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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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  • 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

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    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

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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...

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    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
  • Mailbag Monday: Separating player from situation, balancing all-in and patience, remembering our favorite single-season teams, and more
    Jul 7 2025

    July is here, which means training camps are just a few short weeks away. The football is getting closer, and that's reflected in this week's TAFS Mailbag. Robert Mays and Derrik Klassen answer a bunch more of your questions on this edition, including...How do you separate a player from his situation? How does a competing team correctly balance a desire to go all-in with the patience necessary to build a stable winner? What are your favorite single-season teams in NFL history? What does it mean for a quarterback to be creative? Hear their answers to those questions, and more, on this episode of The Athletic Football Show.


    Hosts: Robert Mays and Derrik Klassen

    With: Michael Beller

    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 Beller on Bluesky: @mbeller.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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    58 mins

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