The Rich Eisen Show

Rich begins the hour with a very pointed message for LeBron James regarding Bengals QB Joe Burrow (10:49). The Athletic’s Shams Charania calls in from the NBA bubble to discuss the Celtics locker room turmoil following their Game 2 loss to the Heat, a preview of the Lakers vs Nuggets Western Conference Finals, why everyone in the NBA took glee in the Clippers early playoff exit, and the future of Giannis Antetokounmpo in Milwaukee (23:43). Rich wraps up the hour by describing what happened when he let his 12-year-old son binge watch all ten seasons of ‘Friends’ (43:02).   Thank you to today's sponsors: BetOnline = Visit betonline.ag and use promo code "podcastone" to receive a 50% off welcome bonus. Geico = Visit Geico.com. In just 15 minutes you could save 15% or more on car insurance.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Rich and the guys recap the Browns win over the Bengals on Thursday Night Football, and the latest Heat comeback victory over the Celtics (2:11). ESPN NFL Draft Expert Todd McShay calls in to evaluate the impressive start to Joe Burrow’s career, why the Jets shouldn’t give up on Sam Darnold, and his ordeal with Covid-19 (23:31).  Thank you to today's sponsors: BetOnline = Visit betonline.ag and use promo code "podcastone" to receive a 50% off welcome bonus. NFL Gamepass = Where football never stops. Visit NFL.com/Gamepass to start your free trial today. Visa = Shop Local with Visa to help support your community. https://usa.visa.com/  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Actor John David Washington calls in to discuss his much-anticipated new movie ‘Tenet,’ and recalls his brief NFL running back career with the St. Louis Rams (5:37). Comedian Tom Arnold joins the show to discuss his new ‘Two in the Bush’ podcast, interviewing Tom Brady on the field at the Super Bowl for The Best Damn Sports Show Period, and more. (23:05). The guys wrap up the hour breaking down the veracity of Mike Del Tufo’s claims to have come up with a number of prominent broadcasting innovations (43:38).    Thank you to today's sponsors: BetOnline = Visit betonline.ag and use promo code "podcastone" to receive a 50% off welcome bonus. Geico = Visit Geico.com. In just 15 minutes you could save 15% or more on car insurance. NFL Gamepass = Where football never stops. Visit NFL.com/Gamepass to start your free trial today.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Rich start the hour with a thorough discussion of Giannis Antetokounmkpo’s future in Milwaukee including possible landing spots with the Warriors, the Heat, and the Nets (7:49). Pro Football Hall of Fame President & CEO David Baker dials in to reveal how the 2021 enshrinement will happen with two classes going into Canton at the same time, how he began his tradition of notifying players of their enshrinement, and how the HOF will celebrate 100 years of the NFL (18:45). Rich reacts to the differing views between the Kansas City Chiefs and Georgia Bulldogs on using their stadiums as polling locations (33:57). Future Hall of Famer and current NFL Network analyst Joe Thomas breaks down the Browns vs Bengals on Thursday Night Football, says why Baker Mayfield has taken a step or two back after his stellar rookie season, and why Odell Beckham Jr has disappeared from the Browns offense (41:39).    Thank you to today's sponsors: BetOnline = Visit betonline.ag and use promo code "podcastone" to receive a 50% off welco

Rich starts the hour explaining why he’s nervous for the Browns heading into Week 2’s Thursday Night Football game vs the Bengals (2:38). Ravens WR Marquise Brown dials in and reveals his close bond with QB Lamar Jackson, where he got his “Hollywood” nickname, and why he’d like to make a cameo on ‘The Walking Dead’ (22:01). Rich wraps up the hour explaining the huge difference between being 1-0 and 0-1 in the NFL (41:04).    Thank you to today's sponsors: BetOnline = Visit betonline.ag and use promo code "podcastone" to receive a 50% off welcome bonus. NFL Gamepass = Where football never stops. Visit NFL.com/Gamepass to start your free trial today.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Rich re-visits Paul George’s questionable postgame comments after the Clippers game 7 meltdown against the Nuggets (4:25). Actor Chace Crawford joins the show to discuss the new season of his Amazon Prime show ‘The Boys,’ and reveals what’s it’s like to have Tony Romo for a brother-in-law (22:05). Lakers die-hard fan O’Shea Jackson Jr. calls in with some EPIC gloating about the Clippers’ latest playoff failings, and TJ Jefferson makes an important decision about his Clippers fandom (40:13).    Thank you to today's sponsors: NFL Gamepass = Where football never stops. Visit NFL.com/Gamepass to start your free trial today. Visa = Shop Local with Visa to help support your community. https://usa.visa.com/  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Actor Michael O’Keefe dials in to discuss his iconic role as Danny Noonan in ‘Caddyshack,’ reveals how much crazier the real Winged Foot Caddyshack in the 1970’s was, and how he actually got to caddie at the 2020 US Open (2:09). NFL Network’s Kyle Brandt calls in to talk Tom Brady’s rough Week 1, why Baker Mayfield has no more excuses, and Aaron Rodgers “ruthlessness”(22:13). Rich and Brockman break down the latest news and notes from around the NFL including injury news from the Jets and 49ers (42:05).   