The Rich Eisen Show

We kickoff Season 3 of Just Getting Started with Suzy Shuster sitting down with one of her good friends and one funny guy, The Roast Master General himself, Jeff Ross. Jeff opens up about his friendship with fellow comedian Bob Saget and how hard it has been to process his death. Suzy and Jeff go deep into his origin story and take a long walk down memory lane. You'll also hear Jeff describe what comedy life was like after 9/11 and how he helped get the Friar's Club Roasts back on track after the horrible events of 2001. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Rich calls in from the NFL Combine where he tells guest host Ryan Leaf why he was blown away by the depth and speed of the wide receivers in Indianapolis, if he was disappointed in the discrepancy between the unofficial and official 40-yard dash times, why the NFL put the kybosh on playing music during the Combine drills after scouts complained, and why he’s not shocked by reports that the Dallas Cowboys are likely to release WR Amari Cooper. In his weekly ‘Big-Ass Grab Bag’ TJ reveals his Top 5 1980’s High School Teen Movies including ’16 Candles,’ ‘Weird Science,’ ‘Vision Quest,’ and others. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

 In our weekly ‘What’s More Likely’ segment, guest host Ryan Leaf says if the Lakers are more likely to miss the playoff entirely or win a playoff series, if the Cowboys or Amari Cooper will reach a Super Bowl first if Dallas parts ways with the WR, and if Lamar Jackson or Kyler Murray will ink a long-term deal first. Pro Football Focus analyst and 11-year NFL veteran QB Bruce Gradkowski tells Ryan why he came away less-than-impressed by Malik Willis’ NFL Combine showing, why Pitt QB Kenny Pickett impressed in Indianapolis in the wake of his small hands measurement earlier in the day, which other Combine QB’s disappointed and which rose to the occasion, and why Lamar Jackson deserves a long-term contract extension from the Ravens but Kyler Murray still has much to prove with the Cardinals, and says how a player’s Combine 40 time could re-shape their NFL prospects and give a fringe player a shot to make a roster much like he did as a rookie with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit

Guest host Ryan Leaf and Brockman voice their displeasure with the wide discrepancy between unofficial 40-yard dash times and the official 40 times at the NFL Combine and break down the uneven performance of the quarterbacks like Pitt’s Kenny Pickett and Liberty’s Malik Willis in Indianapolis. The Athletic’s NBA Writer Bill Oram tells Ryan why LeBron and the “completely fractured” Lakers are pretty much dead-in-the-water as any kind of title contender this season and if LeBron James should shut it down, why L.A. would still do the Anthony Davis trade if they had the choice all over again, and who’s his favorites to come out of the West given Chris Paul’s hand injury and the Golden State Warriors’ late-season slump. Cowboys fan TJ reacts to reports that Dallas intends to release WR Amari Cooper even though he’s guaranteed $20 Million for next season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Rich calls in from the NFL Combine where he tells guest host Ryan Leaf how the news of Pitt Panthers QB Kenny Pickett’s 8.5” hand size is going over in NFL circles in Indianapolis and what the top storylines are heading into Day 1 of workout and says why he’s looking forward to a revamped, more fan-friendly Combine presentation.  Ryan reacts to his favorite movie franchise, Batman, being rebooted with Robert Pattinson taking over the titular role from Christian Bale. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

