teams around the league and after the blockbuster that was the previous week, things have quieted down as the draft is still a little more than a week away at this point.

That being said, we still have some of our Off-Season Series to mull through, as Jorge Linares talks Arizona Cardinals with us and Andrew Kulick goes totally in-depth on the L.A. Rams as well.

We also talk about the news that’s come out since Tuesday, the NFL had their $1 Billion concussion settlement upheld in court, the Houston Texans released Brian Hoyer, Trent Richardson signs with the Baltimore Ravens, the Kansas City Chiefs lost the anti-tampering case, and a few other things are on the docket too.

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(4:00-25:45) NFL News: Kansas City Chiefs lose on Jeremy Maclin tampering case, NFL $1 Billion concussion settlement upheld, Brian Hoyer released, Trent Richardson signs with the Ravens and more.

(25:45-1:00:32 Includes Interview) Arizona Cardinals

(1:00:32-End Includes Interview) Los Angeles Rams

Due to Sean's trip to Texas for Wrestlemania and other things, unfortunately, we were unable to do a podcast until today.

Well, at least we picked a great day to make our return as the NFL 2016 Regular Season Schedule Released and we discuss our teams, the tasty national match-ups and other things that may have caught our eye about the schedule.

We are almost at the end of our Off-Season Analysis, as we look at the NFC West with Sean-Louis Philipsen talking all things Seattle Seahawks and Chet Yoder from 103.7 "The Game" in Louisiana giving us the lowdown on the San Francisco 49ers.

We also talk the sad passing of Will Smith, the crazy Rams and Titans trade, Josh Gordon failing his drug test, and a few other things in the news as well.

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(3:40-36:08) NFL News: Josh Gordon fails drug test, Rams and Titans trade for # 1 Pick in NFL Draft, the passing of Will Smith and more.

(36:08-52:00) NFL 2016 Schedule Release

(52:00-1:20:50 Includes Interview) San Francisco 49ers

(1:20:50-End Includes Interview) Seattle Seahawks

Well, it has finally happened, Robert Griffin III has signed with a NFL team and we will discuss that right here. Will he actually be the starter? Or will the Browns still draft a QB? We try to do our best to figure that one out.

We do continue our NFL Off-Season Analysis series on the NFC North, by having interviews with Last Word on Sports Writer Ryan Timmerman talk Green Bay Packers and Jack Coleman let's us know what's going on with the Detroit Lions.

We also discuss the Nick Fairley to the Saints, Courtney Upshaw to the Falcons, L.A. Rams being the Hard Knocks team, The Touchback Rule and Automatic Ejection Rule passing, Rueben Randle to the Eagles, Nate Washington to the Patriots and more.

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(4:37-38:23) NFL News: RG3 to the Browns, Nick Fairley to the Saints, Courtney Upshaw to the Falcons, NFL Rule Changes, and More.

(38:23-1:03:11 Includes Interview) Green Bay Packers

(1:03:11-End Includes Interview) Detroit Lions