Thank you to today's sponsors: BetOnline = Visit betonline.ag and use promo code "podcastone" to receive a 50% off welcome bonus. Geico = Visit Geico.com. In just 15 minutes you could save 15% or more on car insurance. Visa = Shop Local with Visa to help support your community. https://usa.visa.com/  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Rich starts the show reacting to today’s official news that Big Ten football will return this fall (1:12), then breaks down the Clippers blowing a 3-games-to1 lead against the Denver Nuggets. Golf Channel’s Nick Faldo calls in from on the course at Winged Foot to break down the field at the 2020 US Open, and explains why young golfers no long fear Tiger Woods (22:50). The guys wrap up the hour discussing the Heat’s overtime win over the Celtics and Bam Adebayo’s EPIC block of Jayson Tatum, and ponder if the Raptors would still be playing if Kawhi Leonard had stayed in Toronto (42:23).    Thank you to today's sponsors: BetOnline = Visit betonline.ag and use promo code "podcastone" to receive a 50% off welcome bonus. NFL Gamepass = Where football never stops. Visit NFL.com/Gamepass to start your free trial today.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Rich and Brockman break down the latest news in the NFL and Major League Baseball (6:53). FOX Sports Erin Andrews dials in to talk about doing “sideline” reporting from the stand in an empty Super Dome, says how Tom Brady reacted to his sup-par Bucs debut, how she landed a clothing line partnership with the NFL, and what it’s like to drink out of the Stanley Cup (21:14).    Thank you to today's sponsors: BetOnline = Visit betonline.ag and use promo code "podcastone" to receive a 50% off welcome bonus. Geico = Visit Geico.com. In just 15 minutes you could save 15% or more on car insurance. NFL Gamepass = Where football never stops. Visit NFL.com/Gamepass to start your free trial today.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Rich’s first “4 Downs” segment of the NFL Season covers the Steelers and Ravens rivalry, why the Packers could be the top seed in the NFC, why the pre-season isn’t going away, at least not entirely, and why Washington won’t be as bad as most predicted (9:53). NFL Network analyst Daniel Jeremiah talks Chargers-Bengals, Sam Darnold’s struggles,why the Arizona Cardinals are the San Diego Padres of the NFL, and a breakdown of the rest of the NFL’s Week 1 play (23:13). Rich and Brockman wrap up the hour by stoking the flames of TJ Jefferson’s Clippers angst (47:31).    Thank you to today's sponsors: BetOnline = Visit betonline.ag and use promo code "podcastone" to receive a 50% off welcome bonus. Geico = Visit Geico.com. In just 15 minutes you could save 15% or more on car insurance.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Rich starts the hour with a breakdown of the Steelers-Giants and Titans-Broncos Monday Night Football games (5:15). Pro Football Talk’s Mike Florio dials in to say why the 49ers should be worried already, and talks Seahawks, Packers, and the possibility of an NFL Playoffs bubble (22:36). Rich wraps up the hour explaining why the Philadelphia Eagles should be panicking after Week 1 (51:08).       Thank you to today's sponsors: BetOnline = Visit betonline.ag and use promo code "podcastone" to receive a 50% off welcome bonus. Geico = Visit Geico.com. In just 15 minutes you could save 15% or more on car insurance. NFL Gamepass = Where football never stops. Visit NFL.com/Gamepass to start your free trial today.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

ESPN’s Chris Fowler calls in to recap the epic US Open Men’s final, calling his first NFL game on Monday Night Football, and why he struggled to come up with a name for his new podcast (3:22). Rich and Brockman break down the latest NFL injury news, and the league’s strong stance in coaches wearing face coverings on the sidelines (26:18). Raiders GM Mike Mayock joins the show to discuss his team’s Week 1 win, Marcus Mariota’s mystery “freak injury,” and facing the Saints in Week 2 (31:41).     Thank you to today's sponsors: BetOnline = Visit betonline.ag and use promo code "podcastone" to receive a 50% off welcome bonus.  NFL Gamepass = Where football never stops. Visit NFL.com/Gamepass to start your free trial today.   Visa = Shop Local with Visa to help support your community. https://usa.visa.com/  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Cardinals RB Kenyan Drake dials in to talk about Arizona’s huge Week 1 road win against the 49ers, and reveals if Kyler Murray is the fastest player on the team (1:45). Bears head coach Matt Nagy joins the show to break down Mitchell Trubisky’s big 4th quarter comeback against the Lions, and gives his thoughts on whether the NFL pre-season is even necessary (16:51). Rich wraps up the hour with a discussion on the importance of coaches and quarterbacks being on the same page for long-term success in the NFL (39:35).     Thank you to today's sponsors: BetOnline = Visit betonline.ag and use promo code "podcastone" to receive a 50% off welcome bonus.  NFL Gamepass = Where football never stops. Visit NFL.com/Gamepass to start your free trial today.  