NBA.com's Mark Medina tells guest host Ryan Leaf how Kevin Durant’s return from injury will boost the Nets’ title chances, what the James Harden addition means for the 76ers’ odds to top Brooklyn for Eastern Conference supremacy, and if Warriors fans should be worried about the W’s recent stumble after such a red-hot start to their season.  Ryan compares his NFL Combine measurements from 1998 to those of Pitt Panthers QB Kenny Pickett this year and explains why it’s the intangibles that will determine success in the NFL and not necessarily things like hand size. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Guest host Ryan Leaf reflects on his long journey from NFL flameout to recovering addict and the mental toll of expectations and adulation on athletes. NFL Network host Rachel Bonnetta tells Ryan Leaf what her first-ever NFL Combine is like, why she’s excited the NFL is making it more fun and game-like with the presence of fans near the field for the first time, and which event Peter King would excel at if there was a Combine for NFL journalists and broadcasters.  Ryan and the guys debate if Pitt QB Kenny Pickett’s small hand size (8.5” as measured at the Combine) will effect where he goes in the NFL Draft, reflect on how the Rams’ big gamble on Matthew Stafford paid off, and why QB’s like Aaron Rodgers are more willing to work their leverage to work trades or get fat new contracts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Rich Eisen Show's Chris Brockman, TJ Jefferson, and Adam Chudwin break down the latest from the NBA. 01:30- James Harden's impact on Sixers' title chances. 14:45- Ja Morant is awesome. 22:30- Worried about the Warriors? 26:20- Lakers getting boo'd/ Westbrook and LeBron. Follow the guys here : Twitter- @chrisbrockman, @toojiggy, @achudwin Instagram- @brockshady, @tjjefferson, @achudwin Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Rich calls in from the NFL Combine in Indianapolis where he tells guest host Ryan Leaf how he and Miami Dolphins Head Coach Mike McDaniel pulled off the Great Coaching Cliché Caper of 2022 at the NFL Combine, what whisperings about the league’s QB carousel he’s hearing behind the scenes and more.  Ryan takes a call from someone who played football and basketball against him in high school and shares some larger-than-life stories about the teenage backboard-breaking phenom. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Guest host Ryan Leaf and Chris Brockman break down the jumbled NFL QB puzzle and explain why Russell Wilson, Aaron Rodgers, Jimmy Garoppolo, Tua Tagovailoa and other quarterbacks could re-shape the league’s landscape this off-season, debate where Carson Wentz would be the best fit if he and the Colts part ways, and says why Jimmy Garoppolo will be a starting QB in the NFL next year wherever he ends up playing.   The MMQB’s Andrew Brandt tells Ryan why we’re suddenly seeing TV networks for over big money for NFL announcing booths like Troy Aikman’s $90M deal with ESPN, why he still thinks Aaron Rodgers and the Packers are headed for a divorce, and how similar/different the Kyler Murray and Lamar Jackson contract negotiations are going.  Ryan ends the hour making his pitch to Jeff Bezos to become the Thursday Night Football booth analyst when TNF moves to Amazon Prime next fall (with TJ and Brockman serving as way-too-intrusive sideline reporters). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adch

Guest host Ryan Leaf and Chris Brockman run through the latest developments in the NFL and on the anniversary of Wilt Chamberlain’s NBA record 100-point game they discuss which NFL single-game record is most unbreakable: receiving yards (336), passing yards (554), rushing yards (296), or sacks (7). Ryan tells his behind-the-scenes account of how his NFL Combine experience went prior to the 1998 NFL Draft and why things went terribly wrong from that point on. Ryan weighs in on Kyler Murray’s issues with the Arizona Cardinals and says the disgruntled QB’s resume to this point doesn’t warrent the huge extension he’s trying to leverage out of the Cards. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Rich and Brockman argue over whether the San Francisco 49ers should pursue a trade for Tom Brady and what the compensation for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers should be. Emmy-winning writer/actor/director/producer Ben Stiller and Rich discuss his new Apple TV+ series ‘Severance’ and reveals how he was able to land a star-studded cast that included John Turturro and Academy Award winner Christopher Walken, if he was truly intimidated filming that lie detector scene with Robert DeNiro in ‘Meet the Parents’ and reveals he actually had trouble pronouncing Brett Favre’s name in ‘There’s Something about Mary,’ and weighs in on the “rudderless” state of his beloved New York Knicks. Brockman breaks out a special NFL Combine edition of ‘What’s More Likely’ where Rich weighs in on if we’ll see a Mike Mamula workout wonder, more brooms or football-on-a-stick, and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Rich re-examines the (LENGTHY) statement released by Kyler Murray’s agent and wonders if this weird, very public beef is just a prelude to the disgruntled QB asking for a trade if he doesn’t get an early long-term extension from the Arizona Cardinals. The MMQB’s Albert Brooks tells Rich how the top of the NFL Draft could shake out after this week’s NFL Combine, what Kyler Murray’s goals are by airing his dirty laundry with the Cardinals, if players forcing teams’ hands for earlier long term contracts is the new normal in the NFL, and if Lamar Jackson acting as his own agent has played a role in the lack of his contract extension with the Baltimore Ravens. Rich and the guys react to the news trickling out of Day 1 of the NFL Combine including Bruce Arians responding to Tom Brady’s retirement and speculation that TB12 might still opt for another NFL season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Rich recaps Ja Morant’s jaw-dropping night where the Memphis Grizzlies guard threw down 52 points on the San Antonio Spurs, and says how his meteoric rise compares to the descending comet of the player drafted before him, Zion Williamson.  Denver Nuggets Head Coach Michael Malone tells Rich when Denver is expecting the return of injured stars Jamal Murray and Michael Porter Jr., what makes reigning NBA MVP Nikola Jokic so special, what he learned from spending his formative years going to work with his dad (a former coach for Syracuse and the Bad Boy Pistons), why he hopes NBA coaches NEVER go back to wearing suits during games, and what bringing a title to Denver would mean to him and the city.  Rich and the guys reflect back on the anniversary of then-Celtics head coach Rick Pitino’s infamous “Larry Bird ain’t walkin’ through that door” rant. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Pro Football Talk’s Mike Florio tells Rich why Kyler Murray’s agent released that lengthy statement today that “doesn’t accomplish anything,” if the Cardinals would consider trading the disgruntled QB, why Aaron Rodgers deserves $50M per year from the Packers after winning back-to-back MVP awards, if the Seahawks will be dealing Russell Wilson this offseason, and how close Tom Brady came to joining Sean Payton on the Miami Dolphins.   Rich reacts to Derek Jeter resigning from the Miami Marlins and his parking spot at the team’s stadium being immediately coned off.  In his ‘Overreaction Monday’ segment Rich says if the addition of James Harden means the 76ers are now the favorites to win the East, if LeBron James deserved to be booed by Lakers fans during the team’s home blowout loss to the New Orleans Pelicans, what the Packers snub of Aaron Rodgers in their Abbey Road tweet means for the 4-time MVP’s future in Green Bay, if Kyler Murray’s odd social media tactics will pay off with a fat new contract, and if

