The Rich Eisen Show

Rich weighs in on the Yankees continued struggles and Shohei Ohtani’s continued greatness as the Angels cling to their shrinking playoff hopes.

Soap opera star Eric Braeden joins Rich in-studio to discuss the 50th anniversary of ‘The Young & the Restless,’ talks 007 James Bond, ‘Titanic’ and more in a round of ‘Celebrity True or False,’ and gives is his Victor Newman versions of famous sports press conferences including Terrell Owens’ crying “that’s my quarterback,” Rick Pitino’s “Larry Bird ain’t walkin’ through that door,” and Oklahoma State head football coach Mike Gundy’s “I’m a man!!! I’m 40!!!” rant.

Rich reacts to Brock Purdy’s first comments from 49ers’ training camp about his readiness for the upcoming NFL season.

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Rich and the guys weigh in on the Washington Commanders’ Eric Bieniemy controversy and debate if hard coaching is an effective method in today’s NFL.

Jaguars GM Trent Baalke and Rich discuss Jacksonville’s mindset heading into the 2023 season, what expectation he and Head Coach Doug Pederson have for QB Trevor Lawrence, this super high-tech urinals at the Jags’ facilities, the addition of WR Calvin Ridley and more.

Rich and the guys break down the Jaguars’ schedule and chances to improve on their playoff performance from a season ago.

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Rich and the guys get pumped up for NFL pre-season games between the Texans and Patriots, and Vikings and Seahawks, and weigh in on allegations of Phil Mickelson betting $1 Billion over the course of 30 years.

NFL Network analyst Steve Mariucci and Rich discuss the 49ers’ QB competition between Brock Purdy, Trey Lance and Sam Darnold, if the Buffalo Bills or Kansas City Chiefs should be the favorite in the AFC, the Sean Payton/Nathaniel Hackett controversy, and what advice he’d give Commanders HC Ron Rivera after multiple Washington players complained about the intensity of new Offensive Coordinator Eric Bieniemy. 

Rich weighs in the Colts QB depth chart and explains why rookie Anthony Richardson should be the team’s Week 1 starter over veteran Gardner Minshew.

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Pro Football Hall of Famer Charles Woodson and Rich discuss his new bourbon being named the official whiskey of the Las Vegas Raiders, the Michigan Wolverines’ national championship hopes, why the Big Ten adding Washington and Oregon is a good thing, his thoughts on Raiders holdout RB Josh Jacobs, and former Green Bay Packers teammate Aaron Rodgers’ fresh start with the New York Jets.   

Wrexham AFC striker Paul Mullin joins Rich in-studio to discuss the controversial injury suffered in California in an exhibition vs Manchester United that left him unable to return to Wales for the team’s season opener, why he turned down team owner Rob McElhenney’s invitation to crash at his pad in Los Angeles while he recovers from a punctured lung, what it’s been like being a major part of the FX docu-series ‘Welcome to Wrexham,’ and the English Premier League hopes of Wrexham co-owners Ryan Reynolds and McElhenney.

Rich and the guys weigh in on the latest press conference comments from Bengals Head Coach Zac Taylor and Steelers Head Coach Mike Tomlin.

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Rich and the guy's debate if Kirk Cousins will be playing for the Minnesota Vikings in 2024 or in the NFC West for the Rams or 49ers.

Saints All-Pro S Tyrann Mathieu and Rich discuss his storied 11-year NFL career, what he’s learned from Hall of Fame CB Deion Sanders over the years, what former Raiders QB Derek Carr brings to New Orleans, what it’s like to tackle the Titans freight train of a running back Derrick Henry, and more.

Rich and Brockman debate if the Saints, Buccaneers, Falcons or Panthers should be the favorite to win the NFC South this season.

Rich reacts to Baltimore fans’ “Free Kevin Brown” protests in the wake of the team’s controversial suspension of the play-by-play announcer.

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Jets fan Rich reacts to the premiere Aaron Rodgers-heavy episode of ‘Hard Knocks.’

Falcons QB Desmond Ridder tells Rich why he’s hell bent on proving his doubters wrong this season, his relationship with fellow Atlanta QB Taylor Heinicke, why rookie RB Bijan Robinson will be a star in the NFL and reveals what he’s learning from head coach Arthur Smith along with what he thinks of the HC’s new mustache.

Rich and the guy's debate if Arthur Smith’s new mustache qualifies him to be in a buddy cop movie.

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Rich weighs in on the 49ers’ QB competition and Trey Lance’s cloudy future in San Francisco and reacts to Commanders new Offensive Coordinator Eric Bieniemy stirring things up in Washington’s training camp with his relentless intensity.

Recording artist Jason Derulo joins Rich in-studio to discuss his new ‘Sing Your Name Out Loud’ book, reveals that he began writing songs at the tender age of 8, reveals why he made a big mistake when he once tried to match Kobe Bryant shot-for-shot (in a bar and not on the basketball court), and explains why your compliments about his Miami Heat are probably not taken as compliments by the team’s fans.

Rich recaps his night at Angels Stadium with a tongue-in-cheek observation on the numerous Shohei Ohtani product plugs on the scoreboards throughout the game.

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Rich makes a semi-bold prediction about Dallas Cowboys LB Micah Parsons and weighs in on the Orioles suspension of play-by-play announcer Kevin Brown for pointing out that Baltimore stunk for many years before their AL East ascension this season.

Thursday Night Football analyst Andrew Whitworth and Rich discuss Cowboys All-Pro LB Micah Parson’s improvement and what he has in common with Rams DT Aaron Donald, why we shouldn’t sleep on the Washington Commanders in the NFC East, if the (don’t call them “rebuilding”) Rams can rebound from their disastrous Super Bowl hangover, when the Bengals can expect Joe Burrow to return from his calf injury, if Sean Payton can turn around Russell Wilson and the Denver Broncos, and if the 49ers or Seahawks should be the favorite to win the NFC West this season.

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Rich weighs in on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ QB competition between Baker Mayfield and Kyle Trask.

Pro Football Talk’s Mike Florio and Rich discuss what happens to Baker Mayfield if he loses the Buccaneers’ QB battle to Kyle Trask, how the 49ers 3-man QB competition is likely to shake out, the latest in the Colts-Jonathan Taylor standoff, the timeline for Joe Burrow’s return to the Bengals following his calf injury, what to expect out of rookie quarterbacks Bryce Young, Anthony Richardson and C.J. Stroud, and which NFL holdouts (Josh Jacobs, Zack Martin, etal.) could last into the regular season.

Rich and the guy's debate if the Colts should pay or trade disgruntled RB Jonathan Taylor, and react to the Baltimore Orioles suspending play-by-play announcer Kevin Brown for some seemingly innocuous comments about the O’s past struggles vs their AL East rival Tampa Bay Rays.

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‘Hard Knocks’ executive producer Ken Rodgers and Rich discuss the Jets’ reluctance to be on the annual HBO behind-the-scenes series, says why we can expect a different Aaron Rodgers on the show, and his message to any NFL QBs who are considering being on season 2 of Netflix’s ‘Quarterback’ series.

Rich weighs in on Baker Mayfield and the Buccaneers’ QB competition with Kyle Trask, Micah Parsons, the 49ers QB competition, the Patriots’ 2023 season outlook, Josh Jacobs and the Raiders, Joe Burrow and the Bengals and more.

Rich and the guys react to Guardians 3B Jose Ramirez flooring White Sox SS Tim Anderson over the weekend, and in honor of the show adding an Austin, Texas radio affiliate TJ lists his all-time favorite “Austins” including Austin Powers, the $6Million Man Steve Austin, and “Stone Cold” Steve Austin.

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