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The Kareem Hunt tape's strange Johnny Manziel connection, coaching carousel thoughts and previewing Eagles/Cowboys and Rams/Bears

December 05, 2018 04:04 - 37 minutes - 34.2 MB

The Green Bay Packers' immediate Sunday firing of head coach Mike McCarthy flipped the switch on America's favorite winter carnival ride: the NFL coaching carousel. Yahoo Sports' Terez Paylor and Charles Robinson open the show reporting on the front office whispers they're hearing from around the league and how the head coach openings in Green Bay and Cleveland are likely to set off a chain reaction of moves that will send ripples through the league. Next, they follow up on the Ka...

Week 13 Sunday Night Freestyle: McCarthy fired in Green Bay, Chargers break the kicking curse

December 03, 2018 07:19 - 40 minutes - 37 MB

The Mike McCarthy era for the Green Bay Packers is over at the hands of the lowly Arizona Cardinals, but this surely won't be the last head coach firing before the seasons' end. Yahoo Sports' Terez Paylor and Charles Robinson recap a very eventful Week 13 of the NFL season, starting with McCarthy's firing in Green Bay and the names already swirling as rumored replacements. They also talk about the Los Angeles Chargers' strong win over the Pittsburgh Steelers, why the Carolina Pan...

Reuben Foster claimed by Washington, Dak's next contract and Bortles benched (again)

November 28, 2018 02:06 - 40 minutes - 36.7 MB

On this mid-week episode of the show, Terez Paylor and Charles Robinson hit on some of the off-the-field stories that popped up over the weekend in the NFL, starting with the San Francisco 49ers releasing and the Washington Redskins subsequently claiming linebacker Reuben Foster (0:30). Also on the show: - The Dallas Cowboys' looming money problems with Dak Prescott, Ezekiel Elliott and Amari Cooper (11:00) - The Jacksonville Jaguars benching Blake Bortles and why cornerbacks are...

Week 12 Sunday Night Freestyle: Surging Seahawks, Green Bay packs it in

November 26, 2018 07:03 - 36 minutes - 33.3 MB

With the Kansas City Chiefs, Los Angeles Rams and New Orleans Saints off enjoying the long holiday weekend, the Sunday Week 12 slate of games shined a spotlight on the NFL's middle of the pack. Looking impressive after an awful start are the Seattle Seahawks, who look primed for a surprising playoff berth, and on life support after a loss to the Minnesota Vikings are Aaron Rodgers and the Green Bay Packers. Yahoo Sports' Terez Paylor and Charles Robinson recap all the Sunday games...

Chiefs-Rams is an instant classic and assessing the Cowboys' playoff chances

November 21, 2018 05:29 - 46 minutes - 42.6 MB

Let's face it. Chiefs-Rams on Monday Night Football was one for the ages. There's no place better to start than the epic 54-51 battle that saw insane passing numbers, incredible defensive touchdowns and probably the best two young QBs in the league. Yahoo Sports' Terez Paylor and Charles Robinson then move onto a very wide-open NFC East and discuss what the expectations should be for what was initially seen as a disappointing Cowboys team (17:30). Later, they discuss Houston Couga...

Week 11 Sunday Night Freestyle: The Eagles no-show, the Bears keep rolling and Jalen Ramsey is on the block?

November 19, 2018 07:13 - 36 minutes - 33.1 MB

The New Orleans Saints put up 48 points on the Super Bowl champs on Sunday in a game that resembled a lopsided college tilt. The Philadelphia Eagles' Super Bowl hangover continued in the Big Easy and it's getting to be the point in the season where there are fewer and fewer chances for miracle comebacks. Yahoo Sports' Terez Paylor and Charles Robinson recap a whirlwind Week 11 Sunday in the NFL starting with the Eagles' no-show against the Saints, the Pittsburgh Steelers coming bac...

Moving Monday Night Football, a gap year for Le'Veon and goodnight to the Peterman

November 14, 2018 02:55 - 41 minutes - 37.8 MB

Tuesday was a very busy day in the NFL. First, Le'Veon Bell did not show at the Pittsburgh Steelers' facility nor sign his franchise tender, thus making one of the league's most exciting running backs ineligible to play for the rest of the season. Next, with only a week to go before the league's marquee Monday night matchup pitting the Kansas City Chiefs against the Los Angeles Rams, concerns about field conditions in Mexico City forced the NFL to change venues and move the game t...

Week 10 Sunday Night Freestyle: Cowboys and Titans beat last year's conference champs

November 12, 2018 07:03 - 38 minutes - 35.1 MB

Ten weeks through the season and certain teams are coming into form (the Los Angeles Chargers and Rams look great) while other teams are more in flux (the New England Patriots without Rob Gronkowski do not). Yahoo Sports' Terez Paylor and Charles Robinson go around the league and offer their thoughts on all of Week 10's Sunday games. Starting with the Chicago Bears win over the Detroit Lions, they have some harsh criticism for the coaching staff in the Motor City, discuss what seem...

