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The Athletic Football Show: A show about the NFL

The Athletic’s flagship NFL podcast covers the league like only The Athletic can. Host Robert Mays and co-hosts Derrik Klassen and Dave Helman dive into the biggest stories, break down the Xs and Os, and tackle the ins and outs of roster building. They meticulously follow the details of why we all love this sport and have plenty of fun along the way, bringing the expertise necessary to cover the NFL at the highest level. You want year-round draft coverage? You'll get that here, too, with draft expert Dane Brugler. Whether it’s happening on the field or behind the...

Football GM: Coaches transitioning, OTA's skipped and GM Notebook

42 mins; June 08, 2024

Damien Harris on the state of the NFL RB + the end of the Bill Belichick era

66 hours 42 mins; June 06, 2024

Buying or Selling NFL Offseasons: Teams in Transition

74 hours 43 mins; June 04, 2024

Football GM: WR deals, QB situations and NFL Calendar

52 mins; June 01, 2024

Lingering Questions about the AFC North

70 hours 14 mins; May 30, 2024

Bills GM Brandon Beane

30 mins; May 28, 2024

Football GM: moves, additions and OTA's

58 mins; May 25, 2024

Lingering Questions about the AFC South

84 hours 54 mins; May 23, 2024

Buying or Selling NFL Offseasons: The Middle Class

84 hours 6 mins; May 21, 2024

Football GM: Super Bowl odds

58 mins; May 18, 2024

Buying or Selling NFL Offseasons: The Contenders + Titans head coach Brian Callahan

100 hours 58 mins; May 17, 2024

Lingering Questions about the NFC East

97 hours 7 mins; May 16, 2024

The 2024 Non-Quarterback Player Draft

79 hours 42 mins; May 14, 2024

Football GM: A peek at some of the interesting players in the 2024 draft class

54 mins; May 11, 2024

Buying or Selling NFL Offseasons: The Playoff Hopefuls

69 hours 48 mins; May 10, 2024

Lingering Questions about the NFC North

75 hours 59 mins; May 09, 2024

The 2024 Quarterback Draft

105 hours 28 mins; May 07, 2024

Questions we still have following the 2024 NFL Draft

58 mins; May 02, 2024

Decoding messages that NFL Teams sent during the 2024 draft

75 hours 25 mins; May 01, 2024

2024 NFL Draft Day Three Recap: RB and TE runs, breaking down overall hauls, plans that made us go 'Hmmmm,' and more

67 hours 34 mins; April 28, 2024

2024 NFL Draft Day Two Recap: All of the trades, none of the quarterbacks

39 mins; April 27, 2024

2024 NFL Draft First Round Recap: The Bears get a makeover, the Falcons shock the world (in a bad way), and offense reigns supreme

34 mins; April 26, 2024

Biggest questions heading into the 2024 NFL Draft

73 hours 50 mins; April 24, 2024

What's Dianna Hearing? The latest talk around the NFL at the start of draft week, with Dianna Russini

61 hours 49 mins; April 23, 2024

Football GM: Player rankings on the defensive side in the 2024 draft

65 hours 55 mins; April 20, 2024

A Draft Slots Prediction Draft

65 hours 29 mins; April 19, 2024

“Our Guys” in the 2024 NFL Draft

85 hours 30 mins; April 18, 2024

NFL Mock Draft Scenarios: Picks 5 to 1

67 hours 26 mins; April 16, 2024

Football GM: Player rankings on the offensive side in the 2024 NFL draft

56 mins; April 13, 2024

Mailbag: Examining the defensive players in the 2024 NFL Draft

64 hours 23 mins; April 12, 2024

The hardest players to evaluate in the 2024 NFL Draft

88 hours 49 mins; April 11, 2024

NFL Mock Draft Scenarios: Picks 11 to 6

58 mins; April 09, 2024

Football GM: trades, re-signings and receivers

65 hours 30 mins; April 06, 2024

Breaking down the pass catchers in the 2024 NFL Draft

94 hours 18 mins; April 05, 2024

Bills trade Stefon Diggs to Texans + Teams with the most at stake in the 2024 NFL Draft with David Helman

80 hours 52 mins; April 04, 2024

NFL Mock Draft Scenarios: Picks 18 to 12

79 hours 22 mins; April 02, 2024

Football GM: workouts, contracts and kickoffs

65 hours 58 mins; March 30, 2024

The Market for NFL Wide Receivers (With Mina Kimes)

