The Rich Eisen Show

TJ Jefferson’s weekly Big-Ass Grab Bag features his list of Top 5 Midstream Moves That Led to Success including Hugh Jackman in ‘X-Men,’ Michael J. Fox in ‘Back to the Future’ and more! 

Rich likens the called-back TD catch of Dolphins offensive lineman Robert Hunt to a scene out of ‘Ted Lasso.’

Rich, Brockman, and TJ hand out their NFL Mid-Season Awards for MVP, Coach of the Year, Rookie of the Year, and take another shot at their Super Bowl predictions, and Brockman reveals his ‘Sneaky Good Games’ for NFL Week 10 including the Titans vs Saints, Cardinals vs Panthers, Packers vs Seahawks, and Vikings vs Chargers.

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Super Bowl XXXV champion QB Trent Dilfer tells Rich why Odell Beckham Jr. fizzled out with the Cleveland Browns and how he will mesh with Sean McVay’s Rams offense, if the Miami Dolphins are handling 2nd-year QB Tua Tagovailoa properly or if they should still pursue embattled Texans QB Deshaun Watson again, and why Mike White could end up being the Jets’ franchise QB over fellow rookie and #2 overall draft pick Zach Wilson. 

Westwood One NFL Analyst Ross Tucker and Rich marvel at Robert Hunt’s TNF play where the Dolphins Guard caught a pass and scrambled for a head-over-heals touchdown only to see the incredible play called back because he wasn’t illegible to catch a pass, how Miami was able to shut down Lamar Jackson and the Ravens’ offense, and why the Buccaneers are the best team in the NFL right now. 

Rich and the guys debate the proper etiquette for grown men wearing NFL jerseys of their favorite teams.

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Rich reacts to the rich getting richer with Odell Beckham Jr. choosing to sign with the Rams just a week after L.A. GM Les Snead was able to land All-Pro LB Von Miller from the Denver Broncos.

Rich recaps the Dolphins defense shutting down NFL MVP candidate Lamar Jackson on Thursday Night Football in a game that saw possibly the most exciting touchdown that wasn’t a touchdown when 330-pound Miami OL Robert Hunt scrambled like Barry Sanders into the end zone only to have it called back by the refs.

NFL Insider Ian Rapoport tells Rich how the Rams were able to lure Odell Beckham Jr. to Los Angeles when there was strong interest from teams like the Green Bay Packers and Kansas City Chiefs, how the Cam Newton-Carolina Panthers reunion came about, the status of Aaron Rodgers and Kyler Murray for Week 10, Tua Tagovailoa’s Dolphins future in the wake of the failed trade for Deshaun Watson, and why the NFL backed the controversial taunting flag Tony Corrente threw on Cassius Marsh and why the league didn’t punish the ref for making contact with the Bears LB.   

Rich previews the Chiefs vs Raiders on Sunday Night Football along with the possible return of Aaron Rodgers to the Packers after his bout with Covid-19.

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Two-time Super Bowl champion Terrell Suggs tells Rich what it was like being in the same locker room with two hall of famers in Ray Lewis and Ed Reed, how Lamar Jackson has matured as a quarterback in his short-but-brilliant NFL career, why he’s no fan of the NFL’s Taunting crackdown, and why he’s not worried about the Chiefs mediocrity at the NFL season’s midpoint.

Actor Tyrese Gibson and Rich discuss his new film “Dangerous” and reveals why the late director John Singleton had to drag him kicking and screaming into an acting career, and explains why he has his own Benihana restaurant in his backyard and a fully functioning dry cleaner in his garage in another round of ‘Celebrity True or False.’

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Rich explains why Odell Beckham Jr. is being smart by taking his time to choose a team to sign with, reportedly waiting to see how things shake out after the NFL’s Week 10 matchups.

Rich previews the Dolphins vs Ravens on Thursday Night Football and makes the case for Baltimore QB Lamar Jackson to win his 2nd NFL MVP Award, and the guys debate which AFC team they have the most faith in: Titans, Ravens, Bills, or someone else.

Actor Jon Bernthal reveals to Rich that he actually coached a top 50 women’s tennis player to prepare for his role as Serena and Venus Williams’ real-life tennis coach Rick Macci in the Will Smith film ‘King Richard,’ that Leonardo DiCaprio told him to hold nothing back when making Martin Scorsese’s debauchery-filled ‘The Wolf of Wall Street,’ and more!

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Rich reacts to Cam Newton rejoining the Carolina Panthers in the wake of Sam Darnold’s shoudler injury and explains why their NFC South rival Saints might regret not scooping up the former NFL MVP themselves.

Falcons Head Coach Arthur Smith tells Rich how the addition of the multi-talented Cordarrelle Patterson has bolstered Atlanta’s offense, why rookie TE Kyle Pitts will soon be a star in the NFL, how the team addressed the mental health break taken by WR Calvin Ridley, what he’s learned during his first two months as an NFL head coach, and his reaction to Cam Newton re-joining their NFC South rival Panthers.  

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Jets fan Rich reacts to the team naming Mike White their starting QB for Week 10 against the Bills and what that could mean for #2 overall pick Zach Wilson if White balls out vs Buffalo. 

Actor Bill Pullman and Rich discuss his Buffalo origins and if he’s as die-hard an NFL fan as the rest of Bills Mafia, what it was like working with comedy legend Mel Brooks on ‘Spaceballs,’ and shares some great stories about ‘Independence Day’ and ‘While You Were Sleeping’ in a round of ‘Celebrity True or False.’

Michigan alum Rich tries to make sense of the latest College Football Playoff rankings that has his Wolverines ranked ahead of Michigan State despite losing their head-to-head meeting against the Spartans just two weeks ago.

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Rich hands out this weeks ‘Gorilla Glue Toughest Player on Planet Earth Award’ to University of Texas at San Antonio Roadrunners running back Sincere McCormick.  

NBC Sports Boston’s Tom Curran tells Rich why the Patriots are “definitely interested” in free agent WR Odell Beckham Jr, how Bill Belichick turned things around in New England after a bumpy start to the season, and why the Pats’ coaching staff is not easing up in Mac Jones despite the rookie’s promising start to his NFL career.  (timestamp).   

Rich and Brockman react to the fact that none of the 6 finalists for the American League and National League MVP Awards were on a playoff team.

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Rich breaks down Odell Beckham Jr’s top three teams and says why the Packers, Saints and Chiefs all make sense for the free agent WR.

San Francisco 49ers TE George Kittle tells Rich why he remains optimistic despite the Niners’ disappointing 3-5 start, what NOT to say to Rams All-Pro DT Aaron Donald during a game, why the NFL needs to be more consistent when enforcing Taunting, and more.

Rich reacts to the NFL announcing that they are backing the controversial Taunting penalty on Bears’ LB Cassius Marsh thrown by referee Tony Corrente, and explains what that is a HUGE mistake.

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Jane Skinner Goodell and Rich discuss her new podcast and TV show ‘Earnin’ It: The NFL’s Forward Progress’ on the league’s expanding opportunities for women and minorities. 

Actor C. Thomas Howell tells Rich how he launched his acting career by landing a role in ‘E.T. The Extra-terrestrial’ by smoking a cigarette for Steven Spielberg, and what happened behind the scenes during the filming of his portrayal of ‘Ponyboy’ in Francis Ford Coppola’s ‘The Outsiders’ in game of ‘Celebrity True or False,’ and reveals why that unforgettable chemistry between Patrick Swayze and Jennifer Grey in ‘Dirty Dancing’ almost didn’t happen because of something that happened previously when they were making ‘Red Dawn.’

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