Dan Hanzus & Marc Sessler are joined by Conor Orr and Arif Hasan for an annual tradition: announcing slogans for every NFL team for the 2025 season! First, we look ahead to the first week of preseason action with things to watch this weekend and catch up on a bit of news. Then, Arif joins and we pitch dozens of potential team slogans for 2025.
0:00 Show Start
6:07 Preseason Preview
24:55 2025 Team Slogans
1:00:05 Wrap Up
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Panic Time for Rams, Marc Has a Chargers Thing & QUARTERBACK Review
Dan Hanzus & Marc Sessler are joined by Conor Orr to catch up on some news and deliver the long-awaited review of Quarterback. We cover Matthew Stafford's back situation, the latest drama in Dallas, and other eyebrow-raising stories from around the league. After the break, we touch on the NFL Media acquisition by ESPN, listen to some interesting voicemails, and finally, review the Netflix series Quarterback.
0:00 Intro
5:17 NFL news
7:54 Matthew Stafford’s health
11:54 Keenan Allen back to Chargers
17:16 Jerry Jones on Micah Parsons (Again)
20:26 NFL bans smelling salts on sidelines
26:27 Ja’Marr Chase buries Joe Burrow
31:26 Marc Has a Chargers Thing
40:17 ESPN acquires NFL Media rights
52:39 The long-awaited Quarterback conversation
1:16:30 Wrap Up
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Wonders, Oddities, Revelations & Horrors of the 2025 Football Almanac
Dan Hanzus & Marc Sessler are joined by Aaron Schatz to cover the biggest surprises, wonders and revelations discussed in the 2025 FTN Football Alamanc previewing the upcoming NFL season. But first, we hit some news: the Dolphins are all out of sorts with the sound bites coming from training camp, Cowboys owner Jerry Jones responds to Micah Parsons' trade request, Bills running back James Cook has begun a 'hold-in' amidst contract negotiations, and the Colts have listed "Anthony Richardson or Daniel Jones" as their starting quarterback on the unofficial depth chart, along with some other notes. After that, Aaron joins to cover four teams that stood out to Dan & Marc and one team whose projection took Aaron by surprise.
0:00 Show Start
2:23 Awkward Interview Moment
7:03 Tyreek Hill and Mike McDaniel
13:47 Jerry Jones responds to Micah Parsons
17:23 James Cook Holding In
18:35 Colts QB1 Competition
21:27 Other News and Notes
28:50 Aaron Schatz joins to discuss the FTN Football Almanac
33:57 Raiders Projection
36:45 Eagles Projection
43:51 Jaguars Projection
50:39 49ers Projection
54:59 Surprise Team
1:00:38 Wrap Up
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NFL Power Rankings: Preseason Edition
Dan Hanzus & Marc Sessler are joined by Conor Orr to power rank every team in the NFL ahead of the preseason! First, we have other power rankings to address: the various NFL broadcast theme music, and some news to hit, and then we power rank every team from one to thirty-two.
0:00 Show Start
5:02 Power Ranking NFL Broadcast Themes
18:39 NFL News
21:47 Terry McLaurin Requests Trade
25:22 Micah Parsons Requests Trade
31:34 Notable Signings and Injuries
35:10 Preseason Kickoff Thoughts
43:23 Preseason NFL Power Rankings
1:12:03 Wrap Up
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NFL “Making The Leap” Candidates in 2025
Dan Hanzus & Marc Sessler are joined by James Palmer to discuss players who can "make the leap" this season and take their game to another level, including some second-year quarterbacks and wide receivers. Then, we catch up on the latest news: DE Trey Hendrickson has reported to Bengals camp, a gunman who killed four people in New York City was reportedly targeting the NFL's headquarters, and CBS has announced their broadcaster groups for the upcoming season.
0:00 Show Start
6:05 Bo Nix Year 2 Expectations
19:07 Making the Leap Candidates
50:30 NFL News
51:30 Trey Hendrickson Reports to Bengals Camp
54:11 NYC Shooting at NFL Headquarters
58:02 Courtland Sutton Signs Extension
59:12 CBS Announces Changes to Broadcast Booths
1:05:16 Wrap Up
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