The Rich Eisen Show

Guest host Kirk Morrison, a former NFL linebacker, reflects back on his draft experience and the emotional flood that will overtake players when hearing their name called on the podium.

The Athletic’s Panthers Reporter Joe Person tells Kirk why Carolina’s fan base, front office and coaching staff are excited for the team to select Alabama QB Bryce Young #1 overall in the NFL Draft, if Young will be a Day-1 starter in the NFL or if Andy Dalton could start the season as QB1, and more.

Kirk and the guys react to Giannis Antetokounmpo’s heated exchange with a reporter following the 1-seeded Milwaukee Bucks getting bounced out of the NBA Playoffs by Jimmy Butler’s Miami Heat. 

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CBS Sports’ Analyst/former Raiders exec Amy Trask tells guest host Suzy Shuster what it was like being in an NFL Draft war room with Al Davis, if the Packers or Jets won the Aaron Rodgers trade, if the 4-time NFL MVP makes New York a top-4 team in the AFC, if the Raiders might still select a QB in the draft despite signing Jimmy Garoppolo and if head coach Josh McDaniels is already on the hot seat, and weighs in on some recent comments from the Packers’, Titans’, and 49ers’ GMs on whether or not they were spitting the truth or lying through their teeth.

Rich calls in from the NFL Draft in Kansas City and tells Suzy his reaction to Aaron Rodgers’ first Jets press conference and says why he’s “genuinely fired up” about the 4-time NFL MVP’s arrival in New York. 

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Pro Football Hall of Famer Marshall Faulk and guest host Suzy Shuster discuss why looking back on his life-changing NFL Draft experience still gives him chills, where Texas Longhorns RB Bijan Robinson should be drafted, Ezekiel Elliott’s uncertain NFL future, if Austin Ekeler and the Charges can mend fences, and why this year’s New York Jets are more talented than any of Aaron Rodgers’ previous Green Bay Packers teams.

NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero tells Suzy why the intrigue surrounding the NFL Draft begins with pick #2, what the Aaron Rodgers trade means for the Jets’ 2023 season outlook, what the Jets and Packers are likely to do with their top picks in the NFL Draft, why the Commanders declined to pick up the 5th year option of Chase Young, and if the Chargers and Titans are likely to trade RBs Austin Ekeler and Derrick Henry.

Suzy and the guys revisit how the Memphis Grizzlies’ Dillon Brooks’ poking the bear that is LeBron James and list their top 5 athletes that you wouldn’t want to make angry.

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Guest host Suzy Shuster and the guys recap the night in the NBA including the Suns bouncing the Clippers from the playoffs and Trae Young’s long-distance dagger to give the Hawks a Game 5 win over the Celtics, and Patriots fan Suzy admits she DOES NOT share Jets fans’ enthusiasm for the Aaron Rodgers trade.  

Suzy and the guy's debate if they’re fans of mock drafts or not and which team’s draft room would make the best “fly on a wall” scenario.

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ESPN’S Troy Aikman tells Rich why the Jets will be a much better team with Aaron Rodgers, what the 4-time NFL MVP has to prove in New York, what factors scouts should consider when evaluating the top NFL Draft quarterbacks and shares a great story about negotiating his first NFL contract with Jerry Jones who was also negotiating his first NFL contract.

Rich reveals his 2023 “Come @ Me” mock draft where he predicts the top ten picks in the upcoming NFL Draft and says why the Jets made the right move pursuing Aaron Rodgers over other options like Derek Carr, Lamar Jackson and Jimmy Garoppolo.

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Former Pro Bowl QB Carson Palmer tells Rich why his NFL Draft night experience was anything but nervous and tense when he went first overall back in 2003, why he made those eyebrow-raising comments comparing Joe Burrow to Patrick Mahomes, and that Alabama QB Bryce Young is a slam dunk pick to go #1 in the draft although USC’s Caleb Williams would be the first player chosen if he were eligible this year.

Alabama All-American LB Will Anderson Jr. tells Rich how he’s prepping for the NFL Draft, if he’d be a good fit for Pete Carroll and the Seattle Seahawks if he falls to #5, what finally being drafted will mean for him and his family, and more.

Rich weighs in on the Packers life-after-Aaron-Rodgers with Green Bay handing the reins over to QB Jordan Love.

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Rich reacts to the New York Jets and Green Bay Packers finally coming to terms on the Aaron Rodgers trade and what it means for former 2nd-overall draft pick Zach Wilson.

Texas Longhorns RB Bijan Robinson tells Rich which teams he’s met with in the weeks leading up to the NFL Draft, why he’s out to prove wrong anyone who devalues the running back position in the NFL, and shares his favorite story about UT superfan Matthew McConaughey.

Rich weighs in on the danger that Aaron Rodgers’ stint with the Jets could end up in disappointment the way Brett Favre’s tenure in New York did.

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In ‘Overreaction Monday’ Rich weighs in on the NFL Draft, the Aaron Rodgers trade, and Deion Sanders’ NFL coaching future.

Actor Khris Davis joins Rich in-studio to discuss playing the titular role in the new movie ‘Big George Foreman’ about the former boxing heavyweight champion and what it was like co-staring with Academy Award winner Forest Whitaker, his deep Eagles fandom and what it was like being in the middle of Philadelphia when fans celebrated their Super Bowl win over the Patriots, and more.

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Rich recaps the wild weekend in the NBA Playoffs that saw more ejections (Dillon Brooks) and lingering injuries (Giannis Antetokounmpo and Joel Embiid).

Actress Kate Mara joins Rich in-studio to discuss her new Hulu FBI series with Oscar-nominee Brian Tyree Henry ‘Class of ’09,’ her first football memories coming from a family with deep ownership roots in the Pittsburgh Steelers and New York Giants, and shares what being on ’24’ and ‘House of Cards’ meant for her career.

Rich weighs in on the lingering Lamar Jackson-Baltimore Ravens impasse in the wake of Odell Beckham Jr.’s signing and Jalen Hurts’ huge new contract.

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NFL Draft week is finally here and Rich lays out the growing intrigue surrounding the #1 overall pick, which QBs could slide or rise, and if Texas RB Bijan Robinson could be a top ten pick.

NFL Network Analyst Daniel Jeremiah tells Rich why Alabama QB Bryce Young will be the #1 overall pick in the NFL Draft by the Carolina Panthers, if the Houston Texans will pass on a quarterback with their #2 overall pick, if the Seahawks will go defense or QB with the 5th overall pick, his evaluation of talented-but-inexperienced Florida Gators QB Anthony Richardson, where Bijan Robinson and Hendon Hooker could land in the draft, and if the New York Jets and Green Bay Packers will consummate the Aaron Rodgers trade before Draft Day.

Rich and the guys react to Mike Tomlin’s comments on what the Steelers could do in this year’s NFL Draft where they will select 3 of the first 49 picks.

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