Panic for Jerry Jones in Dallas, coaching hot seats and Le'Veon-watch: Week 10 edition

November 07, 2018 02:28 - 41 minutes - 38.1 MB

After an embarrassing Monday night loss at home to the Tennessee Titans, Yahoo Sports' Terez Paylor and Charles Robinson report on the state of panic and frustration from inside the Dallas Cowboys organization and whether Jerry Jones is cut out to be the GM and the owner. Transitioning to other famous GMs in tough situations, they speculate on the state of affairs with the Denver Broncos and how long of a leash John Elway will continue to have (8:30). Later they talk about the rum...

Week 9 Sunday Night Freestyle: Michael Thomas gets the call, Brady out-goats Rodgers

November 05, 2018 06:52 - 29 minutes - 26.9 MB

In Week 9, New Orleans Saints wide receiver Michael Thomas received a flip-phone call from destiny on national television with one of the most memorable touchdown celebrations of the year. Yahoo Sports' Terez Paylor and Charles Robinson talk about Thomas' moment in the spotlight and why they think it's all an act as he tries to become the highest paid wide receiver in the league. They also go around the league and talk Packers/Patriots, bad times in Detroit and impressive wins from...

Trade deadline winners, Hue and Haley unemployed in Cleveland and Winston's uncertain future

October 31, 2018 01:31 - 41 minutes - 37.7 MB

Yahoo Sports' Terez Paylor and Charles Robinson check in after the NFL trade deadline to talk Demaryius Thomas, Golden Tate, Dante Fowler, Jr. and the rest of the players who got moved and what it means for those teams' futures. After that, they discuss the Patriots win over the Bills on Monday Night Football, but more importantly, they try to figure out why certain sex toys keep raining down in Western New York (13:30). From there, they recap the coaching bloodbath in Cleveland t...

Week 8 Sunday Night Freestyle: Gurley takes a knee, Jameis takes the bench

October 29, 2018 05:32 - 30 minutes - 28 MB

With nothing but the end zone in front of him, Todd Gurley took a knee and simultaneously killed the Green Bay Packers, a legion of fantasy matchups and countless gamblers' bet slips. Terez Paylor and Charles Robinson discuss Sunday afternoon's Rams/Packers matchup and what it might mean in the future for plays like this now that sports betting is legal in the US. After that, they address Saints/Vikings, the QB drama in Tampa, the coaching dysfunction in Cleveland, the Jaguars' exp...

Cooper to the Cowboys, Reid/Jenkins beef and what looks to be a busy trade deadline

October 24, 2018 01:17 - 39 minutes - 36.1 MB

The Oakland Raiders trading Amari Cooper to the Dallas Cowboys for a 1st round pick is just the start of what looks to be one of the most active NFL trade deadlines in recent memory. Yahoo Sports NFL experts Terez Paylor and Charles Robinson break down the trade including why the Cowboys were fine with giving up a 1st and what this means for the obviously tanking Raiders. Later in the show, they address the other big names on the trading block and where they could land, the beef b...

Week 7 Sunday Night Freestyle: Bortles rides the bench and more OT for Cleveland

October 22, 2018 05:55 - 31 minutes - 28.7 MB

In Week 7, the Chiefs and Rams continued to steamroll their opponents while 4 other games came down to exciting almosts and confounding misses. Yahoo Sports NFL Experts Charles Robinson and Terez Paylor go around the league and give their thoughts on Bortles' benching, another long overtime period for the Browns, what's wrong with the Philadelphia Eagles and what's finally right for the Detroit Lions. They wrap up the show recapping the blowouts delivered by the Chiefs and Rams and...

Rodgers slings it on MNF, throwing beer and who is your NFL bagman?

October 17, 2018 00:00 - 37 minutes - 34.7 MB

Yahoo Sports' Terez Paylor and Charles Robinson put aside their Twitter beef to address the biggest stories in the NFL leading into Week 7 including the New England beer thrower and why players are fed up with poor fan behavior. Also on the show: • Aaron Rodgers' stunning performance on MNF and how he compares with the greats • Is Tyreek Hill the league's best wide receiver? • A surprising theoretical trade candidate for Derek Carr • Why Nick Bosa is right to leave Ohio State e...

Week 6 Sunday Night Freestyle: Brady and Mahomes put up a classic

October 15, 2018 06:21 - 30 minutes - 27.6 MB

Though the Patriots took the W in Foxboro on Sunday night, there was a definite feeling watching it on TV, and on the field after the game, that this wouldn't be the final meeting between the Chiefs and the Pats this season. Terez Paylor reports in from Foxboro, Massachusetts with the post-game feeling from both locker rooms. Terez is joined by Charles Robinson and after they talk about Chiefs/Pats and Steelers/Bengals, they run through the entire Week 6 slate with their thoughts o...

Pass-happy offenses, Lil Wayne and Le'Veon to Philly?

October 10, 2018 00:11 - 40 minutes - 37.2 MB

Real story or mad lib? Eli Manning and Lil Wayne are beefing. Yes, it's all happening in 2018 in the NFL. Yahoo Sports' Terez Paylor and Charles Robinson break down the Eli/Odell/Weezy drama and hash out what they've heard about the rumors of a Le'Veon Bell to Philly trade and drama behind the scenes in Dallas. They also discuss the glut of pass-happy offenses, whether Sammy Watkins is a #1 receiver and they wrap up the podcast previewing their most anticipated games of Week 6: Ch...

Week 5 Sunday Night Freestyle: Chiefs and Rams keep rolling

October 08, 2018 05:00 - 31 minutes - 28.9 MB

The NFL's two best teams stayed undefeated in Week 5 in impressive, yet disparate ways. The Chiefs laid the smack-down on the Jacksonville Jaguars as it wasn't Good Blake but Bad Blake who made the showed up in Kansas City. In Seattle, the Rams gutted one out to win against the Seahawks – all without two of their best receivers and a banged up defense. Terez Paylor and Charles Robinson take you around the league to discuss these impressive wins, whether it's time to panic in Phill...

Mahomes defeats Denver, rookie QBs and quarter-way MVPs

October 02, 2018 23:23 - 42 minutes - 39.3 MB

On Monday night, Patrick Mahomes had his coronation as Kansas City vanquished their division rivals the Broncos in Denver on primetime. Longtime Chiefs beat writer Terez Paylor is joined by Charles Robinson for a discussion about the the Chief's ascendance, this official changing of the guard in the AFC and how Kansas City might still miss Marcus Peters. Later, Charles flips the script and explains why the Broncos' search for a QB might continue next offseason as the Case Keenum si...

Week 4 Sunday Night Freestyle: Reich gives one away to the Texans

October 01, 2018 06:11 - 31 minutes - 29.2 MB

After a loaded Sunday with 3 overtime games and ridiculous scoring across the board, the two biggest stories come from the midwest. In Chicago, Mitch Trubisky dropped 6 TDs on the suddenly floundering Bucs. In Indianapolis, Colts head coach Frank Reich's overtime gamble gifted the Houston Texans their first win of the season. Yahoo Sports' Terez Paylor and Charles Robinson go around the league and recap each of Sunday's matchups and give their thoughts on the Earl Thomas injury, th...

Roughing the passer, trading Le'Veon and rebuilding in Dallas

September 26, 2018 00:45 - 45 minutes - 41.9 MB

Week 3 of the 2018 season is in the books and a new rule instituted in the off-season is tearing the league apart. It's just not the rule we were all expecting. Yahoo Sports' Terez Paylor and Charles Robinson open the podcast this week discussing the Clay Matthews hit, the William Hayes injury and how the NFL has completely botched the new "point of emphasis" of the roughing the passer penalty. Also on the show: - Do the Bucs keep starting Ryan Fitzpatrick? (12:30) - What is th...

Week 3 Sunday Night Freestyle: Buffalo shocks the NFL

September 24, 2018 06:10 - 32 minutes - 29.7 MB

Week 3 resulted in a handful of surprises but none more shocking than Buffalo's dominant win over the Minnesota Vikings. Terez Paylor and Charles Robinson recap all the games from the weekend and offer their thoughts on Miami's surprise ascendance to 3-0, the Rams looking like the best team in the league and heartbreak in San Francisco as Jimmy Garoppolo appears done for the season. Also on the show: • The Chiefs show no signs of slowing • Wentz looks like Wentz in his first game...

The Days of Our Lives in Pittsburgh

September 19, 2018 03:02 - 51 minutes - 46.8 MB

The Pittsburgh Steelers are winless, missing their featured running back in Le'Veon Bell and are now embattled in drama with their star wide receiver, Antonio Brown. Not great for the AFC's #2 seed just nine months ago. Terez Paylor and Charles Robinson break down the soap opera unfolding in Western Pennsylvania and come up with some ridiculous Antonio Brown trade suitors. Also on the show: - A group of Hall of Famers is demanding a salary and benefits from the league (15:30) ...

