The Ringer NFL Show

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What's The Ringer NFL Show about?

SUNDAY: Nora Princiotti and Steven Ruiz break down Sunday's games, with an appearance from Ben Solak on Sunday's biggest storyline.
MONDAY: Sheil Kapadia and Ben Solak go deep on Sunday's story lines and analyze MNF.
TUESDAY: Jason Goff and Austin Gayle go through the weekly Ringer Power Rankings, with Steven Ruiz joining later to discuss his QB rankings.
WEDNESDAY: Nora Princiotti invites a guest to share their spicy take, and see if Nora is willing to join them on their island.
THURSDAY: Sheil Kapadia is joined by a guest to discuss some big-ticket NFL news items across the week.
FRIDAY: Danny Heifetz, Ben Solak, and Steven Ruiz preview the NFL slate with analysis, insight, and banter.

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Bold NFL Predictions for Th...

05.22.2023

Sheil and Ben let loose and have some fun with predicting three NFL headlines that will happen in 2026. Who will the Patriots move on from first: Bill Belichick or Mac Jones? Which current NFL coach will be highly sought ...

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05.22.2023 Bold NFL Predictions for Three Years From Now \| Extra Point Taken Sheil and Ben let loose and have some fun with predicting three NFL headlines that will happen in 2026. Who will the Patriots move on from first: Bill Belichick or Mac Jones? Which current NFL coach will be highly sought ...
05.15.2023 Three NFL Headlines You’ll See From Now Until Week 1 \| Extra Point Taken With the draft completely in the rearview, Sheil and Ben now look forward to the offseason and which headlines we’ll likely hear the most from now until the start of the season. When will Tom Brady appear in the booth? ...
05.12.2023 The Harris Group Agrees to Buy the Commanders and Takeaways From the NFL Schedule Release Nora Princiotti and Steven Ruiz open by discussing the agreement to sell the Washington Commanders to Harris Group and what this means going forward. They go on to recap the 2023-24 NFL schedule and discuss their favorite and least favorite ...
05.08.2023 Jordan Love the Packers' Future? Falcons Poised to Win the NFC South? Will Russ Cook? \| Extra Point Taken Are the Packers in love with Jordan after not picking up his fifth-year option? Even though the Panthers and Saints added Bryce Young and Derek Carr, respectively, to the division, could the Falcons still rise to the top in the ...
05.03.2023 Biggest Winners During the Offseason Nora Princiotti and Steven Ruiz open by discussing the news of Randall Cobb reportedly signing with the Jets and then pick which teams were the biggest winners during the offseason. Hosts: Nora Princiotti and Steven Ruiz Associate Producer: Stefan Anderson ...
05.01.2023 Kyler a Trade Chip? Will the Ravens Be Contending for the AFC Crown? More NFL Draft Takeaways \| Extra Point taken The dust has settled from the 2023 NFL draft and some major moves were made before and during the draft. Ben and Sheil give three observations that were either good or perplexing. With Lamar Jackson now locked in with the ...
04.30.2023 Winners and Losers of the 2023 NFL Draft Nora, Steven, and Sheil discuss their winners and losers of the 2023 NFL draft, including what the Patriots’ class means for the future of Mac Jones, the Eagles drafting a trio of Georgia Bulldogs defenders, the Cardinals gaining draft capital ...
04.28.2023 Lamar Jackson Re-Signs Long Term With the Ravens and Biggest Takeaways From the First Round of the 2023 NFL Draft Nora and Steven discuss their biggest takeaways from the first round of the draft. However, they start with the news of Lamar Jackson signing a massive five-year extension with the Baltimore Ravens. They also cover the Ravens’ draft performance on ...
04.26.2023 The Most Intriguing Draft Slots and The Latest News Roundup Nora Princiotti, Steven Ruiz and Sheil Kapadia open by discussing the latest in the news cycle, and then have their own draft by picking the most intriguing draft positions heading into the NFL Draft on Thursday. Hosts: Nora Princiotti, Steven ...
04.24.2023 Aaron Rodgers Has Been Traded to the New York Jets \| Extra Point Taken, Pt. 2 Aaron Rodgers is finally headed to the Big Apple after it was announced a couple months back that he intended to play for the Jets. Sheil and Ben are back for Part 2 of ‘Extra Point Taken’ to discuss the ...
04.24.2023 Three Draft Predictions and Draft Over-Unders \| Extra Point Taken The 2023 NFL draft week is finally here! Sheil and Ben have finally ground out the tape of every player possible and have each come up with three big draft predictions about what they think will happen this year. Which ...
04.19.2023 The NFL Lie Detector Test and All the Madness of the Week Before the Draft Nora and Sheil discuss the latest in the news cycle, including Trey Lance on the trade block, and finish by dissecting what's recently been churned out by the rumor mill. Hosts: Nora Princiotti and Sheil Kapadia Associate Producer: Stefan Anderson ...
04.17.2023 Jalen Hurts and Eagles Agree to Massive $255 Million Contract Extension. What Does This Mean for Lamar Jackson? Sheil and Nora received the breaking news during the podcast that Jalen Hurts agreed to a five-year, $255 million deal, making him the highest-paid player in NFL history at an average of $51 million per year. The contract includes $179.3 ...
04.14.2023 The Latest on the Commanders Sale and How to Improve the NFC’s Playoff Teams Nora and Steven return to discuss Josh Harris’s bid to buy the Commanders and break down how the playoff teams of the NFC can improve through the draft and free agency. Hosts: Nora Princiotti and Steven Ruiz Associate Producer: Stefan ...
04.12.2023 How to Improve the NFC’s Non-Playoff Teams Nora and Steven return to break down how the non-playoff teams of the NFC can improve through the draft and free agency. Hosts: Nora Princiotti and Steven Ruiz Associate Producer: Stefan Anderson Additional Production Supervision: Arjuna Ramgopal and Conor Nevins ...
04.10.2023 Odell Beckham Jr. Signs With the Ravens and Who Will Have the No. 3 Pick at the 2023 NFL Draft? \| Extra Point Taken Odell Beckham Jr. has finally found a home, in Baltimore, after sitting out the 2023 season because of a torn ACL. The big question remains: Will the disgruntled Lamar Jackson be his QB when the 2023 season kicks off? Also, ...
04.07.2023 How to Improve the AFC’s Playoff Teams Through the Draft Nora and Steven return to break down how the playoff teams of the AFC can improve through the draft and free agency. Hosts: Nora Princiotti and Steven Ruiz Associate Producer: Stefan Anderson Additional Production Supervision: Arjuna Ramgopal and Conor Nevins ...
04.05.2023 How to Improve the AFC’s Non-Playoff Teams Through the Draft Nora and Steven open by discussing the news surrounding Cardinals owner Michael Bidwill. They then break down how the non-playoff teams of the AFC can improve through the draft and free agency. Hosts: Nora Princiotti and Steven Ruiz Associate Producer: ...
04.03.2023 Who Are the Three Most Interesting Teams in the Draft? \| Extra Point Taken The 2023 NFL draft is quickly approaching, and Sheil and Ben have dissected where teams are picking, and what they’re going to do with their picks. Who are three most interesting teams heading into the draft? Could it be the ...
03.30.2023 4. A Seat at the Table \| Blackballed Reintegrating the NFL was only the first step. In this episode, we look at the long arc of the league’s complicated relationship with race, including positional discrepancies, coach hiring, front office representation, and the stark absence of Black owners. And ...
03.29.2023 Bill Belichick on the Hot Seat? Plus, the Latest on the Ravens–Lamar Jackson Saga and the Commanders Bids. Nora and Steven return to discuss the news out of the owners meetings, the latest on the contract fiasco between the Ravens and Lamar Jackson, Robert Kraft’s comments on Bill Belichick, and the latest rule changes for the upcoming season. ...
03.28.2023 3. Integration \| Blackballed By reintegrating pro football, Kenny, Woody, Bill, and Marion achieved what once seemed unthinkable. But the harder part was actually playing in a mostly white league. In this episode, we’ll look at the personal costs of integration for Kenny, Woody, ...
03.27.2023 Lamar Jackson Asks to Be Traded. Will He Ever Suit Up for the Ravens Again? \| Extra Point Taken The Lamarathon continues! Lamar Jackson told his Twitter followers on Monday that he’d requested a trade from the Baltimore Ravens after being franchise-tagged and not reaching a long-term deal. Sheil and Ben discuss whether Jackson will be granted his wish ...
03.23.2023 2. Kenny, Woody, Bill, and Marion \| Blackballed In 1946, four men reintegrated pro football. In this episode, we look at how each of them ended up at the precipice of history, as they prepared to cross the sport’s color barrier. Host: Chelsea Stark-Jones Co-reporter: Lex Pryor Producers: ...
03.22.2023 The Top 10 Remaining FAs Nora and Steven return to discuss the best remaining free agents, but with a twist. From "How Did the Niners Do This Again?" to "Most Likely to Become a Pro-Bowler on the Pats," they give awards for the top talent ...
03.21.2023 1. Gentlemen’s Agreement \| Blackballed Six years ago, Colin Kaepernick took a knee, and it cost him the rest of his football career. It’s a modern story that hearkens back to the NFL’s original sin: a secret agreement among team owners to stop signing Black ...
03.20.2023 Dolphins Are Winning the Offseason, Raiders and Broncos Fans Should Be Cautious, and Predicting Division Winners \| Extra Point Taken Sheil and Ben discuss the current winners and losers of the offseason and free agency. The Dolphins have made some key additions that Ben really loves, including Jalen Ramsey, but does this put them at the top of the AFC ...
03.17.2023 Introducing ‘Blackballed’ Kenny Washington, Woody Strode, Bill Willis, and Marion Motley reintegrated professional football in 1946. They are known as the Forgotten Four. The burying of their story, and the secret ban on Black players that came before, is a critical piece ...
03.15.2023 Where Do Aaron Rodgers and the Jets Go From Here? Nora and Steven get together for an emergency pod to react to Aaron Rodgers’s appearance and comments on ‘The Pat McAfee Show.’ They examine Rodgers’s viability as an effective QB, whether or not the Jets will have the right pieces ...
03.14.2023 Big Day for the Bears, Sean Payton Won’t Let Russ Cook, Dolphins Winning Free Agency So Far, and More Legal Tampering \| Extra Point Taken Sean Payton and the Broncos made a bevy of moves in the official legal tampering window, agreeing to terms with T Mike McGlinchey, G Ben Powers, and DE Zach Allen; however, Sheil believes these acquisitions aren't a good sign for ...
03.11.2023 Bears Trade First Overall Pick to the Panthers \| Extra Point Taken Sheil and Ben react to the news of the Chicago Bears sending the first overall pick in the 2023 draft to the Carolina Panthers for the four picks and D.J. Moore. They discuss what the Panthers should do with the ...
03.08.2023 What to Expect During Free Agency Sheil and Lindsay open by recapping the Ravens’ placement of Lamar Jackson on a nonexclusive franchise tag, why teams are reluctant to sign him, and the best landing spot for the former NFL MVP. They continue by discussing the most ...
03.07.2023 Lamar’s Nonexclusive Tag, Daniel Jones's Extension, and Rodgers to Meet With the Jets Austin and Steven discuss the Ravens placing Lamar Jackson on a nonexclusive franchise tag, Daniel Jones’s contract extension, running backs being placed on the franchise tag, and Aaron Rodgers meeting with the New York Jets. Hosts: Austin Gayle and Steven ...
03.06.2023 Derek Carr Has a New Home, Lamar Is Winning the PR Battle, and Mike McCarthy’s Comments \| Extra Point Taken Derek Carr has agreed to a deal with the Saints for four years and approximately $150 million. Now that Carr has signed, what’s the ripple effect for the Jets, and how does Aaron Rodgers’s future tie into it all? Lamar ...
03.01.2023 The Top Quotes From Combine Week Nora and Steven go through the best quotes from the 2023 NFL combine week and what they mean thus far. Host: Nora Princiotti and Steven Ruiz Associate Producer: Stefan Anderson Additional Production Supervision: Arjuna Ramgopal and Conor Nevins Learn more ...
02.28.2023 Should the Bears Take Calls for Justin Fields? Is Jalen Ramsey Heading to Detroit? Will Daniel Jones or Saquon Barkley Be Franchise Tagged? \| Extra Point Taken Sheil and Ben are back and ready to get the offseason rumor mill rolling. The Bears currently hold the no. 1 overall pick in the 2023 draft, but should they hold onto the pick and trade Justin Fields? All-Pro Rams ...
02.20.2023 10 Biggest Lessons from the 2022 Season and Aidan Hutchinson Recaps His Rookie Season Ben and Steven go through what they’ve learned in the 2022-23 NFL Season. Ben and Lions DE Aidan Hutchinson talk about Dan Campbell and John Harbaugh and recap Hutchinson’s first season in the NFL. Host: Ben Solak and Steven Ruiz ...
02.16.2023 Offseason QB Matchmaker Game Nora and Steven are ready for the offseason, and what better way to start it than by playing matchmaker for QBs on the move and teams that desperately need a QB? Although Aaron Rodgers is still on the Green Bay ...
02.15.2023 Derek Carr Is a Free Agent, the Eagles Lose Both Coordinators, and Lamar Jackson Has a New Offensive Coordinator \| Extra Point Taken The Raiders have released Derek Carr, and he is free to sign anywhere. Could he end up in the Big Apple? Fresh off a Super Bowl loss, the Eagles have lost offensive coordinator Shane Steichen, the new Colts head coach, ...
02.13.2023 Super Bowl Recap \| The Ringer NFL Recap Show Nora and Steven recap the Chiefs' 38-35 comeback victory over the Eagles. They start with Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs' second-half offense. They also discuss Jalen Hurts’s four-touchdown performance, the Eagles' defense, and much more. Hosts: Nora Princiotti and Steven ...
02.11.2023 The Super Bowl LVII Halftime Show Preview Nora is joined by the Ringer's own Charles Holmes and Rob Harvilla to talk about Rihanna's much anticipated return to the limelight during Sunday's big game,and briefly examine some of the more notable Super Bowl halftime shows in recent history. ...
02.10.2023 Super Bowl Preview \| The Ringer NFL Preview Show Danny, Ben, and Steven preview all aspects of the Super Bowl. They discuss how they think the defenses are going to attempt to stop Jalen Hurts and Patrick Mahomes, some potential X factors, and much more. Hosts: Danny Heifetz, Ben ...
02.09.2023 Super Bowl Observations, Aaron Rodgers Darkness Retreat, and Don’t Trade for Derek Carr \| The Scramble Sheil is joined by The Ringer’s Lindsay Jones to discuss their Super Bowl week observations (1:37). Then they run through some recent news items, including Aaron Rodgers's four-day darkness retreat, Derek Carr’s visit with the Saints, and how the Sean ...
02.08.2023 Draft a Quarterback Every Year \| The Island Each week, a guest tries to persuade Nora Princiotti to agree with an argument they feel strongly about. This week's guest is The Ringer's Kevin Clark, who explains why teams should draft a quarterback every year. Host: Nora Princiotti Guest: ...
02.06.2023 Dissecting the D's in Philly and K.C. Plus, the Derek Carr Conundrum, the Panthers' Rising Stock, and More Big Takeaways Heading Into Super Bowl LVII \| Extra Point Taken Sheil and Ben get together to share their reactions to some of the headlines around the NFL as we move toward the big game. First, Ben predicts a tough time for the Eagles offense based on Chiefs defensive coordinator Steve ...
02.01.2023 Tom Brady Announces His Retirement Sheil and Nora react to Tom Brady once again announcing his retirement and discuss what his life will look like after football and the ripple effects of his decision across the league. Hosts: Sheil Kapadia and Nora Princiotti Associate Producer: ...
02.01.2023 The Broncos Hire Sean Payton, and DeMeco Ryans to the Texans Nora and Lindsay recap the breaking news of Sean Payton returning to coach the Denver Broncos, and the Houston Texans hiring DeMeco Ryans. Host: Nora Princiotti and Lindsay Jones Associate Producer: Stefan Anderson Additional Production Supervision: Arjuna Ramgopal and Conor ...
01.31.2023 Examining a Very Concerning Coaching Carousel After Conference Championship Weekend \| Extra Point Taken Sheil and Ben start the pod by sharing their reactions to the news of the Jets hiring Nathaniel Hackett as their new OC, which leads to a discussion about the increasingly perilous search to replace his head coaching services in ...
01.30.2023 Conference Championship Round Recap \| The Ringer NFL Recap Show Nora and Steven start by recapping the Chiefs' thrilling win over the Bengals. They discuss the play of Patrick Mahomes and Joe Burrow, what made the difference for the Chiefs, and more. Then, they move on to the Eagles comfortably ...
01.27.2023 Conference Championship Round Preview \| The Ringer NFL Preview Show Danny, Ben, and Steven start by previewing the AFC championship between the Bengals and Chiefs. They talk about Joe Burrow’s development and what to expect from Patrick Mahomes after the ankle injury. Then they preview the NFC championship between the ...

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