The Rich Eisen Show

Guest host Mike Hill and the guys reveal their most outrageous NFL predictions involving Russell Wilson, the Jets, Lions, Bills, the New York Giants and more.  The guys weigh in on Broncos Head Coach Sean Payton apologizing for his inflammatory comments about former Denver HC and current Jets OC Nathaniel Hackett, and react to the return of Aaron Judge to the Yankees lineup for the first time since June 3rd. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Guest host Mike Hill explains why Sean Payton will drastically improve Russell Wilson and the Denver Broncos after a disastrous 2022 season under rookie head coach Nathaniel Hackett. Former WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder tells Mike who he thinks will win this weekend’s huge welterweight showdown between Terence Crawford and Errol Spence, why he didn’t start boxing until the age of 21, when we can expect to see him back in the ring, and more. In ‘What’s More Likely’ Mike weighs in on the Jets, Bills, Rams, Broncos, rookie quarterbacks, Kenny Pickett, Justin Herbert, Jaylen Brown’s record-setting Celtics contract, Saquon Barkley, Bijan Robinson, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Guest host Mike Hill and the guys react to Joe Burrow’s calf injury suffered in Cincinnati Bengals camp, and react to Shohei Ohtani’s latest exploits.  FOX Sports CFB Analyst Brady Quinn and Mike discuss Jim Harbaugh’s 4-game suspension at Michigan, Notre Dame’s season outlook, if Caleb Williams can lead USC to the College Football Playoff, and why Texas and Penn State could be this year’s sleeper teams. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Guest host Kirk Morrison weighs in on Saquon Barkley and the Giants contract dispute and their failure to agree to terms on a long-term deal. The Atheltic’s Zack Rosenblatt tells Kirk that the confident Jets are openly talking about reaching the Super Bowl this season, the chances free agent RB Dalvin Cook will sign with New York, what we can expect to see out of All-Pro CB Sauce Gardner on ‘Hard Knocks,’ and more. Kirk and the guy's debate who, behind Patrick Mahomes, is the NFL’s 2nd-best quarterback among Josh Allen, Joe Burrow, Jalen Hurts, Aaron Rodgers and others. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Guest host Kirk Morrison, a former NFL linebacker, tells the guys what the most important things he brought with him to get through the long weeks of training camps. The Plain Dealer/Cleveland.com’s Mary Kay Cabot and Kirk discuss the big expectations for Browns QB Deshaun Watson in 2023 after a tumultuous season off the field and a disappointing one on the field in ’22, if it’s playoffs or bust for head coach Kevin Stefanski, Joe Thomas’ Pro Football Hall of Fame induction, and more. Kirk and the guys debate how to rank Joe Burrow, Lamar Jackson, Deshaun Watson and Kenny Pickett as the AFC North’s best quarterbacks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Guest host Kirk Morrison weighs in on the new-look Jets and explains why he’s not jumping on the team’s bandwagon. Yet. The Athletic’s Daniel Popper and Kirk discuss the “sky high” expectations for Justin Herbert now that he’s signed his record-setting contract with the Chargers, the mindset of Austin Ekeler after failing to land a lucrative long-term contract from the Bolts, what new Offensive Coordinator Kellen Moore brings to Los Angeles, and if only a Super Bowl win can erase the mental scars of blowing a 27-0 lead to Trevor Lawrence and the Jacksonville Jaguars in the playoffs last season. Kirk weighs in on Sean Payton’s arrival in Denver and why he has a good chance to turn around the Broncos’ (and Russell Wilson’s) fortunes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Rich reacts to Josh Allen and Stefon Diggs’ latest comments at the start of Bills’ training camp and ponders how their relationship could impact Buffalo’s title chances.  Three-time Grammy-winning country music star Tim McGraw joins Rich in-studio to discuss his new Standing Room Only’ album, reveals his secret love of yacht rock, and recalls his high school sports career when he could dunk at just 5’9” and once dropped 54 in a game while puking between plays because of the flu. Rich reacts to some of the new looks around NFL training camps including Tua Tagovailoa’s new arm sleeve tattoo, Justin Herbert’s much fatter wallet, and the new mustache sported by Atlanta Falcons HC Arthur Smith. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Michigan alum Rich reacts to the potential 4-game suspension Wolverines HC Jim Harbaugh is facing for NCAA violations. Former NFL executive Joe Banner tells Rich why simple supply and demand economics is why NFL running backs are not as highly paid as other key positions, why NFL quarterbacks would be better off signing shorter contracts in order to make more money in the long run, and why he has some concerns about Aaron Rodgers and the New York Jets. Cowboys fan TJ Jefferson breaks down Dallas’ schedule and predicts how many games America’s Team will win this season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Rich weighs in on Saquon Barkley reporting to Giants camp after signing just a 1-year contract after failing to land a lucrative long-term deal, and reacts to the Los Angeles Chargers making Justin Herbert the NFL’s highest paid player…for now.  NFL Insider Mike Garafolo tells Rich why Saquon and the Giants weren’t able to come to terms on a long-term contract extension, what the G-Men’s expectations are for Daniel Jones on the heels of the QB’s huge contract, why Joe Burrow’s next contract will most likely surpass the record-setting deal inked by Justin Herbert with the Chargers, when we can expect those big-name free agent RBs like Dalvin Cook and Ezekiel Elliott to sign, and why we shouldn’t sleep on the New Orleans Saints next season.    Rich weighs in on ‘Quarterbacks’ and debates with TJ which QBs should say “yes” or “no” to starring in season 2 of the Netflix series. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

TCU Head Football Coach Sonny Dykes and Rich discuss the Horned Frogs’ hanging a 50 burger on Michigan in their College Football Playoff semifinal, facing Deion Sanders and the Colorado Buffaloes in their opening game, the future of the Big 12 after the departure of the Texas Longhorns and Oklahoma Sooners, and how the growth of NIL and the Transfer Portal has reshaped the college football landscape.  Comedian Jim Gaffigan joins Rich in-studio to discuss his new ‘Dark Pale’ Amazon Prime Video special, his hilarious perspective on being a sports parent, the challenge of picking a movie to watch with a large (and outspoken) family, what’s is been like to work with acclaimed director Steven Soderberg on HBO Max’ ‘Full Circle,’ why he thinks he could have been an NFL long snapper, and reveals the massive number of tickets he requested from the Cubs when he threw out the first pitch at Wrigley Field.  Rich and the guys react to yet another classic, snarky Bill Belichick press conference answer.  Learn more about y

Pro Football Talk’s Mike Florio and Rich discuss Saquon Barkley’s new 1-year deal with the New York Giants, if Derrick Henry can somehow re-set the devalued running backs market, how the 49ers’ QB depth chart will pan out, why Dalvin Cook would be better off waiting to sign with his next team, and if the Dallas Cowboys Mike McCarthy and the Patriots Bill Belichick are coaching for their jobs this season.   Rich weighs in on the growing strife between RB Josh Jacobs and the Raiders and how much Jimmy Garoppolo’s foot injury could impact Las Vegas’ season hopes, reacts to USA Today’s eyebrow-raising win predictions for each NFL team, and comments on Jaylen Brown’s record-setting contract from the Boston Celtics.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Rich reacts to Saquon Barkley avoiding a holdout by agreeing to a new 1-year deal with the New York Giants.  Open Championship winner Brian Harman and Rich discuss his first major title at Royal Liverpool and how much fun he’s had toting the famed Claret Jug around the world, how the late comedian Norm Macdonald became a big fan is his while defending him on Twitter once, the potential PGA Tour-LIV Golf merger, the chances his Georgia Bulldogs win a 3rd-straight College Football Playoff, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Rich weighs in on the start of Jets training camp and the team’s outlook with Aaron Rodgers at the helm heading into the 2023 season. Former boxing champion Oscar De La Hoya joins Rich in-studio to discuss the “shocking” revelations in his new HBO ‘The Golden Boy’ documentary on MAX, reveals why he knew he was in for a long night even before he stepped into the ring with a then up-and-coming Manny Pacquiao, and much more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Free agent RB Dalvin Cook tells Rich what went down on the Zoom meeting over the weekend where a number of the NFL’s top running backs gathered to voice their frustration with the devaluation of the position in recent years, and says if he’d be interested in joining his brother on the Buffalo Bills.  