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Join NFL Network's Insider Ian Rapoport and fellow NFL reporters Mike Garafolo and Tom Pelissero for in-depth analysis on the biggest news in the National Football League and insightful conversations with the key players, coaches, and front office personnel.
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2y ago
Ian's guests this week include new Broncos running back Melvin Gordon (19:40) and Falcons fullback Keith Smith (43:30).
The guys also talk about changes to and/or expansion of the Rooney Rule, the league's preparation for a season during the era of the coronavirus and recent arrests among a handful of players in the past few days.
Plus, Mike's latest adventures on the bourbon trail and Tom buys makeup and rants about those that choose not to wear a mask ..read more
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2y ago
Ian's guests this week are two of the league's best running backs as Matt Breida of the unbeaten San Francisco 49ers (17:50) and Phillip Lindsay of the Denver Broncos (45:00).
Meanwhile, on a busy day around the NFL, Tom Pelissero and Mike Garafolo join Ian to talk about a quarterback change in Jacksonville and Cam Newton shutting it down for the season. Plus, the teams with losing records that can make the playoffs and Tom makes a mysterious phone call ..read more
RapSheet and Friends
3y ago
Ian's guests this week are two of the league's best running backs as Matt Breida of the unbeaten San Francisco 49ers (17:50) and Phillip Lindsay of the Denver Broncos (45:00).
Meanwhile, on a busy day around the NFL, Tom Pelissero and Mike Garafolo join Ian to talk about a quarterback change in Jacksonville and Cam Newton shutting it down for the season. Plus, the teams with losing records that can make the playoffs and Tom makes a mysterious phone call ..read more
RapSheet and Friends
3y ago
Ian's guests this week include new Broncos running back Melvin Gordon (19:40) and Falcons fullback Keith Smith (43:30).
The guys also talk about changes to and/or expansion of the Rooney Rule, the league's preparation for a season during the era of the coronavirus and recent arrests among a handful of players in the past few days.
Plus, Mike's latest adventures on the bourbon trail and Tom buys makeup and rants about those that choose not to wear a mask ..read more
RapSheet and Friends
3y ago
As veterans are rolling into training camps around the country, Ian, Mike and Tom get together to talk about what's on deck for the NFL in the era of Covid-19. They discuss opt-outs, the recent deal between the NFL and the NFLPA and much more.
Ian also catches up with a pair of special guests: the NFL's Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Allen Sills, to talk about the plan to keep the season on track (15:20) and The Ringer's Tyler Tynes (39:20), who joins to talk about the six-part podcast they dropped recently on the life and career of Cam Newton ..read more
RapSheet and Friends
3y ago
Ian, Tom and Mike get back together after a month apart to react to franchise tag deals that happened (Derrick Henry, Chris Jones and Myles Garrett) and those that didn't (like Dak Prescott). They also deal with the NFL's hardest names to pronounce - a topic pretty important in the daily life of guys who have to (try to) correctly say those names on live TV (8:30). And, of course, the guys talk about some of the dozens and dozens of variables that lie ahead as the league attempts to get the 2020 season started.
Also, Ian is joined by soon-to-be Pro Football Hall of Famer and Denver Broncos leg ..read more
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3y ago
NFL.com columnist Judy Battista joins Ian to discuss several Cowboys and Texans players testing positive for Coronavirus and Tom stops by to talk about how the NFL could deal with social distancing.
Plus new Indianapolis Colt DeForest Buckner (16:15) talks to Ian about his trade and why this Colts team is primed for a big year ..read more
RapSheet and Friends
3y ago
Tre Boston, an outspoken leader on the Carolina Panthers, joins Ian to talk about the protests that have spread coast-to-coast in the two weeks since George Floyd's death in police custody in Minneapolis (17:30).
Meanwhile, Tom Pelissero and Mike Garafolo stop by to talk about the protests, the latest on the NFL's return in the era of the coronavirus and much more ..read more
RapSheet and Friends
3y ago
Ian, Tom and Mike get together to catch up after a long weekend in America. Tom is in Minnesota and had a front-row seat and they talk through everything that's happened since George Floyd was killed last Monday on a street in Minneapolis.
Meanwhile, in the business of football, Ian caught up with Trent Williams (20:35) to talk about his trade from Washington to San Francisco and everything that led up to it. Plus, teams are starting to return to facilities ..read more
RapSheet and Friends
3y ago
Ian is joined by Tom Pelissero and NFL Network's Patriots reporter Mike Giardi to talk about the latest developments as the NFL looks to return to action in the era of the coronavirus.
Ian's guests this week are Arizona Cardinals defensive tackle Corey Peters (15:00) and Tony Villani of XPE Sports (38:20), a trainer to numerous big-time NFL stars including Mark Ingram and Courtland Sutton ..read more