The Rich Eisen Show

FOX Sports NFL Analyst and 3-time Super Bowl Champion Mark Schlereth tells Rich why he’s not concerned about Tom Brady and the Buccaneers despite their surprising Week 10 loss to the WFT, why the Broncos are stacked with talent but lacking the intangibles needed to win, if Aaron Rodgers or Deshaun Watson could be playing in Denver next season, and why we still don’t have one team that stands out as the best in the NFL so far this season.

Tony Award-winning actor David Alan Grier and Rich discuss his new movie ‘Clifford the Big Red Dog,’ that time he ziplined through the Costa Rican jungle with TJ Jefferson and Ashton Kutcher, the uptick in Michigan football’s stock this season but why he’s ready to accept that the Wolverines will likely lose to Ohio State again, and much more.

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Rich hands out this week’s ‘Gorilla Glue Toughest Player on Planet Earth’ award to Kansas freshman QB Jalon Daniels who led the Jayhawks to their first-ever win in Austin in an overtime thriller against the Texas Longhorns.    

Rich and the guys react to Staples Center in Los Angeles changing its name to Crypto.com Arena, and Rich reveals his international residual check for his appearance in past episodes of ‘CSI Miami’ and ‘Draft Day.’

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Rich recaps Steph Curry’s 37-point night for the Warriors who went into Brooklyn and shut down the Kevin Durant, James Harden and the Nets to improve to 12-2 on the season. 

Jets fan Rich laments Robert Saleh’s decision to start journeyman backup Joe Flacco against the Dolphins in Week 11 instead of giving rookie Mike White a shot at redemption.

ESPN NFL Insider and former Jets GM Mike Tannenbaum tells Rich why he was surprised by Joe Flacco being named New York’s Week 11 starter, why you should expect the Dolphins to make another run at embattled Texans QB Deshaun Watson, why Justin Herbert would have been the #1 overall pick in the 2020 NFL Draft if he’d played in the SEC, how close Brett Favre came to joining the Buccaneers instead of the Jets back in the day, why he wouldn’t be shocked if the Patriots won the AFC East and how things would have played out poorly for Jimmy Garoppolo of the 49ers had drafted Jones instead of Trey Lance.   

Rich and the guys debate the controversial comments from free agent SS Carlos Correa who ripped Yankees Hall of Famer Derek Jeter saying the Yankees Hall of Famer did not deserve to win any Gold Glove Awards. 

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Ryan Leaf joins the show in-studio and tells Rich why he chose “Bust” for the title of his new podcast produced by ‘Entourage’ star Kevin Connolly and how he overcame the on and off field challenges of his failed NFL career, why the acceptance of athletes speaking out about and protecting their mental health is so important for individuals and for sports as a whole, which is the best NFL team in the league right now, why the Chiefs’ passing attack is on the rise while the Chargers’ appear to be grounded, why Mike McCarthy could be the only thing holding the Cowboys back from a Super Bowl berth, what Michigan can do to finally beat Ohio State this season, and why USC is facing a long road back to reach the top of the college football world again. 

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New UConn Head Football Coach Jim L. Mora tells Rich why he got back into coaching after a 4-year sabbatical following his UCLA tenure, why it’s tough to win football games at a big time basketball school, and reveals that his dad Jim Mora Sr. (PLAYOFFS?!?!) remains as entertaining and cantankerous as ever.  

16-year NFL veteran running back Frank Gore tells Rich why he turned down 3 teams asking him to come out of retirement and opted to train for a boxing match vs former NBA all-star Deron Williams instead, and explains why he, the NFL’s 3rd all-time leading rusher, deserves a place in the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

Rich and Brockman break down the wide-open NFC playoff picture and debate which team has the best chance to reach the Super Bowl: the Buccaneers, Packers, Cowboys or someone else.

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Rich recaps the San Francisco 49ers’ blowout of the suddenly suspect Rams on Monday Night Football, and explains why Matthew Stafford, Sean McVay and company might not be the Super Bowl contenders everyone though they would be at the start of the season.

Pro Football Hall of Famer and NFL Network Analyst Kurt Warner tells Rich if Rams fans should be concerned after they laid a big fat turd for the 2nd week in a row, why the 49ers are far from out of contention in a wide-open NFC playoff landscape, why Mac Jones is already better than Tom Brady was at the same point in his career, and why he’s not fully on-board with the Chiefs being back to their Super Bowl ways.  

Rich and the guys debate if there’s any NBA team that wouldn’t break up their core to trade for Giannis Antetokounmpo after the Greek Freak dropped hints in a GQ article that he might not finish his career with the Milwaukee Bucks.

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Tennessee All-Pro Safety Kevin Byard tells Rich how the 8-2 Titans’ blue-collar approach has helped them overcome the loss of RB Derrick Henry, why the hands-on approach of Mike Vrabel should result in a Coach of the Year Award, why he once famously called out Deion Sanders on Twitter, and what it was like to actually deliver his son when his wife went into labor last summer before they could get her to the hospital.  

Jets fan Rich reacts to Mike White’s 4-interception game in New York’s 45-17 blowout loss to the Bills and explains why the team’s QB job should now firmly belong to #2 overall draft pick Zach Wilson.

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Los Angeles Rams 6-time All-Pro Aaron Donald tells Rich how he reacted when L.A. landed WR Odell Beckham Jr. and LB Von Miller in back-to-back weeks, what it’s like to play for head coach Sean McVay, how Matthew Stafford has opened up their offense, his thoughts on the NFL’s crackdown on Taunting, and why he, a 3-Time NFL Defensive Player of the Year, still has room to grow as a player.

Chris Brockman tries to talk Rich into forking over $300 to buy into the Packers’ latest round of stock share offerings. 

A Browns fan calls in with a question that leads to a deep dive debate: is it time for Cleveland to move on from Baker Mayfield?

In his weekly ‘Overreaction Monday’ segment, Rich weighs in on the resurgent Chiefs’ Super Bowl chances, if Tom Brady and the Bucs are in trouble after back-to-back losses, if the Packers are the best team in the NFL right now, if Dak Prescott should be the frontrunner for the NFL MVP award, if Odell Beckham Jr. wasn’t the problem in Cleveland after all, if Russell Wilson and the Seahawks would be better off parting ways, what exactly is the Minnesota Vikings identity, if the Mac Jones would go #1 overall in a re-draft, and if Jalen Hurts can lead the Eagles to the playoffs. 

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Rich comments on the Chiefs finally looking like their old selves again after Kansas City’s Sunday Night Football 41-14 demolition of the Las Vegas Raiders and says what Patrick Mahomes and company are finally doing right after stumbling out of the gate to start the season.

Rich recaps the Patriots’ 45-7 boat racing of the Browns and explains how Bill Belichick has been able to coach up Mac Jones so much that he’s running New England’s offense as well as Tom Brady did when he took over the starting job from Drew Bledsoe.

Rich says why he’s thrilled to see Cam Newton back with the Panthers and loved the energy he brought to Carolina in their win over the Arizona Cardinals and what his presence means for the Panthers’ playoff chances. Rich also recaps the Packers’ shutout win over the Seahawks in Aaron Rodgers’ and Russell Wilson’s return to their respective teams and says why Seattle is “in deep trouble.’ 

Rich and Brockman preview Monday Night Football’s Manningcast and says why Peyton and Eli having former Chargers and Colts QB Philip Rivers on during the Rams-49ers game is shaping up to be a must-watch event.

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Rich sits down with former NFL wide-receiver and the color analyst for NBC's Sunday Night Football, Cris Collinsworth.

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