Week 2 Sunday Night Freestyle: Mahomes is the real deal

September 17, 2018 05:52 - 32 minutes - 29.5 MB

The NFL's second week is in the books and we have some surprise undefeated teams (the Dolphins and Buccaneers), some surprise winless teams (the Steelers and Texans) and some teams that look like the real deal (the Chiefs and Jaguars). On this week's Sunday Night Freestyle, Terez Paylor and Charles Robinson give their quick-hit reactions to each game from the Week 2 slate, from the epic tie game in Green Bay to Vontae Davis' surprise half-time retirement to the dirty hit on Cam New...

Tough Losses For Oakland and Detroit

September 12, 2018 10:00 - 43 minutes - 40 MB

After embarrassing home losses on Monday night, first-time head coach Matt Patricia and first-time-in-a-decade head coach Jon Gruden are not in the kind of spotlight they wanted on Tuesday morning. Yahoo Sports' Charles Robinson is joined by Terez Paylor reporting from Oakland, California, where he was at the game Monday night and sheds some light on the Oakland Raiders' second half collapse to the Los Angeles Rams. They also discuss the absolute trouncing the Detroit Lions receive...

Week 1 Sunday Night Freestyle + 30 minutes with Pat McAfee

September 10, 2018 06:00 - 1 hour - 57.7 MB

Terez Paylor and Charles Robinson chop it up for the first Sunday night freestyle of the season. They give their quick hits on all 14 games that have been played: from Thursday night's low-scoring season opener in Philly to the rout in Baltimore to Cleveland's miraculous and heartbreaking tie. Later, former Colts punter Pat McAfee calls in with a wild interview about how his tenure in Indianapolis ended in a hail of F-bombs, his recent departure from Barstool Sports, his WWE influe...

Rodney Harrison, why Nike will win the Colin Kaepernick deal and our Super Bowl picks

September 05, 2018 14:08 - 1 hour - 62.8 MB

Everyone's talking about, what else? Colin Kaepernick and Nike. Charles Robinson and Terez Paylor open the show talking about the research the shoe giant did before taking what everyone else assumes was an ill-advised decision. Also on today's show: • With the season about to start, Terez and Charles issue their Super Bowl picks as well as the team who will be picking No. 1 next spring. • The general consensus is that the Bears won the Khalil Mack trade and the Raiders lost. But ...

Odell Beckham's payday, the end of the Nick Foles honeymoon and uniforms that need to go

August 29, 2018 10:00 - 1 hour - 66.1 MB

The Corporate Champ and the Angel of Death are back to talk about Odell Beckham's record-setting payday and what it means for the talented crop of young receivers behind him. Who is the next guy to get paid? Also on the show: • Nick Foles is having a poor preseason. What should the Eagles do? And why didn't Foles use his leverage while he had it? •The strife between Khalil Mack and Oakland could lead to a mega-trade. But do they ever work out?.(Listen to this segment for some swe...

Adrian Peterson's Hall chances, Oakland's financial situation and the helmet rule mess

August 22, 2018 10:00 - 1 hour - 59.3 MB

Adrian Peterson has been hailed by Washington and many people automatically assume he's a first-ballot Hall of Famer. But is that really the case? Does he need to show more this season? Also on the podcast: Terez and Charles talk about the financial realities surrounding Khalil Mack's contract saga with the Raiders, Josh Allen in Buffalo and the escalating mess that is the NFL's new helmet rule. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. See Privacy Policy at http...

Cole Beasley's rap career, Jon Gruden's ceiling and coaches we've battled with

August 15, 2018 10:00 - 1 hour - 64.2 MB

The debut episode of the Yahoo Sports NFL Podcast is here and it's an episode you won't want to miss. Having just returned from their two-week training camp trips, Terez Paylor and Charles Robinson break down some of the stories that stood out to them, a list that includes Jon Gruden's return in Oakland and Tyrod Taylor's situation in Cleveland. Burgeoning rapper (and Dallas Cowboys WR) Cole Beasley also sits down with Charles to talk about the challenges of being an athlete getting ...

Introducing the Yahoo Sports NFL Podcast

August 08, 2018 02:05 - 56 seconds - 883 KB

Tired of the same old NFL podcasts featuring featuring shallow insights based on the same view you have from your couch? The new Yahoo Sports NFL Podcast is here to help. Each week, Terez Paylor and Charles Robinson will use their access to the league's front offices and locker rooms to bring you an engaging discussion of the league's biggest games and issues. New episodes begin in mid-August so subscribe now! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. See Privacy ...

This is Zero Blitz

August 08, 2018 02:05 - 1 minute - 940 KB

Yahoo Sports' new podcast home for all things football. Zero Blitz features four distinct NFL shows that air weekly during the football season; from game recaps to offbeat conversations to the latest rumors and predictions from Yahoo's NFL insiders, featuring Jason Fitz, Charles McDonald, Charles Robinson, Frank Schwab & Jori Epstein. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.