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Chris Simms takes an unfiltered look at the NFL, featuring player access, unabashed opinion, X&O film breakdown, and stories from a life in and around football.

1 DAY AGO

George Pickens to Cowboys; Terron Armstead on Tyreek's QB list, "Killer" Tua, & Top 5 Badass OL

(0:00) Ahmed wonders if he’s immune to caffeine (2:40) NEWS: Cowboys-Steelers George Pickens trade (18:25) INTERVIEW: Former OL Terron Armstead on losing weight since he retired (21:20) Rookie O-linemen: How hard is it to transition to the NFL? (26:50) Defensive linemen: Why Robert Quinn was the toughest player he ever played (32:00) Offensive geniuses: The difference between Sean Payton & Mike McDaniel (34:50) Dolphins direction: What are they missing? (40:00) Tyreek Hill’s Top 5 QBs: Surprised Tua Tagovailoa wasn’t included? (44:00) George Pickens trade: “I don’t know what the Steelers are doing” (49:45) Most Badass O-linemen: Cesar Ruiz, Trey Smith, Rashawn Slater, Penei Sewell, Robert Hunt (57:05) Tom Brady’s awkward answer to the Shedeur Sanders question (1:01:30) YouTube Comments: Homies react Phil Simms’ #11 jersey and Ahmed’s nickname for Isaac TeSlaa (1:04:45) Chris sticks up for Abdul Carter & asks him to punch Big Phil (1:07:35) #AskMeAnything: Steelers: Are they tanking after the George Pickens trade? (1:09:10) Saints: Will Tyler Shough start Week 1? (1:12:40) Jets: Do they need another WR? (1:15:00) Bengals: Do they need another OL? (1:16:20) Bears: How much should Ben Johnson run the ball? (1:19:20) Patrick Mahomes & Josh Allen: How many teams would they NOT make the playoffs with?

1h 26m
3 DAYS AGO

49ers GM John Lynch on draft trades, NIL, & Brock Purdy + Abdul Carter #11

(0:00) Ahmed gives the behind the scenes story of replacing Mike Tirico as the Kentucky Derby host (9:05) Abdul Carter & Phil Simms’ #11 jersey: We get the breakdown of how Chris’ sister and mom shut it down (24:25) #AskMeAnything: Giants: How many games could Jaxson Dart start this season? (30:10) Browns: Can Dillon Gabriel beat out Shedeur Sanders? (34:45) Titans: What are their best-case scenario for this year? (37:20) Kyle McCord & Quinn Ewers expectations? (43:40) Packers: Will Matthew Golden be the Packers #1 WR next year? (46:55) MVP: Can a non-QB ever win it again? (50:40) Lions: Did they reach for WR Isaac TeSlaa? (54:50) Food: Chris breaks down his diet (59:50) INTERVIEW: 49ers GM John Lynch (1:05:20) How John Elway helped spark Lynch’s front office career (1:11:30) How a Stanford professor helped design the 49ers Vision Statement (1:18:00) 49ers approach to big roster turnover this offseason (1:23:55) Lynch’s timeline & process for preparing for a draft (1:28:30) Best Player Available: How much do positions factor into picks? (1:30:30) Draft intel: How to know when to trade up ahead of another team (1:32:25) The time the 49ers almost ran out of time on a draft pick (1:36:55) How has the NIL era changing scouting & drafting? (1:41:10) Progress of Brock Purdy negotiations (1:43:35) Kyle Shanahan introducing Lynch to “a dude named Jed” (1:45:45) DraftKings: Defensive Rookie of the Year odds

1h 52m
30 APR

QB Winners & Losers, Post-Draft Position Battles

(0:00) “He's my side piece…I don't even wanna know what I am." (3:30) Veteran QB winners & losers: Bills QB Josh Allen (10:45) Cowboys QB Dak Prescott (15:45) Texans QB C.J. Stroud (21:20) Patriots QB Drake Maye (26:25) Bears QB Caleb Williams (30:05) Rookies vs Vets: Saints QB Tyler Shough vs Derek Carr (33:45) Cowboys EDGE Donovan Ezeiruaku vs Dante Fowler Jr., Marshawn Kneeland (36:35) Titans WR Elic Ayomanor, Chimere Dike vs Van Jefferson, Tyler Lockett, Treylon Burks (38:55) Chiefs LT Josh Simmons vs Jaylon Moore & DT Omarr Norman-Lott vs Mike Pennel, Jerry Tillery (43:40) Eagles LB Jihaad Campbell vs Nakobe Dean, Jeremiah Trotter Jr. (47:55) Broncos RB R.J. Harvey vs Jaleel McLaughlin, Audric Estime, Tyler Badie (49:50) Packers WR Matthew Golden vs Christian Watson, Dontayvion Wicks (55:00) Bears TE Colston Loveland vs Cole Kmet (57:40) Seahawks S Nick Emmanwori vs Julian Love (1:00:55) Jets TE Mason Taylor vs Jeremy Rucket, Stone Smartt (1:02:40) Browns QB Dillon Gabriel, Shedeur Sanders vs Kenny Pickett, Joe Flacco & RB Quinshon Judkins, Dylan Sampson vs Jerome Ford, Pierre Strong Jr. (1:09:35) Giants QB Jaxson Dart vs Russell Wilson, Jameis Winston (1:11:50) Bengals EDGE Shemar Stewart vs Joseph Ossai, Myles Murphy (1:15:20) Chargers RB Omarion Hampton vs Najee Harris & WR Tre Harris vs Mike Williams, Quentin Johnston (1:19:30) Offensive Rookie of the Year odds

