Football America!

Former NFL Lineman Geoff Schwartz joins the show to tell the story of how his wedding day landed on the same day as legal tampering. How he was with his groomsmen, readying to walk the aisle while making the decision to join the NY Giants. Then Geoff gives his thoughts on why having a star center and star tight end is the latest chapter in the continuing evolution of professional football. He says it's in response to the plethora of incredible pass rushers. He adds that all the talk about how hard it is on the players to move is ridiculous. You're rich. You're fine. Then Director Bryan Bishop stops by to chat the Academy Awards. His documentary, Growth, is a must watch. He says One Battle After Another is a lock, and thinks that the drop off of Hamnet is for the best. As Vince Lombardi once said, "It ain't bragging if you done it." Dave Dameshek and the gang did just that on this episode of Football America!

(NOTE: This episode was recorded before the Kyler Murray trade to the Vikings.)

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Host: Dave Dameshek

Guests: Geoff Schwartz

Team: Gino Fuentes, Ethan Bedowsky

Director: Danny Benitez

Senior Producers: Gino Fuentes, Mike Fuentes

Executive Producer: Soup Campbell

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Dave Dameshek opens the show by answering the question: which QB draft class is the best in the history of people. Then Carmen Vitali and JD Bunkis join the show to talk about all the latest moves of the 2026 NFL trade. They get past the headlines and into why these teams make the decisions they do. They look at how GMs construct teams and why roster construction is a science, but an inexact science. Dave then uses a fact about Patriot fans (how they lament more than any other football fans and will whine about Drake Maye's injury for the rest of time) as a way chat about the gold medal hockey game. Would Canada have won if they put Sidney Crosby on the ice? The answer touches on the racial makeup of Canada and why French Canadians aren't pulling their weight in the goal. Yes, we go there. And then we wind our way back to NFL trades. It's Football America time! (NOTE: Recorded on Thursday at 1pm ET.)

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Host: Dave Dameshek

Guests: JD Bunkis, Carmen Vitali

Team: Gino Fuentes, Ethan Bedowsky

Director: Danny Benitez

Senior Producers: Gino Fuentes, Mike Fuentes

Executive Producer: Soup Campbell

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With so little going on in and around the National Football League these days, and Dave spending the week in Miami, we thought we'd switch things up a bit for a very special edition of Football America! Dave is joined by Jonathan Zaslow and Amin Elhassan for a move-centric episode that includes a discussion of some of the greatest football and sports movies of all time. After that, the gang dives into the main portion of the show: a draft of characters in Quentin Tarantino movies. The gang picks two characters for different categories including which character you would not want to have hunting you, and which character you would most like to go on a cross-country car trip with. Before that, Dave takes the time in his monologue to rail against the Pittsburgh Steelers for letting themselves leave the fate of this upcoming season in the hands of 42-year-old Aaron Rodgers.

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Host: Dave Dameshek

Guests: Jonathan Zaslow, Amin Elhassan

Executive Producer: Soup Campbell

Senior Producers: Gino Fuentes, Mike Fuentes

Director: Danny Benitez

Associate Producer: Ethan Budowsky
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We are a week into the NFL offseason, and Dave is thankful for the Olympics for easing us into it. To celebrate the 2026 Milan Games and the 46th anniversary of the Miracle on Ice, he kicks off the show by highlighting the moments that have changed the NFL the most since 1980. Jourdan Rodrigue of The Athletic and NFL Daily joins the show and weighs in on some of the biggest storylines in the NFC West, including Kyler Murray's likely departure from the Arizona Cardinals and where an aging San Francisco 49ers roster goes from here. Can Kyle Shanahan convince Trent Williams to continue playing for what feels like the eighth straight season? Plus, she and Dave offer suggestions for improving the NFL. After Jourdan departs, the guys keep the discussion going before Mike dives into his Super Bowl Observations.

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Host: Dave DameshekGuests: Jourdan RodrigueTeam: Ethan BudowskyDirector: Danny BenitezSenior Producers: Gino Fuentes, Mike FuentesExecutive Producer: Soup Campbell
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Seattle Public Works are still cleaning up the confetti. The off season is officially here and we're left with measuring up how Sam Darnold ranks among the best. Is he really the GEQBUS? We invite Sports Illustrated's resident football nerd, Matt Verderame, on the show to give us his list. It's a show for true football fans. Give a listen. And please remember to subscribe. Become a Football American!

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Football America! is available wherever you listen to podcasts.

Leave us a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/football-america/id1831757512

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Host: Dave Dameshek

Guests: Matt Verderame

Team: Gino Fuentes, Ethan Bedowsky

Director: Danny Benitez

Senior Producers: Gino Fuentes, Mike Fuentes

Executive Producer: Soup Campbell

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