The Rich Eisen Show

New UConn Head Football Coach Jim L. Mora tells Rich why he got back into coaching after a 4-year sabbatical following his UCLA tenure, why it’s tough to win football games at a big time basketball school, and reveals that his dad Jim Mora Sr. (PLAYOFFS?!?!) remains as entertaining and cantankerous as ever.     16-year NFL veteran running back Frank Gore tells Rich why he turned down 3 teams asking him to come out of retirement and opted to train for a boxing match vs former NBA all-star Deron Williams instead, and explains why he, the NFL’s 3rd all-time leading rusher, deserves a place in the Pro Football Hall of Fame.   Rich and Brockman break down the wide-open NFC playoff picture and debate which team has the best chance to reach the Super Bowl: the Buccaneers, Packers, Cowboys or someone else. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Rich recaps the San Francisco 49ers’ blowout of the suddenly suspect Rams on Monday Night Football, and explains why Matthew Stafford, Sean McVay and company might not be the Super Bowl contenders everyone though they would be at the start of the season.   Pro Football Hall of Famer and NFL Network Analyst Kurt Warner tells Rich if Rams fans should be concerned after they laid a big fat turd for the 2nd week in a row, why the 49ers are far from out of contention in a wide-open NFC playoff landscape, why Mac Jones is already better than Tom Brady was at the same point in his career, and why he’s not fully on-board with the Chiefs being back to their Super Bowl ways.     Rich and the guys debate if there’s any NBA team that wouldn’t break up their core to trade for Giannis Antetokounmpo after the Greek Freak dropped hints in a GQ article that he might not finish his career with the Milwaukee Bucks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Tennessee All-Pro Safety Kevin Byard tells Rich how the 8-2 Titans’ blue-collar approach has helped them overcome the loss of RB Derrick Henry, why the hands-on approach of Mike Vrabel should result in a Coach of the Year Award, why he once famously called out Deion Sanders on Twitter, and what it was like to actually deliver his son when his wife went into labor last summer before they could get her to the hospital.   Jets fan Rich reacts to Mike White’s 4-interception game in New York’s 45-17 blowout loss to the Bills and explains why the team’s QB job should now firmly belong to #2 overall draft pick Zach Wilson. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Los Angeles Rams 6-time All-Pro Aaron Donald tells Rich how he reacted when L.A. landed WR Odell Beckham Jr. and LB Von Miller in back-to-back weeks, what it’s like to play for head coach Sean McVay, how Matthew Stafford has opened up their offense, his thoughts on the NFL’s crackdown on Taunting, and why he, a 3-Time NFL Defensive Player of the Year, still has room to grow as a player.   Chris Brockman tries to talk Rich into forking over $300 to buy into the Packers’ latest round of stock share offerings.    A Browns fan calls in with a question that leads to a deep dive debate: is it time for Cleveland to move on from Baker Mayfield?   In his weekly ‘Overreaction Monday’ segment, Rich weighs in on the resurgent Chiefs’ Super Bowl chances, if Tom Brady and the Bucs are in trouble after back-to-back losses, if the Packers are the best team in the NFL right now, if Dak Prescott should be the frontrunner for the NFL MVP award, if Odell Beckham Jr. wasn’t the problem in Cleveland after all, if Russell Wilson an

Rich comments on the Chiefs finally looking like their old selves again after Kansas City’s Sunday Night Football 41-14 demolition of the Las Vegas Raiders and says what Patrick Mahomes and company are finally doing right after stumbling out of the gate to start the season.   Rich recaps the Patriots’ 45-7 boat racing of the Browns and explains how Bill Belichick has been able to coach up Mac Jones so much that he’s running New England’s offense as well as Tom Brady did when he took over the starting job from Drew Bledsoe.   Rich says why he’s thrilled to see Cam Newton back with the Panthers and loved the energy he brought to Carolina in their win over the Arizona Cardinals and what his presence means for the Panthers’ playoff chances. Rich also recaps the Packers’ shutout win over the Seahawks in Aaron Rodgers’ and Russell Wilson’s return to their respective teams and says why Seattle is “in deep trouble.’    Rich and Brockman preview Monday Night Football’s Manningcast and says why Peyton and Eli having fo

Rich sits down with former NFL wide-receiver and the color analyst for NBC's Sunday Night Football, Cris Collinsworth. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