Rich and the guys react to Daniel Jeremiah’s latest mock draft, preview the NFL Combine’s top storylines, and have a tongue-in-cheek breakdown of the Packers tweet about their upcoming London game using a photo of the Beatles’ famed Abbey Road photo using pics of Matt LaFleur and players, but not including Aaron Rodgers.   The Athletic’s Senior NBA Writer Sam Amick tells Rich what’s going on behind-the-scenes of the Los Angeles Lakers season of turmoil on and off the court, what the Lakers would have to do in the offseason to keep LeBron happy of if they should consider moving the 3-time MVP, says what the addition of James Harden means for the 76ers’ title chances, why the Pelicans could be a top-4 team in the West with a healthy Zion Williamson, and why the Nuggets will be a team to watch once the playoffs roll around. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Rich weighs in on the “weird” statement released this morning by Kyler Murray’s agent in the latest head-scratching development in his very odd and very public beef with the team. NFL Network Analyst Daniel Jeremiah tells Rich why he has the Jaguars drafting an offensive lineman #1 overall to protect Trevor Lawrence instead of one of the top edge rushers, why he only has two QBs going in the first round in his latest mock draft (Kenny Pickett, Malik Willis, but not Matt Corral), and if the Arizona Cardinals should give in an pay Kyler Murray to end their public contract squabbles.  Rich reacts to the latest developments (lack thereof) in baseball’s CBA talks, and explains why there are two major reasons why the Cardinals should hesitate on paying Kyler Murray now rather than later. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dallas Cowboys All-Pro LB Micah Parsons stops by the studio and tells Rich what it was like experiencing the highest of highs during his stellar rookie season and the lowest of lows in losing to the 49ers in the playoffs, how he mentally trains to become the best defensive player in the NFL, says why he’s hyped Defensive Coordinator Dan Quinn is returning but reveals that he rarely speaks with Head Coach Mike McCarthy, also reveals that he’s lobbied Cowboys coaches to play offense, and jumps into Rich’s hosting chair for a round of ‘What’s More Likely’ where he weighs in on the Suns vs Warriors to win the NBA’s Western Conference, the Lakers vs Clippers chances to go on a winning run, if Tom Brady will unretire or join the broadcast booth, if Kyler Murray and the Cardinals can mend fences, and if the Cowboys can win the Super Bowl next season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Rich and the guys debate what the Jacksonville Jaguars should do with the #1 overall pick in the NFL Draft and say how Jacksonville’s options mirror those of the Bengals a year ago when they opted to grab a weapon (Ja’Marr Chase) for Joe Burrow instead of a lineman (Penei Sewell) to protect him. Adventurer/Host/Author Bear Grylls tells Rich how far back his love for the outdoors goes and why he was reluctant to parlay that passion into a TV career, how much fun he had taping episodes of ‘Running Wild’ with Will Ferrell and Deion Sanders, why Drew Brees is perfectly suited for survival in the wild, what it was like to play mini ping pong in freezing temps vs tennis legend Roger Federer, and the inspiration behind his inspiring memoir ‘Never Give Up.’  Rich and the guys react to Russell Wilson removing “Seahawks” from his Twitter bio. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Rich reacts to the latest in the Kyler Murray-Cardinals drama saying “there’s still no answer” from the disgruntled QB as to why he’s so publicly disgruntled.   New Dolphins HC Mike McDaniel tells Rich how he went from being a Broncos ball boy to an NFL head coach, if he can replicate the 49ers devastating run game in Miami and turn WR Jaylen Waddle into a Deebo Samuels-type threat out of the backfield, his thoughts on his new QB Tua Tagovailoa and his former QB in San Francisco Trey Lance, and why he’s promising to deliver Rich’s coach speak cliché trifecta in his upcoming NFL Combine press conference.  Rich breaks down the top 5 moments of the week including the Daytona 500, posterizing dunks and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices