Hour 1: Dan's Racist Mistake (feat. Pablo Torre & Tyrod Huntley)

"A hater don't give a damn, a hater wants to see you fall." JuJu delivers the Top 5 Football Movies Of All-Time That He Can Think Of Off The Top Of His Head and presents a Costco dilemma that divides the show. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

"Back to Royal Rumble." It's a moral full of ethics and morals as the crew discusses Ariel Helwani's criticism of Max Kellerman's praise of Dana White, agents influencing on-air opinions, and Saudi Arabia's influence over sports. Thanks for that, Dan. All we wanted to do was talk about Aleksander Barkov's return to the ice. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

"Please pay attention to Pablo Torre!" Pablo has given voice to a months-long investigation into Grizzlies owner Robert Pera and his role in powering the Russian drone war, and Dan wants other journalists to care, but Chris keeps getting distracted by the sounds of Pablo's new apartment. Also, Zas takes out the Pro Bowl, Tony delivers a Top 5 from Ben Affleck's Hialeah, Roy interviews a hockey legend, and Dan makes a grave mistake that covers him in feces and shame. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

"A cup of coffee on a cold day?" Dianna Russini is here to take us through the football news cycle with coaching hires expected throughout the day, but Greg Cote has some shocking breaking news of his own. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

"NO, I DON'T HAVE A SOUP!" After the Death Metal Jeremy Show dominated the production meeting, Dan is up to his normal shit-stirring ways, forcing Zas and Greg to feud over words uttered on The Greg Cote Show with Greg Cote. Also, did you know the new Curt Flood is going to quarterback Miami in the Game of the Century this fall? Today's cast: Dan, Greg, Zaslow, Chris, Jeremy, Mike, and Roy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Sam Darnold Experience reached its apex! The Seahawks are Super Bowl bound. And the Rams no longer live rent free inside Darnold's head. He did it! So did Sean Payton. Went for it on fourth down with a backup QB?! Maybe the Pats were living rent free in his head? No matter, someone needs to give the Patriots uniform attendant a bonus for selecting all white outfits. Not since Storm Shadow has a someone vanished so thoroughly into the background. Can we credit the duds with a trip to Santa Clara? Of course! Dave Dameshek and the Super Fuentes Brothers get into it all with former NFL Lineman Geoff Schwartz. Plus, the Steelers hired Mike McCarthy. For immediate reaction to the hire we head to Football America! Steelers Correspondent Mo Dameshek in Pittsburgh. She gives us the skinny on this episode of Football America! (Photo by Lindsey Wasson/via AP) AUDIO 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 Follow us: Dave Dameshek: https://x.com/dameshek Geoff Schwartz: https://x.com/geoffschwartz Host: Dave Dameshek Guests: Geoff Schwartz Team: Gino Fuentes, Mike Fuentes Director: Danny Benitez Senior Producers: Gino Fuentes, Mike Fuentes Executive Producer: Soup Campbell Arizona Cardinals, Atlanta Falcons, Baltimore Ravens, Buffalo Bills, Carolina Panthers, Chicago Bears, Cincinnati Bengals, Cleveland Browns, Dallas Cowboys, Denver Broncos, Detroit Lions, Green Bay Packers, Houston Texans, Indianapolis Colts, Jacksonville Jaguars, Kansas City Chiefs, Las Vegas Raiders, Los Angeles Chargers, Los Angeles Rams, Miami Dolphins, Minnesota Vikings, New England Patriots, New Orleans Saints, New York Giants, New York Jets, Philadelphia Eagles, Pittsburgh Steelers, San Francisco 49ers, Seattle Seahawks, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Tennessee Titans, Washington Commanders Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

"Shoulda you wanna?" Tony breaks down the recent UFC event and the calamity at a weigh-in, and we update a raucous day of The Polls. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

"He's leaving a whole bakery." Amin joins the crew for his Weekend Observations, notably missing his standard 'missed connection' of the week, and explains what's really going on in Milwaukee with Giannis Antetokounmpo. Plus, Tony's self-induced error forces a self-report. Yikes, Tony. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

"It begins by giving power to people who shouldn't have it." After putting a bow on some topics from earlier in the show, Carl Douglas joins Dan and the Shipping Container to discuss the ongoing protests in Minneapolis after yet another American citizen was killed by officers. He and the crew dive into the violence perpetrated by ICE and Customs and Border Protection, the framing by the Trump Administration, and what to expect moving forward. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

"I DON'T GET STROKES, MOTHERBLEEPER. I GIVE 'EM." Dan questions whether there have been five good football movies ever made and continues to argue for the Rams, suggesting they play a 7-game series with the Seahawks. We get it, dude. You love Puka's hands. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices