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The Athletic Football Show: A show about the NFL

The Athletic Football Show: A show about the NFL

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The Athletic’s flagship NFL podcast covers the league like only The Athletic can. Host Robert Mays and co-host Derrik Klassen dive into the biggest stories, break down the Xs and Os, tackle the ins and outs of roster building, 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. Whether it’s happening on the field or behind the scenes, you’ll get an in-depth look at all things NFL on The Athletic Football Show, available wherever you get your podcasts.

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Episodes
  • Inside the fallout surrounding the NFLPA's collusion grievance, with Pablo Torre
    Jul 15 2025

    Pablo Torre kicked the NFL news cycle into hyperdrive last month in what's supposed to be a relatively quiet part of the calendar when he dropped on his podcast the 61-page ruling behind a collusion grievance filed by the NFLPA against the league. The story has only picked up steam since then, highlighted by news—broken by ESPN last week—of a confidentiality agreement between the league and players union to hide the details of the arbitration decision. So where does all this stand with all 32 teams set to open training camp in a matter of days? Pablo joins Robert Mays to dig into all the details on this episode of The Athletic Football Show.


    Host: Robert Mays

    With: Pablo Torre

    Executive Producer: Michael Beller

    Producer: Michael Beller

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    Follow Robert on Bluesky: @robertmays.bsky.social

    Follow Pablo on Bluesky: @pablo.showt

    Follow Robert on X: @robertmays

    Follow Pablo on X: @PabloTorre

    Theme song: Haunted

    Written by Dylan Slocum, Trevor Dietrich, Ruben Duarte, Kyle McAulay, and Meredith VanWoert / Performed by Spanish Love Songs

    Courtesy of Pure Noise / By arrangement with Bank Robber Music, LLC

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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    48 mins
  • The teams we can't quite figure out approaching the 2025 season
    Jul 11 2025

    We spend all offseason watching, considering and analyzing every move every team makes. Despite all that time and critical thought, there are always a handful of teams that we can't quite figure out on the doorstep of training camp. Derrik Klassen and friend of the show Dave Helman highlight the teams that they can't fully pin down on this episode of The Athletic Football Show.


    Hosts: Robert Mays and Derrik Klassen

    With: Dave Helman

    Executive Producer: Michael Beller

    Producer: Michael Beller

    Subscribe to The Athletic Football Show...

    ⁠Apple⁠

    ⁠Spotify⁠

    ⁠YouTube⁠

    Follow Robert on Bluesky: @robertmays.bsky.social

    Follow Derrik on Bluesky: @qbklass.bsky.social

    Follow Dave on Bluesky: @davehelman.bsky.social

    Follow Robert on X: @robertmays

    Follow Derrik on X: @QBKlass

    Follow Dave on X: @davehelman_

    Theme song: Haunted

    Written by Dylan Slocum, Trevor Dietrich, Ruben Duarte, Kyle McAulay, and Meredith VanWoert / Performed by Spanish Love Songs

    Courtesy of Pure Noise / By arrangement with Bank Robber Music, LLC

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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    1 hr and 15 mins
  • The hopeful stories teams are telling themselves this season
    Jul 9 2025

    Every year, a handful of teams have to convince themselves that a certain story they've been telling themselves all offseason will turn out to be true. Their success for the coming season hinges on it. One example for 2025...Ben Johnson is exactly what Caleb Williams needs. So what are the other stories that teams are telling themselves as we approach the beginning of training camp? Robert Mays and Derrik Klassen get into them on this episode of The Athletic Football Show.


    Hosts: Robert Mays and Derrik Klassen

    Executive Producer: Michael Beller

    Producer: Michael Beller

    Subscribe to The Athletic Football Show...

    ⁠Apple⁠

    ⁠Spotify⁠

    ⁠YouTube⁠

    Follow Robert on Bluesky: @robertmays.bsky.social

    Follow Derrik on Bluesky: @qbklass.bsky.social

    Follow Robert on X: @robertmays

    Follow Derrik on X: @QBKlass

    Theme song: Haunted

    Written by Dylan Slocum, Trevor Dietrich, Ruben Duarte, Kyle McAulay, and Meredith VanWoert / Performed by Spanish Love Songs

    Courtesy of Pure Noise / By arrangement with Bank Robber Music, LLC

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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    1 hr

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