1h 23m
28 APR

2025 Draft Winners + Shedeur Sanders slides

(0:00) Ahmed has confirmed that he is a Lions homer (2:50) 2025 Draft Big Picture: “This is one of the deepest drafts I can remember” (6:35) Browns draft Shedeur Sanders (21:30) Favorite Round 2 picks: 49ers Texas DT Alfred Collins (25:10) Cardinals: Michigan CB Will Johnson (27:00) Bears: Missouri WR Luther Burden III & Boston College T Ozzy Trapilo (30:00) Ravens: Marshall EDGE Mike Green (32:00) Bengals: South Carolina LB Demetrius Knight, Jr. (35:15) Broncos: UCF RB R.J. Harvey (36:45) Chargers: Ole Miss WR Tre Harris (39:50) Favorite Round 3 picks: Patriots: Washington State WR Kyle Williams (43:40) Browns: Bowling Green TE Harold Fannin Jr. (45:45) Texans: Iowa State WR Jaylin Noel (47:55) Giants: Toledo DT Darius Alexander (50:25) Cowboys: East Carolina CB Shavon Revel, Jr. (54:30) Raiders: Iowa State CB Darien Porter (59:50) Favorite Round 4 picks: Falcons: Oklahoma CB Billy Bowman, Jr. (1:04:45) Jaguars: Virginia Tech RB Byahshul Tuten (1:06:05) Titans: WR Chimere Dike, Texas TE Gunnar Helm, Stanford WR Elic Ayomanor (1:08:25) Favorite Round 6 picks: Eagles: Syracuse QB Kyle McCord, Michigan T Myles Hinton, Texas T Cameron Williams, Virginia Tech EDGE Antwaun Powell-Ryland (1:13:05) Favorite Round 7 picks: Seahawks: Miami RB Damien Martinez (1:18:20) Top Button Swag Award: Which team had the best draft?

1h 22m
25 APR

NFL Draft Round 1: Jaguars & Giants go bold

(0:00) "Is it what you dreamed of?" (1:50) #1 Titans: QB Cam Ward (3:30) #2 Jaguars (via CLE): WR/CB Travis Hunter (9:00) #3 Giants: EDGE Abdul Carter (11:30) #4 Patriots: OL Will Campbell (13:25) #5 Browns (via JAX): DT Mason Graham (15:35) #6 Raiders: RB Ashton Jeanty (17:35) #7 Jets: OL Armand Membou (19:40) #8 Panthers: WR Tetairoa McMillan (22:05) #9 Saints: OL Kelvin Banks, Jr. (24:15) #10 Bears: TE Colston Loveland (26:20) #11 49ers: EDGE Mykel Williams (29:25) #12 Cowboys: OL Tyler Booker (31:10) #13 Dolphins: DT Kenneth Grant (33:35) #14 Colts: TE Tyler Warren (36:00) #15 Falcons: LB Jalon Walker (38:20) #16 Cardinals: DT Walter Nolen (40:35) #17 Bengals: EDGE Shemar Stewart (42:55) #18 Seahawks: OL Grey Zabel (45:00) #19 Buccaneers: WR Emeka Egbuka (47:20) #20 Broncos: CB Jahdae Barron (49:45) #21 Steelers: DT Derrick Harmon (51:30) #22 Chargers: RB Omarion Hampton (54:05) #23 Packers: WR Matthew Golden (56:35) #24 Vikings: OL Donovan Jackson (59:40) #25 Giants (via HOU): QB Jaxson Dart (1:02:15) #26 Falcons (via LAR): EDGE James Pearce Jr. (1:04:25) #27 Ravens: S Malaki Starks (1:06:30) #28 Lions: DT Tyliek Williams (1:08:30) #29 Commanders: OL Josh Conerly, Jr. (1:10:05) #30 Bills: CB Maxwell Hairston (1:12:00) #31 Eagles (via KC): LB Jihaad Campbell (1:15:00) #32 Chiefs (via PHI): OL Josh Simmons (1:17:00) Best Available Players; Where does Shedeur Sanders land?

1h 23m
23 APR

NFL Draft Bets + Interview w/ Omarion Hampton

(0:00) "I am the host who shows up when your favorite host isn't there" (2:00) Simms Mock Draft reactions: Where NFL coaches told Chris he was wrong. (4:25) WR buzz: Tetairoa McMillan, Matthew Golden & Emeka Egbuka (12:30) Pass rusher buzz: Jalon Walker, Mykel Williams, & Shemar Stewart (17:55) INTERVIEW: UNC RB Omarion Hampton on visiting teams & winning Chris a steak dinner (35:30) GUEST: NBC Sports Betting Analyst Jay Croucher: What do the betting markets indicate about the Draft? (41:50) Shedeur Sanders & QB Round 1 pick odds (48:40) Ashton Jeanty, Mason Graham, & Jaguars #5 pick (55:40) Offensive linemen in Top 10 (58:20) 49ers #11 pick (1:03:05) Tyler Warren & Bears #10 pick (1:07:05) Other Top 10 pick bets

1h 15m
21 APR

2025 NFL Mock Draft: No QB trades?

(0:00) “It’s gonna be intimate on the couch” (2:00) Simms 2025 Mock Draft: What WILL happen, not what SHOULD happen (7:20) #1 Titans - QB Cam Ward (8:30) #2 Browns - WR/CB Travis Hunter (10:45) #3 Giants - EDGE Abdul Carter (13:15) #4 Patriots - OL Will Campbell (15:25) #5 Jaguars - DT Mason Graham (18:15) #6 Raiders - OL Armand Membou (21:40) #7 Jets - OL Kelvin Banks, Jr. (24:50) #8 Panthers - EDGE Jalon Walker (28:10) #9 Saints - LB Jihaad Campbell (32:00) #10 Bears - RB Ashton Jeanty (35:45) #11 49ers - EDGE Shemar Stewart (37:40) #12 Cowboys - RB Omarion Hampton (39:40) #13 Dolphins - CB Will Johnson (42:35) #14 Colts - TE Tyler Warren (44:05) #15 Falcons - EDGE Mike Green (46:25) #16 Cardinals - OL Grey Zabel (49:45) #17 Bengals - OL Tyler Booker (51:35) #18 Seahawks - OL Josh Conerly, Jr. (53:45) #19 Buccaneers - S Malaki Starks (56:15) #20 Broncos - WR Tetairoa McMillan (58:55) #21 Steelers - DT Derrick Harmon (1:02:30) #22 Chargers - TE Colston Loveland (1:05:40) #23 Packers - WR Matthew Golden (1:07:25) #24 Vikings - CB Maxwell Hairston (1:11:05) #25 Texans - OL Josh Simmons (1:13:45) #26 Rams - CB Jahdae Barron (1:14:50) #27 Ravens - EDGE Donovan Ezeiruaku (1:16:30) #28 Lions - OL Donovan Jackson (1:18:50) #29 Commanders - EDGE James Pearce, Jr. (1:20:05) #30 Bills - CB Shavon Revel (East Carolina) (1:22:25) #31 Chiefs - DT Kenneth Grant (1:24:25) #32 Eagles - EDGE Mykel Williams (1:29:10) Missed Round 1: QB Shedeur Sanders, QB Jaxson Dart, S Nick Emmanwori (1:33:30) DraftKings: Position Totals for Round 1

1h 38m
17 APR

2025 Draft OL & LB + GUEST: Orlando Brown, Jr.

(0:00) "You are my budddy" (2:05) Simms 2025 OL Breakdowns: How do you tell a guard from a tackle? (4:45) G Will Campbell (LSU) (14:05) T Armand Membou (Missouri) (18:40) G Kelvin Banks, Jr. (Texas) (23:10) T Josh Simmons (Ohio State) (27:50) G Josh Conerly, Jr. (Oregon) (31:05) T Aireontae Ersery (Minnesota) (35:20) GUEST: Orlando Brown, Jr. talks about protecting Lamar Jackson, Patrick Mahomes, & Joe Burrow (42:45) OB reflects on the lessons of his rough 2018 Combine experience (49:00) OB talks about the toughest thing for an OL transitioning from college to NFL (54:05) OB evaluates Will Campbell, Armand Membou & Josh Simmons (1:08:45) Simms 2025 OL Breakdowns: G Grey Zabel (North Dakota St) (1:13:25) G Tyler Booker (Alabama) (1:17:50) G Donovan Jackson (Ohio State) (1:20:30) T Jonah Savaiinaea (Arizona) (1:22:35) G Marcus Mbow (Purdue) (1:25:05) T Anthony Belton (NC State) (1:28:35) DraftKings: 1st OL drafted (1:31:50) Simms 2025 LB Breakdowns: Jihaad Campbell (Alabama) (1:36:40) LB Carson Schwesinger (UCLA)

1h 43m

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Chris Simms takes an unfiltered look at the NFL, featuring player access, unabashed opinion, X&O film breakdown, and stories from a life in and around football.