Bengals schedule w/ NFL VP, Media Distribution, Hans Schroeder

About this episode

Paul Dehner Jr. interviews NFL VP Hans Schroeder about the Bengals' schedule and the factors influencing it.

Paul is joined by NFL VP, Media Distribution, Hans Schroeder to discuss the inner-workings of the schedule and how the Bengals were viewed throughout that process. From the history of how close Baltimore-Cincinnati was to being switched last season to the international selection process, the role of Joe Burrow, the bye week dynamics, rest disparity and all the behind the scenes about how the Bengals' schedule and more came to be. Watch and subscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheGrowlerPodcast The Growler on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-growler/id1733476604 The Growler on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/70iJjqgPQrVzQ2pdOwVvDY Links to all socials, podcast platforms, merchandise from Cincy Shirts and more: thegrowlerpodcast.com See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

People in this episode

Host: Paul Dehner Jr.

Guest: Hans Schroeder

Topics covered

• Bengals schedule
• NFL media distribution
• Joe Burrow
• bye week dynamics
• international selection process
• rest disparity

Keywords

• Bengals
• NFL
• schedule
• Joe Burrow
• bye week
• media distribution
• international selection

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: NFL

Places: Baltimore, Cincinnati

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