Ari Meirov dives into the Browns decision to bench Joe Flacco, start Dillon Gabriel, and keep Shedeur Sanders as QB3. He discusses how draft decisions impacted this one, and Shedeur's issues being amplified by going full "mime" during an "interview" with reporters.

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Ari Meirov's Spotlight Guest Of The Week is 2-time Super Bowl Champion & 11-year NFL veteran Logan Ryan. Logan discusses his path to the NFL, winning 2 Super Bowls with the Patriots, picking off Tom Brady's final pass as a Patriot, being an underdog with the Titans, the intricacies of his contracts in the NFL and how he got into the media with CBS & NFL IQ!

00:00 - Cold open

00:58 - Ari’s opening thoughts


02:30 - Start of interview


03:32 - Offense or defense?


04:42 - Playing for Rutgers


06:30 - Relationship with McCourty twins


09:32 - Did Bill Belichick find out about the Rutgers guys!?


10:23- Rookie season


12:32 - Sign up at FanDuel.com/ARI


16:40 - Relationship with Darrell Revis


17:55 - Winning 1st Super Bowl


19:30 - Winning 2nd Super Bowl


23:12 - Free agency/Belichick


30:38 - Relationship with Patriots after leaving


32:16 - Titans underdog mentality

34:40 - Intercepting Tom Brady’s final pass as a Patriot


38:56 - Long free agency before Giants


46:00 - Giants/Bucs/49ers tenure


50:27 - Losing Super Bowl to end career


53:20 - Joining the media


54:39 - Who deserves a Spotlight?


56:37 - Visit Root.com


01:00:07 - Ari’s final thoughts

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Ari Meirov thinks the NFL is at its best when players and coaches are beefing! He breaks down the Liam Coen/Robert Saleh arguing after the Jaguars win vs the 49ers. He talks Lamar Jackson, Joe Alt and Malik Nabers all getting hurt and why he loves the honesty shown by Cam Ward after the Titans 0-4 start.

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Ben Allen is joined by Check The Mic Host Sam Monson to discuss what is to come the rest of the way with the Minnesota Vikings including whether they will stick with Carson Wentz when J.J. McCarthy is healthy enough to return, how Jordan Mason has been a spark-plug for the offense, how crazy confusing the Brian Flores defense is for opposing QBs and a whole lot more!

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Cardinals LB Baron Browning: What Success Is In 2025, Playing W/Calais Campbell, Deadlifting 630lbs at 15!Ari Meirov is joined by our Spotlight Guest of the Week Cardinals LB Baron Browning to discuss Arizona’s hot start, how he got into football, being a powerlifter in high school, playing with Calais Campbell and a whole lot more!

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Ari Meirov talks through the crazy Sunday we witnessed Week 4 which was dominated by awesome special teams play. He talks the importance of those coordinators, why they deserve more HC shots and just the way the new kickoff rules are impacting the game. Plus, examining the Texans & Titans terrible 0-3 starts that could have some coaches on the hot seat.

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Ari Meirov is joined by NFL Network National Reporter Cameron Wolfe to talk about his old beat - the Miami Dolphins. The two discuss the state of the team as they enter Thursday Night Football in dire need of a win against the Buffalo Bills. They talk how hot the seat is for the staff, whether Tyreek Hill is on the block, and the offseason mistake that led to their poor start.

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Ari Meirov is joined by Buccaneers Assistant General Manager Mike Greenberg as our Spotlight Guest of the Week! Greenberg discusses how he got his 1st internship with the Jets, his brother-in-law signing Tom Brady for him during COVID, his relationship with GM Jason Light, what it was like going from Brady to Baker Mayfield, his favorite negotiation and a whole lot more!



00:00 - Cold Open


00:57 - Ari intro


02:42 - Start of interview


03:27 - Reacting to being Spotlighted by John Spytek & A.J. Stevens


05:52 - Was football always the goal?


07:37 - Why Mike loves roster building/cap


08:48 - How Mark started working for Jets


10:10 - Pinch yourself moment with Jets


11:00 - Sign up for FanDuel!


14:44 - Being hired by the Buccaneers


16:58 - Transitioning to new Bucs staff early on


19:26 - The hiring of Jason Licht


20:47 - Mike’s brother-in-law signing Tom Brady


24:23 - Story behind acquiring Rob Gronkowski


25:41 - Winning Super Bowl LV


27:07 - How Bucs kept every SB starter


29:50 - Why do the Bucs get slept on?


31:53 - Visit Root.com


35:11 - Challenges retaining players


38:00 - Going from Tom Brady to Baker Mayfield


39:31 - Why don’t more cap guys become GMs?


41:59 - Shout out to the legend Tom Moore!


43:12 - Favorite negotiations


44:51 - How often are you confused with ESPN’s Mike Greenberg?


46:15 - Who deserves a Spotlight?


49:05 - FACTORMEALS.COM/ARI50OFF


50:55 - Ari’s final thoughts



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Ari Meirov breaks down the possibilities of how long Joe Burrow will be out with his turf toe injury, explains his injury history, discusses Jake Browning's career and what the Bengals must do to still make the playoffs.

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Ari Meirov gives which 3 teams really need to pull off a win in Week 2, plus one surprising bonus team. Ari and Ben also "discuss" which teams are under no pressure to win.

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