On today’s pod, Sheil shares his three NFL MVP tiers, breaks down the criteria for each level, and shines a light on the players he sees as the front-runners as we head toward kickoff.

Tier 3 - The Long Shots
Tier 2 - You Have My Attention!
Tier 1 - The Usual Suspects

He ends the pod by revealing his MVP prediction for the 2025 season.

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Host: Sheil Kapadia
Producer: Chris Sutton
Social: Kiera Givens and Brian Waters
Production Supervision: Conor Nevins and Arjuna Ramgopowell

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Sheil is joined by The Ringer’s own Steven Ruiz to share their first reactions to the news of the Indianapolis Colts naming Daniel Jones their starting QB over Anthony Richardson heading into the 2025 season. They start by breaking down Richardson’s career timeline with the Colts organization and debating whether the player or the team are to blame in the debacle. After the break, they speculate on Jones’s 2025 season and talk about what the future holds for Richardson.

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Host: Sheil Kapadia
Guest: Steven Ruiz
Producer: Chris Sutton
Social: Kiera Givens and Brian Waters
Production Supervision: Conor Nevins and Arjuna Ramgopowell

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Sheil gets together with Nate Tice from Yahoo Sports’ Football 301 pod to discuss some of the AFC Conference teams that may be operating under the radar as we head into the 2025 NFL season. Teams discussed include:

New England Patriots
Cincinnati Bengals
Indianapolis Colts
Las Vegas Raiders

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Host: Sheil Kapadia
Guest: Nate Tice
Producer: Chris Sutton
Social: Kiera Givens and Brian Waters
Production Supervision: Conor Nevins and Arjuna Ramgopowell

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Sheil gets together with The Ringer Fantasy Football Show’s own Danny Heifetz to shine a light on some of the teams in the NFC that may be lurking below people’s radar as we head into the 2025 NFL season. Teams discussed include:

San Francisco 49ers
Arizona Cardinals
Dallas Cowboys
Atlanta Falcons

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Host: Sheil Kapadia
Guest: Danny Heifetz
Producer: Chris Sutton
Social: Kiera Givens
Production Supervision: Conor Nevins and Arjuna Ramgopowell

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Steven and Diante return to recap their favorite moments from the first week of the NFL preseason, with a special focus on the young quarterbacks looking to make some noise, including:

Shedeur Sanders
Cam Ward
Jaxson Dart
J.J. McCarthy
Bo Nix
Bryce Young
Anthony Richardson

They end the pod by taking a look at The Ringer’s Best NFL Teams of the Quarter Century Bracket and debating which squad will make it to the top of the mountain.

Click here to check out the bracket at theringer.com and cast your vote for the best NFL team of the 21st century so far!

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Hosts: Steven Ruiz and Diante Lee
Producer: Chris Sutton
Social: Kiera Givens
Production Supervision: Conor Nevins and Arjuna Ramgopowell

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Sheil, Steven, and Diante scan the league to analyze and debate the biggest story lines they’re excited about going into the first week of the NFL preseason games. Teams discussed include:

Las Vegas Raiders
New York Jets
Cincinnati Bengals
Minnesota Vikings
Indianapolis Colts
Cleveland Browns

They then discuss what they’re looking for in some of the individual matchups this weekend and much more!

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Hosts: Sheil Kapadia, Steven Ruiz, and Diante Lee
Producer: Chris Sutton
Social: Kiera Givens
Production Supervision: Conor Nevins and Arjuna Ramgopowell

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Sheil, Steven, and Diante get together to debate and analyze some of the most intriguing training camp buzz around the league. Topics include:

Matt Stafford’s back issues
Chiefs Offensive Line
Anthony Richardson's Redemption
NFC North QBs
Big Contract Updates
Travis Hunter
Feisty Matt LeFleur
Pittsburgh Steelers
Aiden Hutchinson and the Lions

Sheil ends the pod with his take on the Cam Newton vs. Jalen Hurts debate currently burning on social media.

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Hosts: Sheil Kapadia, Steven Ruiz, and Diante Lee
Producer: Chris Sutton
Social: Kiera Givens
Production Supervision: Conor Nevins and Arjuna Ramgopowell

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Steven and Diante start the pod by discussing the relationship status between Dolphins teammates Tua Tagovailoa and Tyreek Hill, before diving into highly publicized resignations within NFLPA leadership. They then go around the league and touch on some of the hot-button news, including updates on TJ Watt, Micah Parsons, and Trey Hendrickson, before diving in to the Tyrann Mathieu and Philip Rivers retirements. Finally, they employ the draft method to analyze and debate which NFL teams they are most excited to see play in the preseason.

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Hosts: Steven Ruiz and Diante Lee
Producer: Chris Sutton
Social: Kiera Givens
Production Supervision: Conor Nevins and Arjuna Ramgopowell

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Steven and Diante start the pod by examining the effect Tristan Wirfs's injury will have on the Bucs' season. They then take a look at the Washington Commanders' new throwback jerseys, before discussing the Chiefs putting their franchise-tag option on guard Trey Smith. After the break, they systematically go through Diante’s current top-10 QB list and debate the futures for each individual signal caller, including:

#1 Lamar Jackson
#2 Josh Allen
#3 Patrick Mahomes
#4 Joe Burrow
#5 Justin Herbert
#6 Matthew Stafford
#7 Dak Prescott
#8 Jayden Daniels
#9 Jordan Love
#10 C.J. Stroud

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Hosts: Steven Ruiz and Diante Lee
Producer: Chris Sutton
Social: Kiera Givens
Production Supervision: Conor Nevins and Arjuna Ramgopowell

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Steven and Diante get together to share their reactions to the blockbuster trade that sent Minkah Fitzpatrick to the Dolphins and all-star corner Jalen Ramsey to the Pittsburgh Steelers. They then systematically scan the most buzzworthy teams around the league and  debate whether to buy into the futures of the squads who appear to be on the rise, or sell on the organizations who look like they’re trending downwards. Including:

Buy:
Texans, Broncos, Cowboys, 49ers, Patriots, Jaguars

Sell:
Lions, Chargers, Dolphins, Colts, Giants, Titans

Hosts: Steven Ruiz and Diante Lee
Producer: Chris Sutton
Social: Kiera Givens
Production Supervision: Conor Nevins and Arjuna Ramgopowell

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