In ‘Overreaction Monday’ Rich weighs in on the Raiders, Detroit Lions, Deshaun Watson, Aaron Rodgers and the Jets, Damian Lillard, and Shohei Ohtani chances to be traded and/or hit 60 home runs. Rich reacts to DeAndre Hopkins officially signing his Tennessee Titans contract and previews the most anticipated NFL storylines heading into training camps.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Rich reacts to the latest in the controversial ‘undervalued running backs’ controversy in the NFL that saw the league’s top backs get together on a zoom call over the weekend to discuss their plight.   Apple TV’s Lead MLS Analyst Taylor Twellman and Rich discuss Lionel Messi’s memorable MLS debut with Inter Miami, why he’s giving the USMNT a break for their disappointing showing in the Gold Cup, Kylian Mbappe’s VERY lucrative future in soccer, how Team USA will fare in the Women’s World Cup and more.   Rich and the guys react to Elon Musk announcing that Twitter has been re-branded to “X,” and weighs in on the latest reports about the Angels’ willingness to trade Shohei Ohtani. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Former NFL OT Ephraim Salaam joins guest host Mike Hill in-studio to discuss how he went from pro football player to writing for Peacock’s ‘Fresh Prince of Bel Air’ reboot ‘Bel-Air,’ why the NFL has devalued the running back position, what it was like to play for a moribund franchise like the 2009 Detroit Lions who went 2-14 on the heels of their 0-16 season, and breaks down the latest NFL throwback/alternate uniforms teams will don this upcoming season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Comedian Godfrey and guest host Mike Hill discuss his career in stand-up and the mine field of controversy comics must traverse in today’s culture, and does some if his favorite impressions including Steve Harvey, Donald Trump, and Shannon Sharpe. In ‘What’s More Likely’ Mike weighs in on Dallas Cowboys QB Dak Prescott, Giants RB Saquon Barkley, Raiders RB Josh Jacobs, Aaron Rodgers and the Jets on ‘Hard Knocks,’ the Detroit Lions, Minnesota Vikings, Justin Fields, Lionel Messi’s MLS impact with Inter Miami, Damian Lillard and Shohei Ohtani. Yankees fan Mike laments the Pinstripes sitting in last place in the AL East and says why manager Aaron Judge needs to go and be replaced by Joe Maddon. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Guest host Mike Hill and the guy's debate if Daniel Snyder, who sold the Commanders yesterday, is the worst owner not just in NFL history but in ALL of sports history. Former All-Pro RB Chris Johnson tells Mike why he thinks the NFL has placed for more importance on quarterbacks than running backs, if disgruntled Giants RB Saquon Barkley should sit out the season, if he was a better running back than Adrian Peterson, and more. Mike explains why NFL running backs must evolve as the sport becomes more and more pass oriented. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Rich breaks down the latest developments in Saquon Barkley’s contract stalemate with the New York Giants, and comments on an obscure way NFL teams can pay top running backs without going over their salary caps. FOX Sports’ Mark Ingram II tells Rich why his Michigan Wolverines are a good bet to return to the College Football Playoff next season, why it’s “criminal” the way running backs are underpaid in today’s NFL and ranks the top RBs come out of Alabama over the last 20 years including Derrick Henry, Najee Harris, Josh Jacobs and others. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Buccaneers All-Pro WR Chris Godwin and Rich discuss Tampa’s QB competition between Baker Mayfield and Kyle Trask, why he’s ignoring the naysayers who aren’t predicting much from the Bucs next season, what he learned while playing alongside Tom Brady the last two seasons and if he thinks the 7-time Super Bowl champion is really retired for good this time. ESPN’s Don Van Natta Jr. tells Rich why NFL owners are celebrating Daniel Snyder finally selling the Commanders, if Snyder will go down as the worst owner in NFL history, the incredible origins of the Jon Gruden/Snyder bad blood, and why there’s a good chance the “Commanders” name goes the way of “Redskins” under a rebrand by the team’s new ownership. Rich lays out a game plan to win back fans for new Commanders owner Josh Harris and reacts to a fan who attempts to troll him about past Jets quarterbacks Geno Smith and Sam Darnold. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices