About this episode

Mike Florio joins the podcast to preview the upcoming NFL season and discuss significant off-field issues.

NBC Sports’ Mike Florio returns to the pod to preview the upcoming NFL season and the biggest off-field intrigue. He and John dig into the Sunday Ticket legal drama, Tony Romo’s arrest and indefinite CBS Sports suspension, the implications of NFL’s new ownership stake in ESPN, the enduring 18th-game chatter, and much more.

People in this episode

Host: John

Guest: Mike Florio

Topics covered

• NFL
• off-field intrigue
• sports news
• media rights
• ownership stakes

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: NBC Sports, CBS Sports, ESPN

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