NFL News, LeBron-Warriors Rumors, World Cup PK Madness, Taylor Swift's MSG Wedding, and Wayne Gretzky … Overrated?

About this episode

The episode covers NFL news, Taylor Swift's influence, World Cup discussions, and comparisons between sports legends.

Heifetz opens the pod up with some aggressive Taylor Swift takes (01:26), because of course. After DH empties the bag, the guys give updates on Brandon Aiyuk (09:13) and Terrion Arnold (13:29). Then, the World Cup gets the lads talking footy (31:39) before Craig can’t talk himself into LeBron James joining forces with the Warriors for Expendables 5 (51:34). Emails: The guys compare Wayne Gretzky to Myles Garrett (01:04:51), unpack more evidence of Joe Burrow’s appeal to lesbians (01:13:20), and more. Things eventually devolve into Arnold Schwarzenegger impressions (01:40:39). Reminder: We are calling out to The Seven for your Hottest NFL QB rankings. Also, emails about pirates, LeBron, and blind spots. [email protected] Movie Club Coming: Autobots, roll out. Watch 'Transformers' before DK does to join the club meeting coming soon. (01:26) Heifetz has aggressive Taylor Swift takes (of course) (09:13) More weird Brandon Aiyuk news (13:29) Lions release 2024 first-rounder Terrion Arnold (31:39) The World Cup gets the lads talking footy (51:34) Craig can’t talk himself into LeBron James to the Warriors (01:04:51) Wayne Gretzky was the GOAT trade piece (01:13:20) More on…

People in this episode

Hosts: Heifetz, DH, Craig

Topics covered

• NFL news
• Taylor Swift
• World Cup
• LeBron James
• Wayne Gretzky
• Joe Burrow
• sports commentary

Keywords

• NFL
• Taylor Swift
• World Cup
• LeBron James
• Wayne Gretzky
• Joe Burrow
• sports
• podcast

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Transformers

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