Mississippi State Defensive Line Coach Brian Baker talks about his guys on the D-Line, the strength of their Offensive Line and RB Aeris Williams, plus looks ahead to next season on this segment of Thursday Night Tailgate.

Steelers legend Rocky Bleier joins us and shares stories about his time at Notre Dame, the workouts that got him back to playing following his injuries in Vietnam, some of the teammates he got play with in Pittsburgh and reprising his book Fight Back with 2 new chapters. All of that and much more on this segment of Thursday Night Tailgate.

Former Panthers DB Leonard Wheeler shares his insights on the Panthers upcoming season, Cam Newton and Chris McCaffrey. He also talks about the abrupt end most player careers come to.  You’re suddenly retired and it didn’t come following a press conference. It came after being cut and the phone doesn’t ring again. Now the game you’ve been playing since you were 5-6 years old is over, as is everything known and focused on since that age.

Tony Collins tells how the rest of the team views players getting suspended due to PEDs. He also talked about playing alongside FB Mark Van Egan on this segment of Thursday Night Tailgate.

Former Raiders 2 Time Super Bowl Champion LT Bruce Davis joined us on this segment of Thursday Night Tailgate. He talked their Super Bowl wins in 1980 and ‘83. He told the story of John Matuszak patrolling the streets to make none of the Raiders were out late. He also shared his thoughts on John Gruden’s return to the team and their upcoming move to Las Vegas.

On this edition of Thursday Night Tailgate we’re joined by former Raiders 2 time Super Bowl Champion Tackle Bruce Davis, former Patriots Pro Bowl RB Tony Collins, former Panthers DB Leonard Wheeler, Steelers legend Rocky Bleier and Mississippi State Defensive Line Coach Brian Baker.

On this week’s segment of the Thursday Night Tailgate Spotlight on the Positive hear about the great things that former Giants Center Shaun O’Hare and former Steelers & Bengals DB LaVar Glover are doing in their communities.

Former Dolphins Pro Bowl Tackle Richmond Webb shares stories from his time in Miami including his favorite game and the one that still bothers him today. He also shared his thoughts on the Dolphins draft and looked ahead to next season for his alma mater Texas A&M.

Former Giants Pro Bowl DT and 2 Time Super Bowl Champions Leonard Marshall joins us. He shares his disappointment about not being in the Giants Ring of Honor plus the possibility of being black balled due to being an early part of the concussion lawsuit. Leonard has commited to donating his brain to for research after he has started to have some memory issues. He also talked about some of the great players he got to play alongside plus thoughts on his alma mater LSU.

Tony Collins shares his thoughts on the rumor that the Patriots were shopping Gronk in the days leading up to the draft. Plus if the Patriots would ever consider trading Tom Brady they way the 49ers did with Joe Montana. Is it time to sell high before either or both of those guys walks away? Hear what Tony thinks.