Visa = Shop Local with Visa to help support your community. https://usa.visa.com/    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Rich breaks down a “wildly entertaining” NFL Week 1 including the Cowboys loss to the Rams, and Tom Brady’s less-than-stellar Buccaneers debut (00:54). Rich offers up the year’s first Overreaction Monday segment and talks Aaron Rodgers, Patriots, Browns, Bears, Clippers and more (28:06). The hour wraps up with Rich lamenting (ranting??) about another Jets season-opening misstep (49:01).     Thank you to today's sponsors: BetOnline = Visit betonline.ag and use promo code "podcastone" to receive a 50% off welcome bonus.  Geico = Visit Geico.com. In just 15 minutes you could save 15% or more on car insurance.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Saturday Night Live alum Kevin Nealon dials in to talk about his virtual stand-up comedy special, and proposes an intriguing new sport (2:37). Rich and the guys offer up the show’s inaugural Higher Register Quasi-Endorsments segment (23:09). Rich and Brockman cap off the week with their picks in Brockman’s Sneaky Good Games and Rich’s Unlockiest Lock of the Week (48:28).   Thank you to today's sponsors: BetOnline = Visit betonline.ag and use promo code "podcastone" to receive a 50% off welcome bonus. Geico = Visit Geico.com. In just 15 minutes you could save 15% or more on car insurance. NFL Gamepass = Where football never stops. Visit NFL.com/Gamepass to start your free trial today.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Modern Family’s Eric Stonestreet calls in from Kansas City the day after watching his beloved Chiefs beat the Texans in-person (2:25). Matt Iseman and Akbar Gbajabiamila and Rich discuss how the new season of ‘American Ninja Warrior’ will look during the Covid-19 pandemic, and Akbar reveals his facemask invention that will hopefully get fans back in NFL stadiums (23:39). Rich and Brockman break down the latest news & notes from the NFL, and ponder if Colin Kaepernick will ever return to the NFL, and sounds off on those who booed the Chiefs & Texans moment of unity prior to their Thursday Night Football game (49:03).    Thank you to today's sponsors: BetOnline = Visit betonline.ag and use promo code "podcastone" to receive a 50% off welcome bonus. Geico = Visit Geico.com. In just 15 minutes you could save 15% or more on car insurance. NFL Gamepass = Where football never stops. Visit NFL.com/Gamepass to start your free trial today.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Rich recaps the NFL’s first game of the season with a thorough breakdown of the Chiefs 34-20 win over the Texans (4:12). Chiefs safety Tyrann Mathieu calls in to talk about KC’s Thursday Night Football win, and how his team is approaching social justice (23:08). Rich wraps up the hour breaking down the top three under-the-radar games of the NFL’s Week 1 where an 0-1 start could prove disastrous for three unlucky teams (46:52).    Thank you to today's sponsors: BetOnline = Visit betonline.ag and use promo code "podcastone" to receive a 50% off welcome bonus. Geico = Visit Geico.com. In just 15 minutes you could save 15% or more on car insurance. NFL Gamepass = Where football never stops. Visit NFL.com/Gamepass to start your free trial today.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Rams GM Les Snead dials in to preview L.A.’s 2020 season including a thorough look at both sides of the ball. Snead also recalls being a not-so-good player at Auburn surrounded by NFL-caliber teammates, and compares his hair game to that of Falcons’ GM Thomas Dimitroff (1:20). Brockman breaks down the latest in the NFL including news items on Ben Roethlisberg, Drew Brees, and Mike Evans and others (36:56). Rich ends the hour revealing his Super Bowl predictions and compares his picks with Chris Brockman’s and TJ Jefferson’s (48:40).   Thank you to today's sponsors: BetOnline = Visit betonline.ag and use promo code "podcastone" to receive a 50% off welcome bonus. Netsuite = If you don't know your numbers, you don't know your business. Visit Netsuite.com/Rich NFL Gamepass = Where football never stops. Visit NFL.com/Gamepass to start your free trial today.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Rich breaks down the Raiders and Jets season outlooks (11:38). NBC Sports’ NFL Insider Peter King dials in to preview the 2020 NFL season, including long looks at Tom Brady and the Bucs, why the Patriots will make the playoffs and why the Lions and Raiders will, his Super Bowl prediction, and much more (22:29).   Thank you to today's sponsors: BetOnline = Visit betonline.ag and use promo code "podcastone" to receive a 50% off welcome bonus. Geico = Visit Geico.com. In just 15 minutes you could save 15% or more on car insurance. NFL Gamepass = Where football never stops. Visit NFL.com/Gamepass to start your free trial today.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Rich breaks down the top storylines for each AFC and NFC team heading into the 2020 NFL season (3:34). Colts DT DeForest Buckner dials in to discuss his trade from the 49ers and what QB Philip Rivers brings to his new team (31:41).    Thank you to today's sponsors: BetOnline = Visit betonline.ag and use promo code "podcastone" to receive a 50% off welcome bonus. Geico = Visit Geico.com. In just 15 minutes you could save 15% or more on car insurance. NFL Gamepass = Where football never stops. Visit NFL.com/Gamepass to start your free trial today.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices