The Rich Eisen Show

Brockman and TJ try to convince Rich to bumrush the stage at the upcoming NFL Draft to steal the podium from Roger Goodell to announce his New York Jets first round selection, then debate if Giannis Antetokounmpo has raced to the top of the NBA MVP mountain over Joel Embiid and Nikola Jokic. 

Rich comments on the ongoing whispers that Tom Brady played a role in Bruce Arians stepping down as the Buccaneers’ Head Coach when his chance to solidify his spot in the Hall of Fame was still within reach. 

In his ‘What’s More Likely’ segment Rich weighs in on Coach K’s chances against Duke’s arch-rival North Carolina in the Final Four, if the Lakers or Pelicans will be in the playoffs, if Von Miller with the Bills or Bobby Wagner with the Rams will play in the Super Bowl next year, and if the NFL’s new Overtime rule is here to stay.

Rich wraps up the hour paying off an embarrassing debt to actor Pablo Schreiber for mistakenly referring to Halo’s Master Chief as “Master Chef.”

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Rich weighs in on the Los Angeles Rams landing coveted free agent LB Bobby Wagner and spells out what the perennial All-Pro brings to the defending Super Bowl champions on the field and in the locker room.

University of Pittsburgh Head Football Coach Pat Narduzzi tells Rich why Panthers QB Kenny Pickett is THE best quarterback in the 2022 NFL Draft and that teams should have zero concerns about his hand size, reveals what he told Pickett on the sideline after his famed fake-slide play that led to an NCAA rule change, and says why his star QB could be staying put in Pittsburgh if the Steelers select him in this month’s draft. 

Rich lists his top five sports stories of the week including Bobby Wagner going to the Rams, Giannis Antetokounmpo passing Kareem Abdul-Jabbar as the Milwaukee Bucks’ all-time leading scorer, and more.

Rich and Mets fan TJ Jefferson react to the latest arm woes for New York ace Jacob deGrom, and Rich gloats over MLB FINALLY making umpires explain the calls in-stadium to fans after those lengthy replay reviews. 

Rich and the guys react to Julian Edelman’s April Fools joke that definitely fooled one Hall of Fame QB (ahem, Kurt Warner)

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Rich lists the top five craziest moments from an absolutely crazy month on the NFL that saw dozens of wild trades, signings, moves, suspensions, rule changes and more.  

Buccaneers GM Jason Licht and Rich breakdown the timelines for Tom Brady returning from his brief retirement and Bruce Arians decision to retire from coaching, and if there was a rift between Brady and Arians that led to the coach stepping down. 

Rich reacts to the puzzling comments Antonio Brown made to TMZ saying he’ll only get ankle surgery if an NFL team signs him.

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WWE Superstar Becky Lynch and Rich talk Wrestlemania 38 and her rematch against Bianca Belair, how she’s adapting to motherhood and more.

Actor Josh Lucas stops by the studio to discuss his new Spectrum+ series ‘Long Slow Exhale,’ reveals why his 9-year-old son might be the most knowledgeable Seattle Seahawks fan on the planet, and talks ‘Sweet Home Alabama,’ ‘Glory Road,’ and ‘Ford v. Ferarri’ in a round of Celebrity True or False.

Rich and the guys react to Bruce Arians’ press conference announcing that he’s stepping down as the Tampa Bay Buccaneers head coach and moving into a front office role.

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Rich reacts to the surprising new that Buccaneers HC Bruce Arians is retiring from coaching and addresses the rumor that Tom Brady forced Arians to leave the sidelines for a front office job with the Bucs.

Los Angeles Times NFL Columnist Sam Farmer and Rich discuss Arians stepping aside and what role, if any, Brady played in his retirement from coaching, shares some of his favorite stories about the irascible Arians, recaps a wild month in the NFL that saw star players changing teams at an unprecedented rate, and comments on Rams winning the Super Bowl at home after L.A. went without an NFL team for two decades.

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The Rich Eisen Show's Chris Brockman, TJ Jefferson, and Adam Chudwin break down the latest from the NBA

00:00- Bucks/76ers

07:00- Eastern Conference outlook

15:00- Lakers and Western Conference outlook

27:00- MVP rundown

31:00- HBO's Winning Time episode 4 review/ Rich chimes in

Follow the guys here: Twitter- @chrisbrockman, @toojiggy, @achudwin Instagram- @brockshady, @tjjefferson, @achudwin

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Three-time Pro Bowler Malcom Jenkins calls in on the day he announces his retirement and tells Rich why he’s calling it a career after 13 stellar seasons as an NFL safety and revisits his top career moments including two Super Bowl wins and a 99-yard pick six of Tom Brady, tells Rich why the NFL is in dire need of “cultural change” when it comes to hiring minority coaches, and why he’s poised for a robust life after football.

Former Pro Bowl QB Alex Smith tells Rich if he’s happy being retired or if he could be tempted to make a comeback a la Tom Brady, how the Chiefs will have to adjust their offense after the departure of Tyreek Hill to the Miami Dolphins, why Carson Wentz is facing a daunting task of blocking out the distractions with the Washington Commanders given the turmoil surrounding the team’s ownership and front office, and his reaction to Tiger Woods potentially playing The Masters this year given they suffered a similar devastating leg injuries.

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Rich and the guys react to Colts Owner Jim Irsay’s scathing comments about jettisoned QB Carson Wentz and react to county music star (and die-hard Tar Heels fan) Eric Church cancelling a concert so he can watch Saturday’s Final Four showdown between North Carolina and Duke.

Baseball Hall of Famer Randy Johnson tells Rich how he’s been bitten by the photography bug in his post MLB years, reveals the one bit of advice he got from Nolan Ryan that changed the path of his career from can’t-find-the-strike zone minor leaguer to Cooperstown-bound 5-time Cy Young Award winner, laments that today’s baseball managers are too quick to use analytics and pull starting pitchers from games too early, reveals what happened when he faced former Mariners teammate Ken Griffey Jr. after he left Seattle, says why he made darn sure the makers of MLB the Show got his famed mullet just right in the latest version of the video game, and hilariously reveals that he’s not losing any sleep over that time one of his fastballs famously disintegrated an unfortunate bird that inadvertently flew in its path. 

Rich and the guys drool over the notion of Tiger Woods not only playing in this year’s Masters but also contending after reports leaked out that he played a full round of 18 holes at Augusta National this week.

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Rich reacts to the Lakers’ season that is quickly circling the drain with L.A. falling out of the playoff picture with yet another late-season loss, and comments on the latest in Lamar Jackson’s contract negotiations with the Baltimore Ravens where the former MVP quarterback doesn’t seem to be in a big rush to get paid unlike many of his fellow NFL QB’s.  

North Carolina Head Football Coach Mack Brown tells Rich what it’s been like on the UNC campus this week with the hoops team heading to another Final Four, why NFL teams shouldn’t overlook Tar Heels QB Sam Howell in the upcoming NFL Draft, makes the case for more guidelines and regulations surrounding NIL and the Transfer Portal, and reveals if he was surprised USC didn’t have Heisman Trophy winner Reggie Bush on the field during that pivotal 4th down play in the 2006 Rose Bowl National Championship Game. 

Rich and the guys react to Brown’s take on NIL and debate if the coach’s opinions are antiquated or a common-sense approach to help protects student-athletes.

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Rich reacts to the New Orleans Saints signing Andy Dalton to backup Jameis Winston while Taysom Hill finds his new role as QB3 with a dash of TE thrown into the mix, and debate if the proposed new stadium for the Buffalo Bills should have a roof in it or not.

ESPN SportsCenter Host Scott Van Pelt and Rich discuss how the late Stuart Scott, a devoted UNC alum, would have reacted to the epic North Carolina vs Duke Final Four showdown in the first-ever NCAA Tournament matchup between the two longtime arch-rivals, and if it’s possible we’ll see Tiger Woods tee it up at the Masters this year.

Rich reacts to the NFL admitting they missed a number of taunting penalties last season including the blatant “peace sign/V” then-Chiefs WR Tyreek Hill threw at the Buffalo Bills in their playoff matchup.

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