65 hours 4 mins; March 29, 2024

Breaking down the QBs in the 2024 NFL Draft

108 hours 13 mins; March 28, 2024

NFL Mock Draft Scenarios: Picks 25 to 19

78 hours 20 mins; March 26, 2024

Football GM: The tush push, kickoff changes and hip drops

64 hours 44 mins; March 23, 2024

What We Learned During NFL Free Agency

91 hours 34 mins; March 22, 2024

Idiot's Guide to the 2024 NFL Draft

75 hours 59 mins; March 21, 2024

NFL Mock Draft Scenarios: Picks 32 to 26

77 hours 45 mins; March 19, 2024

Free Agency Week Roundup: Justin Fields to the Steelers, Keenan Allen to the Bears, Aaron Donald retires, Vikings pick up another first-round pick, and more

75 hours 4 mins; March 18, 2024

Football GM: Wrapping up the first week of NFL free agency.

63 hours 30 mins; March 16, 2024

Free Agency Day Four Recap: Calvin Ridley to the Titans, best approaches in FA, and more

81 hours 12 mins; March 14, 2024

NFL Free Agency Day Three Recap: Danielle Hunter to the Texans, Diontae Johnson to the Panthers, the Cowboys' inaction, and more with Chase Daniel

54 mins; March 13, 2024

NFL free agency day two recap: Brian Burns to the Giants, Derrick Henry to the Ravens, active days for the Vikings and Patriots, and more

78 hours 30 mins; March 12, 2024

Kirk Cousins to the Falcons, the Eagles' spending spree, Tee Higgins' trade request, and more from day one of NFL free agency

92 hours 20 mins; March 11, 2024

Free agency preview: Best fits, big tickets, under-the-radar players and more

90 hours 6 mins; March 08, 2024

Kirk Cousins' big decision, the loaded RB market, teams to watch out for in free agency, and more with Dianna Russini

59 mins; March 07, 2024

Franchise tag roundup, the Mike Evans deal, and Russell Wilson and the dead cap doldrums; Plus, Dane Brugler breaks down his post-combine mock draft

89 hours 40 mins; March 06, 2024

Prospects to Pros: 2024 NFL Scouting Combine wrap

81 hours 2 mins; March 04, 2024

The Justin Fields market, the Kirk Cousins domino, franchise tag machinations, and more scuttlebutt from the combine with Dianna Russini

52 mins; March 01, 2024

In The Pocket: The player's perspective on the franchise tag and free agency, and Chase Daniel's take on the 2024 QB class

50 mins; February 29, 2024

The most interesting teams of the 2024 NFL offseason

65 hours 46 mins; February 28, 2024

Prospects to Pros: 2024 NFL combine preview

73 hours 3 mins; February 26, 2024

Football GM: NFL free agent rankings

64 hours 55 mins; February 24, 2024

Prospects to Pros: NFL Draft top 12 picks scenarios

61 hours 46 mins; February 21, 2024

Key questions heading into the 2024 NFL offseason

57 mins; February 19, 2024

Football GM: SB LVIII takeaways, 49ers and Steve Wilks split and Commanders staff taking shape

55 mins; February 17, 2024

Interviewing the NFL's defensive stars: Will Anderson Jr., Aidan Hutchinson, Brian Branch, Kyle Van Noy and Kyle Hamilton

30 mins; February 16, 2024

In The Pocket: Biggest takeaways from Super Bowl LVIII

50 mins; February 15, 2024

Prospects to Pros: Dane Brugler’s 2024 NFL Draft top 100

79 hours 52 mins; February 14, 2024

Super Bowl LVIII Recap: The newest NFL dynasty is born after Chiefs 25-22 win over 49ers in overtime

46 mins; February 12, 2024

Football GM: Super Bowl LVIII, NFL Hall of Fame and Super Bowl predictions

48 mins; February 10, 2024

Super Bowl LVIII Preview: Key matchups to watch, the players and coaches with the most at stake (hi, Kyle Shanahan), prop bets, and predictions

75 hours 40 mins; February 09, 2024

The Mahomes/Purdy contrast, the euphoria of a Super Bowl victory, and the keys to Super Bowl LVIII with Chase Daniel and Mitch Schwartz

63 hours 39 mins; February 08, 2024

Innovation, reinvention, and legacy: How the Chiefs and 49ers made it to Super Bowl LVIII, and what they're playing for on Sunday, with Nate Taylor and Matt Barrows

62 hours 58 mins; February 07, 2024

The 2024 coaching cycle: The new parameters and the allure of the mystery box, with Dianna Russini

53 mins; February 05, 2024

Football GM: Most recent coaching hires, Brock Purdy's clutch situations and Super Bowl predictions

70 hours 24 mins; February 03, 2024

Lessons to take away from this season's Chiefs, 49ers, Ravens and Lions, with Bill Barnwell; Plus, Mike Macdonald to the Seahawks, Dan Quinn to the Commanders, and more from the coaching carousel

89 hours 23 mins; February 02, 2024

Prospects to Pros: Dane Brugler checks in from the Senior Bowl

51 mins; February 01, 2024

In The Pocket: The greatness of Patrick Mahomes, the importance of playoff experience, and the shock of Ben Johnson remaining in Detroit

60 hours 42 mins; January 31, 2024

Championship Sunday Recap: 49ers win thriller over Lions, Chiefs shut down Ravens, and we've got a great matchup for Super Bowl LVIII

63 hours 55 mins; January 29, 2024

Football GM: Head coaching additions, teams adding need and the GM notebook

70 hours 59 mins; January 27, 2024

Championship Round Preview: Key matchups for Chiefs-Ravens and Lions-49ers, a potentially paradigm-shifting game for Lamar Jackson, and more; Plus, Chargers hire Jim Harbaugh and more from the coaching carousel

89 hours 58 mins; January 25, 2024

In The Pocket: The inevitability of Patrick Mahomes, the latest from the coaching cycle, and the important notes for HC candidates to hit in an interview

69 hours 47 mins; January 25, 2024

Prospects to Pros: Senior Bowl Preview with Jim Nagy, Senior Bowl Executive Director

31 mins; January 24, 2024

Divisional Round Recap: Ravens, Chiefs, 49ers and Lions advance to Championship Weekend

107 hours 26 mins; January 22, 2024

Football GM: the Divisional Round, head coaching vacancies and the NFC East

71 hours 27 mins; January 20, 2024

Divisional Round Preview; Plus, the Cowboys keep Mike McCarthy and Bill Belichick seems to inch closer to his next job

100 hours 0 mins; January 18, 2024

In The Pocket: The Bill Belichick interview process, what we can learn from C.J. Stroud and Jordan Love, the nature of playoff rematches, and more

58 mins; January 18, 2024

The new directions being taken in Seattle, D.C. and New England (we think)

69 hours 57 mins; January 17, 2024

Prospects to Pros: Breaking down Dane Brugler's two-round mock draft

68 hours 14 mins; January 17, 2024

Wild Card Monday Recap: Buccaneers continue unlikely season with win over Eagles, and Bills take care of business

56 mins; January 16, 2024

Wild Card Weekend Recap: Lions win thriller over Rams, Packers stun Cowboys, C.J. Stroud leads Texans over Browns, Chiefs take care of Dolphins

102 hours 8 mins; January 15, 2024

Football GM: The changing of the guard

66 hours 23 mins; January 13, 2024

Wild Card Round Preview; Plus, the end of the Bill Belichick Era in New England and Pete Carroll out in Seattle

136 hours 1 min; January 11, 2024

In The Pocket: Bears fire Luke Getsy...but keep Matt Eberflus, awesome QB matchups in the Wild Card round, how gameplanning changes in the playoffs, and more

55 mins; January 11, 2024

The 2023 TAFS NFL Awards Show: Lamar for MVP, fun battles at OPOY, DPOY and Coach of the Year, C.J. Stroud vs. Puka Nacua, and more

81 hours 5 mins; January 10, 2024

Prospects to Pros: CFP Championship recap, 2024 NFL Draft order curiosities, and more

46 mins; January 10, 2024

Black Monday fallout: Mike Vrabel, Arthur Smith and Ron Rivera out, Bill Belichick in limbo, Jim Harbaugh's NFL prospects, and more with Dianna Russini

78 hours 11 mins; January 08, 2024

Week 18 Recap: The playoffs are here! Bills win AFC East, Texans win AFC South, Packers get in the dance, Arthur Smith gets fired, and more

85 hours 8 mins; January 08, 2024

Football GM: CFB Championship, MVP candidates and NFL big news items

72 hours 14 mins; January 06, 2024

Week 18 Preview: Bills-Dolphins for the AFC East, Texans-Colts for a playoff spot, Packers offense vs. Bears defense, and more

78 hours 19 mins; January 04, 2024

In The Pocket: Joe Flacco finds the fountain of youth, Jordan Love vs. Geno Smith, ownership's effect on players, and more

61 hours 25 mins; January 04, 2024

Prospects to Pros: Michael Penix, Blake Corum, and the rest of the NFL prospects who stood out in the CFP semifinals

44 mins; January 03, 2024

Keefer and the Beats: How Flacco saved the Browns, why the Ravens aren't running from past failures & inside the Russell Wilson benching in Denver

61 hours 47 mins; January 02, 2024

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