The Football Jones Podcast

Mike talks to Nate Ulrich of the Akron Beacon Journal to preview the Browns season. They discuss the expectations on the Browns after a playoff run a year ago and what to make of Baker Mayfield's future. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mike discusses the big storylines he is watching as training camp gets set to open in 2 weeks around the NFL. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mike is joined by John Keim of ESPN and host of the John Keim Report to discuss the news about the team he covers. The Washington Football team was fined 10 million dollars after a report is released detailing systemic workplace misconduct. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Star GB RB Aaron Jones and his twin brother Alvin join Mike to talk about an interesting offseason in Green Bay plus their mission to help members of the military. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Former NFL GM Mike Tannenbaum joined Mike to discuss his path to the highest position in an NFL front office and then weighs in on the best and worst offseasons of the 2021 NFL. Get up to $100 in matched money when you make a first deposit at Monkey Knife Fight.. You can prove your skills at projecting performance with their amazing prop games. When you sign up using the link below and use the code: Jones you can play free games with real cash prizes. https://learn.monkeyknifefight.com/jones Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Former NFL RB Freddie Stevenson joined Mike to discuss his life which includes poverty, parental incarceration and a football career that didn't last long in the pros to becoming an inspirational writer/speaker. Get up to $100 in matched money when you make your first deposit at Monkey Knife Fight. Show off all of your knowledge of player performance with their awesome prop games across all sports. And when you sign up using the link below you can play free games for real money. Use the code: Jones https://learn.monkeyknifefight.com/jones Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mike talks to Olivia Reiner of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel as mandatory mini camp s taking place in Green Bay and QB Aaron Rodgers is not in attendance. Get up to $100 in matched money when you make a first deposit at Monkey Knife Fight. Use the link below. Play real money games for free and show off your knowledge of sports by projecting how players will perform nightly. Use code: Jones to get all the offers. https://learn.monkeyknifefight.com/jones Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mike is joined by ESPN Titans Reporter Turron Davenport to break down the trade of Julio Jones from Atlanta to Tennessee. Plus Mike weighs in on the latest with Aaron Rodgers and the Packers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Former NFL star WR Chad Ochocinco Johnson is readying for a boxing match on the Floyd Mayweather-Jake Paul undercard. He talks to Mike about life after football and getting ready for this new challenge. Get up to $100 in matched money when you make a first deposit at Monkey Knife Fight. Show off what you know about projected performance of players in every sport. You can play real money games for free when you sign up using the code: Jones https://learn.monkeyknifefight.com/jones Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mike has some thoughts on the future of Falcons star WR Julio Jones and GB QB Aaron Rodgers. Plus a preview of a special guest later this week. Get up to $100 in free money when you make your first deposit at Monkey Knife Fight. Show off your knowledge of how players will perform on a nightly basis. When you sign up using the link below you can also play free games with real cash prizes.. Use the code: Jones https://learn.monkeyknifefight.com/jones Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mike is joined by the Washington Football Team's all time sack leader Ryan Kerrigan who this week signed a deal with the Philadelphia Eagles. Get up to $100 in matched money when you make a first deposit at Monkey Knife Fight where you can test your knowledge of player performance for real money as the NBA and NHL playoffs are off and football season on the way. Get free real money games as well when you use the code: Jones  https://learn.monkeyknifefight.com/jones Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mike is joined by the Executive Director for External Affairs at the NFLPA to talk about all of the latest with the unusual offseason thanks to the continuing issues with Covid and discussing how players view mandatory and optional workouts. Get up to $100 in matched funds on a first deposit and play free real money games of the amazing prop and fantasy offerings at Monkey Knife Fight. Prove what you know about future performance. https://learn.monkeyknifefight.com/jones Use code: Jones Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mike is joined by his USA Today colleague Nate Davis to discuss the NFL schedule release. Get up to $100 in free matched money and play free real money games when you sign up for the awesome fantasy and prop bets offered at Monkey Knife Fight. To get all of the offers remember to use the code: Jones https://learn.monkeyknifefight.com/jones Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mike is joined by Andy Vasquez of Northjersey.com after second overall pick Zach Wilson made his first appearance on the field at a recent Jets rookie camp. Get up to $100 in a matched deposit and play free real money fantasy/prop games when you sign up at Monkey Knife Fight and use the code: Jones https://learn.monkeyknifefight.com/jones Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mike talks to Tom Silverstein of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel to talk about how he thinks the standoff between Packers QB Aaron Rodgers and the team will end. Get up to $100 matched when you sign up and play the great prop/fantasy games at Monkey Knife Fight. Use code: Jones to get all the offers including a free $5 game.  https://learn.monkeyknifefight.com/jones Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mike is joined by his USA Torday colleagues, Jarret Bell, Jori Epstein, Lorenzo Reyes, Nate Davis and Michael Middlehurst-Schwartz to do a mock draft of tomorrow's first round of the NFL Draft. Check out this and other Ampire Media shows on Podcast DC. Get free action on some of the most fun fantasy and prop bets with Monkey Knife Fight.. Use the code: Jones when signing up for all the great offers and bonuses. https://learn.monkeyknifefight.com/jones Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mike is joined by former WFT and SF TE Jordan Reed who announced his retirement. He discussed dealing with concussions, why the time is now to leave the game and why he is going all in investing in the marijuana industry. Sign up at Monkey Knife Fight for great promos on their awesome prop games.. Use promo code: Jones https://wlmonkeyknifefight.adsrv.eacdn.com/C.ashx?btag=a_2031b_71c_&affid=1458&siteid=2031&adid=71&c= Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

