Check the Mic with Steve Palazzolo & Sam Monson
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Steve Palazzolo & Sam Monson go through all 32 NFL teams, giving their breakout candidates for each team in the 2026 NFL season. 00:00 Intro 3:10 Atlanta Falcons 6:15 Carolina Panthers 9:16 New Orleans Saints 12:25 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 16:40 Chicago Bears 20:10 Detroit Lions 26:40 Green Bay Packers 29:40 Minnesota Vikings 33:10 Dallas Cowboys 3550 New York Giants 38:30 Philadelphia Eagles 40:17 Washington Commanders 42:50 Arizona Cardinals 46:10 Los Angeles Rams 49:20 San Francisco 49ers 43:13 Rashid Shaheed 55:45 Sponsor: FanDuel 58:00 FanDuel: World Cup Tournament Winner? 1:01:44 Houston Texans 1:03:38 Indianapolis Colts 1:07:10 Jacksonville Jaguars 1:13:50 Tennessee Titans 1:17:20 Baltimore Ravens 1:19:30 Cincinnati Bengals 1:23:30 Cleveland Browns 1:28:03 Pittsburgh Steelers 1:30:40 Buffalo Bills 1:32:45 Miami Dolphins 1:34:48 New England Patriots 1:38:00 New York Jets 1:41:00 Denver Broncos 1:42:40 Kansas City Chiefs 1:46:55 Los Angeles Chargers 1:52:58 Brandon Sorsby Check the Mic w/ Steve & Sam is presented by FanDuel. Thanks to our sponsors! Visit https://www.FanDuel.com/33rd to download the FanDuel app today and get started. Contact harrison@the33rdteam.com for sponsorship opportunities. Get your Check the Mic mugs & merch! Join our Discord server! Hang out & enjoy free voice and text chat. Follow Check the Mic on X. Follow Sam Monson Follow Steve Palazzolo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Monday
2 hr 13 min
Steve Palazzolo & Sam Monson discuss how the Myles Garrett and A.J. Brown trades impact the NFL, plus the rest of the week's NFL news. 00:00 Myles Garrett vs. Jared Verse 54:00 Will Aaron Donald come out of retirement? 59:30 Sponsor: FanDuel 1:01:00 A.J. Brown Trade 1:31:10 Drake London contract extension 1:42:00 Nick Herbig & Darnell Washington extensions 1:47:30 Derick Hall extension 1:51:00 OBJ signs with the Jets 1:55:30 Russell Wilson announces retirement from NFL 2:18:13 Christian Watson Extension 2:20 Outro Check the Mic w/ Steve & Sam is presented by FanDuel. Thanks to our sponsors! Visit https://www.FanDuel.com/33rd to download the FanDuel app today and get started. Contact harrison@the33rdteam.com for sponsorship opportunities. Get your Check the Mic mugs & merch! Join our Discord server! Hang out & enjoy free voice and text chat. Follow Check the Mic on X. Follow Sam Monson Follow Steve Palazzolo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jun 4
2 hr 33 min
Steve Palazzolo & Sam Monson run through their list of the top 10 NFL players under age 25, and the rest of the latest NFL news. 00:00 Intro 8:00 Cooper DeJean 14:10 Bijan Robinson 19:40 Christian Gonzalez 22:10 Will Anderson Jr. 25:20 Brock Bowers 28:55 Sponsor: FanDuel 36:00 Devon Achane 43:00 Caleb Williams 52:55 Joe Alt 56:45 Sponsor: Root Insurance 57:50 Drake Maye 1:05:20 Jaxon Smith-Njigba 1:10:20 Players Who Just Missed 1:22:30 News Check the Mic w/ Steve & Sam is presented by FanDuel. Thanks to our sponsors! Visit https://www.FanDuel.com/33rd to download the FanDuel app today and get started. Root Insurance believes that good drivers deserve better rates. Get started today at https://www.root.com Contact harrison@the33rdteam.com for sponsorship opportunities. Get your Check the Mic mugs & merch! Join our Discord server! Hang out & enjoy free voice and text chat. Follow Check the Mic on X. Follow Sam Monson Follow Steve Palazzolo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jun 1
1 hr 44 min
Steve Palazzolo & Sam Monson predict the 2026 Regular Season win totals for every team in the NFC. 00:00 Intro 3:25 Arizona Cardinals 13:50 Atlanta Falcons 24:00 Carolina Panthers 32:55 Chicago Bears 45:45 Sponsor: FanDuel 46:41 Dallas Cowboys 55:20 Detroit Lions 1:02:18 Green Bay Packers 1:07:58 Los Angeles Rams 1:17:50 Sponsor: Root Insurance 1:18:40 Minnesota Vikings (Roadside Assistance) 1:27:30 New Orleans Saints 1:32:40 New York Giants 1:45:10 Philadelphia Eagles 1:55:00 San Francisco 49ers 2:05:10 Seattle Seahawks 2:12:00 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 2:21:00 Washington Commanders Check the Mic w/ Steve & Sam is presented by FanDuel. Thanks to our sponsors! Visit https://www.FanDuel.com/33rd to download the FanDuel app today and get started. Root Insurance believes that good drivers deserve better rates. Get started today at https://www.root.com Contact harrison@the33rdteam.com for sponsorship opportunities. Get your Check the Mic mugs & merch! Join our Discord server! Hang out & enjoy free voice and text chat. Follow Check the Mic on X. Follow Sam Monson Follow Steve Palazzolo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
May 28
2 hr 39 min
Steve Palazzolo & Sam Monson predict every AFC team's win totals. 00:00 Intro 4:05 Baltimore Ravens 12:40 Buffalo Bills 21:45 Cincinnati Bengals 27:55 Cleveland Browns 36:34 Sponsor: FanDuel 37:34 Denver Broncos 43:55 Houston Texans 48:05 Indianapolis Colts 55:00 Jacksonville Jaguars 1:06:20 Kansas City Chiefs 1:15:07 Las Vegas Raiders 1:20:58 Los Angeles Chargers 1:25:40 Sponsor: Root Insurance 1:26:40 Miami Dolphins 1:34:40 New England Patriots 1:42:00 New York Jets 1:46:30 Pittsburgh Steelers 1:52:55 Tennessee Titans Get your Check the Mic mugs & merch! Join our Discord server! Hang out & enjoy free voice and text chat. Follow Check the Mic on X. Follow Sam Monson Follow Steve Palazzolo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
May 25
1 hr 58 min
Matt Harmon (Reception Perception) joins Sam Monson as guest host of Check the Mic while Steve Palazzolo is out of town. They talk about Matt's projections for both rookie WRs and Year 2 & 3, including the best team fits for recently-drafted WRs. Get your Check the Mic mugs & merch! Join our Discord server! Hang out & enjoy free voice and text chat. Follow Check the Mic on X. Follow Sam Monson Follow Steve Palazzolo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
May 21
1 hr 33 min
Sam Monson is joined by Trevor Sikkema while Steve Palazzolo is out of town. They discuss the 2026-27 NFL schedule release, and talk through some of the best rookie team fits. 00:00 Best & Worst Schedules 37:20 Sponsor: FanDuel 38:30 Best & Worst Schedules 56:15 Sponsor: Root Insurance 57:20 Best Rookie Landing Spots 1:21:48 Aaron Rodgers Get your Check the Mic mugs & merch! Join our Discord server! Hang out & enjoy free voice and text chat. Follow Check the Mic on X. Follow Sam Monson Follow Steve Palazzolo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
May 18
1 hr 38 min
Steve Palazzolo & Sam Monson share their reasons for concern about every single NFL team heading into the 2026 season. 00:00 Intro 2:44 Dallas Cowboys 7:25 New York Giants 11:19 Philadelphia Eagles 15:45 Washington Commanders 19:50 Buffalo Bills 23:35 Miami Dolphins 28:20 New England Patriots 35:05 New York Jets 39:10 Sponsor: FanDuel 40:20 Atlanta Falcons 43:50 Carolina Panthers 48:55 New Orleans Saints 52:48 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 58:20 Houston Texans 1:07:15 Indianapolis Colts 1:11:45 Jacksonville Jaguars 1:14:40 Tennessee Titans 1:17:55 Root Insurance 1:19:00 Roadside Assistance: Sam’s Car 1:23:23 Arizona Cardinals 1:27:10 Los Angeles Rams 1:32:25 San Francisco 49ers 1:37:00 Seattle Seahawks 1:39:13 Denver Broncos 1:46:15 Kansas City Chiefs 1:49:40 Las Vegas Raiders 1:54:50 Los Angeles Chargers 2:00:00 Chicago Bears 2:06:40 Detroit Lions 2:11:15 Green Bay Packers 2:15:15 Minnesota Vikings 2:19:00 Baltimore Ravens 2:24:20 Cincinnati Bengals 2:28:20 Cleveland Browns 2:32:00 Pittsburgh Steelers Contact harrison@the33rdteam.com for sponsorship opportunities. Get your Check the Mic mugs & merch! Join our Discord server! Hang out & enjoy free voice and text chat. Follow Check the Mic on X. Follow Sam Monson Follow Steve Palazzolo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
May 14
2 hr 39 min
Steve Palazzolo & Sam Monson discuss their reasons for optimism for ALL 32 NFL teams. 00:00 Baltimore Ravens 6:48 Cincinnati Bengals 10:20 Cleveland Browns 16:43 Pittsburgh Steelers 23:00 Chicago Bears 27:30 Detroit Lions 30:56 Green Bay Packers 35:20 Minnesota Vikings 41:11 Sponsor: FanDuel 45:12 Los Angeles Chargers 51:52 Denver Broncos 57:00 Kansas City Chiefs 1:00:00 Las Vegas Raiders 1:04:07 Arizona Cardinals 1:08:13 Los Angeles Rams 1:12:54 San Francisco 49ers 1:17:08 Seattle Seahawks 1:20:05 Houston Texans 1:23:00 Indianapolis Colts 1:26:30 Jacksonville Jaguar 1:29:45 Tennessee Titans 1:33:00 Atlanta Falcons 1:37:13 Carolina Panthers 1:41:10 New Orleans Saints 1:44:20 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 1:47:35 Sponsor: Root Insurance 1:48:35 Buffalo Bills 1:54:00 Miami Dolphins 1:58:58 New England Patriots 2:06:00 New York Jets 2:10:15 Dallas Cowboys 2:14:35 New York Giants 2:18:02 Philadelphia Eagles 2:22:00 Washington Commanders Check the Mic w/ Steve & Sam is presented by FanDuel. Thanks to our sponsors! Visit https://www.FanDuel.com/33rd to download the FanDuel app today and get started. Root Insurance believes that good drivers deserve better rates. Get started today at https://www.root.com Contact harrison@the33rdteam.com for sponsorship opportunities. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
May 11
2 hr 27 min
Steve Palazzolo & Sam Monson run through their list of the top 10 NFL offseasons so far in 2026. 00:00 Intro 4:50 New York Jets 19:30 Sponsor: FanDuel 20:30 New York Giants 31:50 Philadelphia Eagles 43:55 Carolina Panthers 51:41 Las Vegas Raiders 1:01:30 Sponsor: Root Insurance 1:02:30 Los Angeles Rams 1:13:15 Houston Texans 1:16:58 Washington Commanders 1:24:30 Cincinnati Bengals 1:32:00 Other Offseasons 1:35:50 2026 NFL Draft Bets Review 2:03:25 Outro Check the Mic w/ Steve & Sam is presented by FanDuel. Thanks to our sponsors! Visit https://www.FanDuel.com/33rd to download the FanDuel app today and get started. Root Insurance believes that good drivers deserve better rates. Get started today at https://www.root.com Contact harrison@the33rdteam.com for sponsorship opportunities. Get your Check the Mic mugs & merch! Join our Discord server! Hang out & enjoy free voice and text chat. Follow Check the Mic on X. Follow Sam Monson Follow Steve Palazzolo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
May 7
2 hr 12 min
Steve Palazzolo & Sam Monson talk through the top prospects in the 2027 NFL Draft, and react to the loudest shouty show takes from the 2026 NFL Draft. 00:00 Top Prospects of the 2027 NFL Draft 6:44 QBs 25:40 Brendan Sorsby 32:04 WRs 40:08 CBs 45:06 Tackles 49:27 EDGE 54:14 Sponsor: FanDuel 55:20 FanDuel: 2027 NFL Draft #1 Overall Pick 57:20 Us vs. Shouty Shows 1:26:30 Sponsor: Root Insurance 1:27:15 Roadside Assistance: Jacksonville Jaguars 1:30:50 Eric DeCosta Interview Reaction 1:49:20 Aaron Rodgers UFA Tender 1:50:08 Ravens re-sign Calais Campbell 1:51:40 Jack Campbell 1:55:55 Diego Pavia Check the Mic w/ Steve & Sam is presented by FanDuel. Thanks to our sponsors! Visit https://www.FanDuel.com/33rd to download the FanDuel app today and get started. Root Insurance believes that good drivers deserve better rates. Get started today at https://www.root.com Contact harrison@the33rdteam.com for sponsorship opportunities. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
May 4
2 hr 3 min
NFL Stock Exchange's Trevor Sikkema & NFL Media Draft Analyst Lance Zierlein join Steve Palazzolo & Sam Monson for an in-depth discussion about their favorite & least favorite 2026 NFL Drafts. 00:00 Intro 1:03 Trevor Sikkema 29:38 Lance Zierlein 1:05:53 Evaluating Day 2 Draft Reaches, Historically Check the Mic w/ Steve & Sam is presented by FanDuel. Thanks to our sponsors! Visit https://www.FanDuel.com/33rd to download the FanDuel app today and get started. Root Insurance believes that good drivers deserve better rates. Get started today at https://www.root.com Contact harrison@the33rdteam.com for sponsorship opportunities. Join our Discord server! Hang out & enjoy free voice and text chat. Follow Check the Mic on X. Follow Sam Monson Follow Steve Palazzolo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Apr 30
1 hr 26 min