TJ Jefferson’s weekly Big-Ass Grab Bag features his list of Top 5 Midstream Moves That Led to Success including Hugh Jackman in ‘X-Men,’ Michael J. Fox in ‘Back to the Future’ and more!    Rich likens the called-back TD catch of Dolphins offensive lineman Robert Hunt to a scene out of ‘Ted Lasso.’   Rich, Brockman, and TJ hand out their NFL Mid-Season Awards for MVP, Coach of the Year, Rookie of the Year, and take another shot at their Super Bowl predictions, and Brockman reveals his ‘Sneaky Good Games’ for NFL Week 10 including the Titans vs Saints, Cardinals vs Panthers, Packers vs Seahawks, and Vikings vs Chargers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Super Bowl XXXV champion QB Trent Dilfer tells Rich why Odell Beckham Jr. fizzled out with the Cleveland Browns and how he will mesh with Sean McVay’s Rams offense, if the Miami Dolphins are handling 2nd-year QB Tua Tagovailoa properly or if they should still pursue embattled Texans QB Deshaun Watson again, and why Mike White could end up being the Jets’ franchise QB over fellow rookie and #2 overall draft pick Zach Wilson.    Westwood One NFL Analyst Ross Tucker and Rich marvel at Robert Hunt’s TNF play where the Dolphins Guard caught a pass and scrambled for a head-over-heals touchdown only to see the incredible play called back because he wasn’t illegible to catch a pass, how Miami was able to shut down Lamar Jackson and the Ravens’ offense, and why the Buccaneers are the best team in the NFL right now.    Rich and the guys debate the proper etiquette for grown men wearing NFL jerseys of their favorite teams. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Rich reacts to the rich getting richer with Odell Beckham Jr. choosing to sign with the Rams just a week after L.A. GM Les Snead was able to land All-Pro LB Von Miller from the Denver Broncos.   Rich recaps the Dolphins defense shutting down NFL MVP candidate Lamar Jackson on Thursday Night Football in a game that saw possibly the most exciting touchdown that wasn’t a touchdown when 330-pound Miami OL Robert Hunt scrambled like Barry Sanders into the end zone only to have it called back by the refs.   NFL Insider Ian Rapoport tells Rich how the Rams were able to lure Odell Beckham Jr. to Los Angeles when there was strong interest from teams like the Green Bay Packers and Kansas City Chiefs, how the Cam Newton-Carolina Panthers reunion came about, the status of Aaron Rodgers and Kyler Murray for Week 10, Tua Tagovailoa’s Dolphins future in the wake of the failed trade for Deshaun Watson, and why the NFL backed the controversial taunting flag Tony Corrente threw on Cassius Marsh and why the league didn’t punish

Two-time Super Bowl champion Terrell Suggs tells Rich what it was like being in the same locker room with two hall of famers in Ray Lewis and Ed Reed, how Lamar Jackson has matured as a quarterback in his short-but-brilliant NFL career, why he’s no fan of the NFL’s Taunting crackdown, and why he’s not worried about the Chiefs mediocrity at the NFL season’s midpoint. Actor Tyrese Gibson and Rich discuss his new film “Dangerous” and reveals why the late director John Singleton had to drag him kicking and screaming into an acting career, and explains why he has his own Benihana restaurant in his backyard and a fully functioning dry cleaner in his garage in another round of ‘Celebrity True or False.’ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Rich explains why Odell Beckham Jr. is being smart by taking his time to choose a team to sign with, reportedly waiting to see how things shake out after the NFL’s Week 10 matchups. Rich previews the Dolphins vs Ravens on Thursday Night Football and makes the case for Baltimore QB Lamar Jackson to win his 2nd NFL MVP Award, and the guys debate which AFC team they have the most faith in: Titans, Ravens, Bills, or someone else.   Actor Jon Bernthal reveals to Rich that he actually coached a top 50 women’s tennis player to prepare for his role as Serena and Venus Williams’ real-life tennis coach Rick Macci in the Will Smith film ‘King Richard,’ that Leonardo DiCaprio told him to hold nothing back when making Martin Scorsese’s debauchery-filled ‘The Wolf of Wall Street,’ and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Rich reacts to Cam Newton rejoining the Carolina Panthers in the wake of Sam Darnold’s shoudler injury and explains why their NFC South rival Saints might regret not scooping up the former NFL MVP themselves. Falcons Head Coach Arthur Smith tells Rich how the addition of the multi-talented Cordarrelle Patterson has bolstered Atlanta’s offense, why rookie TE Kyle Pitts will soon be a star in the NFL, how the team addressed the mental health break taken by WR Calvin Ridley, what he’s learned during his first two months as an NFL head coach, and his reaction to Cam Newton re-joining their NFC South rival Panthers.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jets fan Rich reacts to the team naming Mike White their starting QB for Week 10 against the Bills and what that could mean for #2 overall pick Zach Wilson if White balls out vs Buffalo.    Actor Bill Pullman and Rich discuss his Buffalo origins and if he’s as die-hard an NFL fan as the rest of Bills Mafia, what it was like working with comedy legend Mel Brooks on ‘Spaceballs,’ and shares some great stories about ‘Independence Day’ and ‘While You Were Sleeping’ in a round of ‘Celebrity True or False.’   Michigan alum Rich tries to make sense of the latest College Football Playoff rankings that has his Wolverines ranked ahead of Michigan State despite losing their head-to-head meeting against the Spartans just two weeks ago. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Rich hands out this weeks ‘Gorilla Glue Toughest Player on Planet Earth Award’ to University of Texas at San Antonio Roadrunners running back Sincere McCormick.     NBC Sports Boston’s Tom Curran tells Rich why the Patriots are “definitely interested” in free agent WR Odell Beckham Jr, how Bill Belichick turned things around in New England after a bumpy start to the season, and why the Pats’ coaching staff is not easing up in Mac Jones despite the rookie’s promising start to his NFL career.  (timestamp).      Rich and Brockman react to the fact that none of the 6 finalists for the American League and National League MVP Awards were on a playoff team. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Rich breaks down Odell Beckham Jr’s top three teams and says why the Packers, Saints and Chiefs all make sense for the free agent WR.   San Francisco 49ers TE George Kittle tells Rich why he remains optimistic despite the Niners’ disappointing 3-5 start, what NOT to say to Rams All-Pro DT Aaron Donald during a game, why the NFL needs to be more consistent when enforcing Taunting, and more.   Rich reacts to the NFL announcing that they are backing the controversial Taunting penalty on Bears’ LB Cassius Marsh thrown by referee Tony Corrente, and explains what that is a HUGE mistake. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jane Skinner Goodell and Rich discuss her new podcast and TV show ‘Earnin’ It: The NFL’s Forward Progress’ on the league’s expanding opportunities for women and minorities.    Actor C. Thomas Howell tells Rich how he launched his acting career by landing a role in ‘E.T. The Extra-terrestrial’ by smoking a cigarette for Steven Spielberg, and what happened behind the scenes during the filming of his portrayal of ‘Ponyboy’ in Francis Ford Coppola’s ‘The Outsiders’ in game of ‘Celebrity True or False,’ and reveals why that unforgettable chemistry between Patrick Swayze and Jennifer Grey in ‘Dirty Dancing’ almost didn’t happen because of something that happened previously when they were making ‘Red Dawn.’ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Rich and the guys react to Jerry Jones sounding off on the Cowboys blowout loss to the Broncos and wonder if the owner’s critical comments could snowball into a divisive issue on the locker room. FOX Sports’ NFL Rules Analyst and former NFL VP of Officiating Dean Blandino and Rich discuss the controversial Taunting flag thrown by referee Tony Corrente on Bears LB Cassius Marsh and the subsequent hip-check that aided the Steelers in their Monday Night Football win over Chicago and how the NFL can make refs more accountable, and if the league should expand it’s de facto use of “Sky Judge” reviews to prevent longer replay review delays.  Rich weighs in on the Corrente controversy and says why the NFL would be making a big mistake by publicly backing the ref’s controversial Taunting flag.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Rich recaps the Steelers’ Monday Night Football win that puts them right in the thick of things near the top of the crowded AFC North standings and explains why Bears fans should be encouraged by the big step up rookie QB Justin Fields took despite taking the “L.” Rich weighs in on the controversial Taunting flag thrown by referee Tony Corrente on Bears LB Cassius Marsh that ended up playing a prominent role in the Steelers’ win. Bears Hall of Famer Dick Butkus tells Rich (in NO UNCERTAIN TERMS) why Chicago’s offensive line is doing Justin Fields ZERO favors, and why he’s no fan of the NFL’s crackdown on Taunting, shares some amazing stories from behind-the-scenes of filming one of those iconic “Tastes Great/Less Filling” Miller Lite commercials, and reflects on his surprisingly wide-ranging acting career. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Cardinals quarterback Colt McCoy and Rich discuss filling in for the injured Kyler Murray and leading Arizona to road win over NFC West rival San Francisco 49ers, why the team is not looking too far in the future when it comes to their Super Bowl chances, his advice for Baker Mayfield and young quarterbacks coming into the NFL, and if there’s a friendly rivalry between him (a Texas Longhorns alum) and head coach Kliff Kingsbury (a Texas Tech alum.) Rich gloats over his backing of Baker Mayfield in the wake of the Browns’ drubbing of AFC North rival Bengals. And we do mean “GLOATS.” A lot. Really a lot.   In the wake of Jordan Love’s mostly forgettable NFL starting debut Rich has some advice for Packers fans who might be freaking out a little bit about Aaron Rodgers’ future in Green Bay.   Rich and Brockman wrap up the hour airing their fantasy basketball dirty laundry. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

NBC Sports’ Peter King tells Rich why this has been the craziest week in recent NFL history including the trading of Von Miller, Aaron Rodgers’ controversial comments, the Henry Ruggs III tragedy along with some highly-unexpected results on the field, why the Browns releasing Odell Beckham Jr. was “overdue,” and which team took the biggest step backward with an ugly loss this week (ahem, Bengals). In his weekly ‘Overreaction Monday’ segment Rich weights in on if the Titans are the AFC’s top team, if Matthew Stafford can take the Rams deep in the playoffs, Aaron Rodgers’ future with the Packers, if the Chargers can supplant the Chiefs as kings of the AFC West, If the Patriots will beat the Bills to regain AFC East supremacy, if Cowboys fans should brace for an early playoff exit, and more!    Rich and the guys weigh in on the 49ers’ disappointing season and if Kyle Shanahan should be on the hot seat, and why they have ZERO confidence in the Minnesota Vikings who keep losing games they should be winning. Learn