MIke is joined by Jordan Reid of the Draft Network to discuss all of the top tier quarterbacks available in this year's NFL draft. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Former NFL QB turned QB coach John Beck has worked with and scouted all of the top QB's that are about to be selected in the NFL draft. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mike talks to ESPN Washington Football Team reporter and host of the John Keim Report, John Keim about the league consolidating the ownership stake of the WFT to Dan Snyder. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mike talks to Browns C and NFLPA President J.C. Tretter about the recent expansion of the NFL regular season to 17 games. He discusses why the players agreed to the change and dealing with some backlash within the ranks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

NBC football analyst Chris Simms joins Mike to talk about the deep QB draft class. Simms loves Zach Wilson, more then likes Trevor Lawrence and isn't as high as others on Trey Lance and Justin Fields. Plus Mike discusses the latest allegations against Texans QB Deshaun Watson. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mike is joined by longtime LB Lorenzo Alexander on an array of issues in and around the league. Plus Mike weighs in on some of the early moves in free agency. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mike is joined by the host of Inside the Cap Joel Corry to discuss the newly released NFL salary cap and the ramifications of that on free agent and teams. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Cardinals Free agent CB Patrick Peterson joins Mike to talk about his playing future, the signing of JJ Watt in Arizona and his podcast project. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mike is joined by Browns G Wyatt Teller and his brother Rhett for a casual conversation about Wyatt's path to becoming one of the best interior linemen in the game. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Offensive Rookie of the Year Justin Herbert talks about his huge first season with the Chargers being asked to step in after a fluke injury to Tyrod Taylor, who he credits for winning OROY and his interests in fashion outside of the game. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Former Falcons and Eagles QB and current Fox analyst Michael Vick joins Mike to talk about all of the possible changes coming to prominent quarterbacks around the NFL. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Legendary NFL writer Peter King joins the show to look back on the 2020 NFL season from pandemic to Tom Brady's 7th championship. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mike is joined by Yahoo Sports NFL columnist Terez Paylor to preview the Super Bowl between the Chiefs and Buccaneers and they also discuss the new coaching hires and the huge trade sending Matthew Stafford to the Rams and Jared Goff to Detroit. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

One of the huge surprises of the 2020 season was undrafted Jaguars rookie RB James Robinson now a nominee for rookie of the year honors. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mike talks to ESPN's Kimberley A Martin following the Buccaneers win over Green Bay in the NFC championship game. They discuss the future of Aaron Rodgers, the decision to kick a field goal down 8 with just over 2 minutes left and the all time QB matchup in the Super Bowl, Tom Brady vs Patrick Mahomes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mike talks to QB guru Tom House who worked with future Hall of Famers Tom Brady and Drew Brees among others.. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Browns GM Andrew Berry joins Mike to discuss his first year in Cleveland, the strides taken and what lies ahead for the Browns after their first playoff win wince the 1990's. Mike also previews the NFC and AFC championship games Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mike is joined by Houston Chronicle Texans reporter/columnist John McClain who discusses the future for QB DeShaun Watson, the new GM hire, who will be the coach and everything else with a mess in Houston.. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Former Super Bowl winning coach Mike Shanahan joins Mike to discuss two of his former young assistants, Sean McVay and Matt LaFleur facing off in the divisional round when the Rams face the Packers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mike has an emotional and open conversation with Washington Head coach Ron Rivera about beating cancer, giving Alex Smith a chance to make a historic comeback, what the plan for Dwayne Haskins was and how his support system helped him coach through a season that ended in an NFC East title. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

NFL Network reporter/analyst Jim Trotter joins Mike for an in depth discussion about the future of hirings of coaches and GM's as the NFL regular season comes to an end this weekend. Go to Boxiz.com or download the Boxiz app to play daily box pools leading up to the big game in February. Use the code Ball20 when you sign up and for the sponsored game of the week: Jets-Pats where the winner with the box that has the final score will receive $100. It's completely free to sign up and play. Boxiz, it's anyone's game. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mike is joined by John Keim of ESPN and the John Keim Report to discuss why Dwayne Haskins was released now by the Washington Football Team and what the future holds for Haskins and the position for the WFT. Play box pools every day at Boxiz.com or download the Boxiz app. It's free with real cash and prizes being offered for those with the lucky boxes that correspond to the winning scores. Sign up with the code: Ball20 and enter the Football Jones sponsored game of the week, Pats-Jets where the winner with the final score gets $100. Boxiz, it's anyone's game. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Former coach turned FOX NFL analyst Dave Wannstedt talks to Mike about all of the issues heading into the final two weeks of the NFL season including why he thinks the Steelers are done and who has a real shot at beating the Chiefs when it counts. Play box pools daily by downloading the Boxiz app or go to www.boxiz.com to play box pools for every game. Join this week's sponsored game, Pittsburgh-Indianapolis by using the code: Ball20 and the lucky winner who has the final score will get $100. It's completely free to play. Boxiz, it's anyone's game. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mike is joined by Boston Globe Patriots insider Ben Volin to talk about the 6-8 Pats who won't be in the postseason and what the future looks like in New England. Sign up to play daily box pools at Boxiz.com or download the app and join the special sponsored Football Jones box pool game of the week: Colts-Steelers. It's free to play and if you have the final score you will win $100. Use the code: Ball20 when signing up and for the Colts-Steelers game this weekend. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Fox Sports Insider Jay Glazer joins Mike to discuss the NFL season, his biggest surprise of the year and then gets real about his personal fight and mission to help people with mental illness and depression. This is a special episode 100. Check out Boxiz, the daily box pool app. It's completely free but the prizes are real. Check out Boxiz.com or download Boxiz from the app store . Use the code: Ball20 for bonus boxes and to play the special Chiefs-Saints pool where the winner with the right final score wins $100. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mike is joined by Eagles reporter Martin Frank of the Delaware News Journal to discuss Philly's options after the season whether to stick with Carson Wentz or move on to Jalen Hurts and help fund Wentz a new home. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Former NFL WR Brandon Marshall joins Mike to talk about life after his career which is thriving in business and media. Marshall also discusses his struggles with mental illness which has led to a life in advocacy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Saints Head Coach Sean Payton joins Mike for a discussion about trusting and building an offense with Taysom Hill and waiting to see if Drew Brees will be back. Plus Payton touts the huge edge certain analytical tools are affording him. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

NFLPA Asst. Exec. Director of External Affairs George Atallah joins Mike to talk about all of the scheduling issues in recent weeks thanks to COVID issues and how the NFL has handled the bulk of this unusual season to this point. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aaron Rodgers is having another MVP caliber season and joins Mike to talk about his development in his second year with Matt LaFleur. And he discusses a special partnership he is part of for Thanksgiving. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Fresh off his first start in almost two years, Washington QB Alex Smith joins Mike to discuss his journey from nearly losing his leg and his life to fighting all the way to starting an NFL game. And he describes his new mission of inspiring people through his site Attitudeisfree.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mike is joined by New Orleans Times Picayune Saints reporter Amie Just following the rib/lung injury that will sideline the future Hall of Famer for an undetermined amount of time. They discuss the merits of Jameis Winston or Taysom Hill replacing Brees now and how New Orleans survives if Brees can't get back for the playoffs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

MIke is joined by USA Today colleague Nate Davis to give out midseason grades to the NFL teams. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Legendary football columnist Peter King joins Mike to discuss the league at the halfway point of the season and discuss the one season he covered that stood out as the most unusual even compared to the 2020 Covid year. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices