Former Nebraska RB and 1972 Heisman Trophy Winner Johnny Rodgers joins us on this segment of Thursday Night Tailgate NFL Podcast.

Former Patriots Pro Bowl RB Tony Collins leads us through our 5 Star Picks of the Week for Week 2 in the NFL.

Former Notre Dame National Champion & Steelers 2 time Super Bowl Champion QB Terry Hanratty joins us on this segment of Thursday Night Tailgate NFL Podcast.

Former Purdue, Rams, Saints and Chargers QB Jim Everett shares this expectations on both Purdue and the Rams for this season plus the Aaron Donald and Le’Veon Bell contract situations on this segment of Thursday Night Tailgate NFL Podcast.

Former Patriots RB Tony Collins leads us through our 5 Star Picks of the Week for Week 1 in the NFL.

On this segment of Thursday Night Tailgate NFL Podcast former Redskins & Vikings Pro Bowl QB Gus Frerotte shares his insights on what to expect from both teams this season plus what it was like playing for Mike Martz when Martz was the QB Coach in Washington.

In our Spotlight on the Positive segment this week we highlight the great things Carolina Panthers Owner David Tepper and the Andy & Jordan Dalton Foundation. David Tepper and the Carolina Panthers helped supply over 12,000 backpacks with school supplies to resource-challenged students in Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools. Andy & Jordan Dalton and their foundation for paid it forward to the 17,000 Buffalo Bills fans who donated $450,000 to their foundation following the Bengals last second

Mike Pritchard, former Colorado, Falcons, Broncos, and Seahawks WR shares his thoughts on this upcoming season for the Colorado Buffaloes and the Broncos. He also talked about his relationship with former Colorado teammate Vance Joseph who is now the Broncos Head Coach and what it was like teaming with a young Brett Favre in Atlanta.

Former Houston Oiler DB & current Assistant Head Coach at Prairie View A&M Bubba McDowell, talked about what to look for from the Panthers this season, including their season opener against Rice. He also also shared stories from his time playing on those 1990’s Houston Oilers teams.

Tony Collins shares his concerns over the new tackling rules plus memories with his long time friend, former Patriots DB Ronnie Lippett. Tony talked about the incredibly long black jack games they got into starting on the plane that continued in the hotel and lasted deep into the night.

Rick Upchurch shared his thoughts on why Special Teams players aren’t in the Hall of Fame and how overlooked they are. He also shared memories of playing alongside Haven Moses, the altercation he got into with Raiders DT John Matuszak, and his expectations for the Broncos this season.

On this week’s Spotlight on the Positive segment hear about the great things Dre Kirkpatrick is doing with his 21 Kids Foundation and the special relationship Patriots DB Patrick Chung has with 10 year old cancer patient Jack Berry.

Devon McDonald confirmed the rivalry between he and his twin brother Ricardo. He talked about always trying to out do each other from the time they were in the womb. We heard stories about when they faced either other in college when Devon was at Notre Dame and Ricardo played at Pitt; and how it carried over into the NFL when Devon was with the Colts and Ricardo played for the Bengals. We also got Devon’s thoughts on the Colts for this coming season.

LeRoy Irvin gave us his thoughts on the Rams this season and the maturation of Jared Goff.

Tony Collins shared more of his experiences from training camp and if veterans want or dread reps in the pre-season.

On this week’s Thursday Night Tailgate Spotlight on the Positive segment hear about the wonderful pet adoption events Tennessee Titans DB Logan Ryan holds plus examples of the numerous random acts of kindess that people have experienced from Arizona Cardinals TE Jermaine Gresham.

Former University of Georgia and Denver Broncos RB Olandis Gary shares his insights on both teams on this segment of Thursday Night Tailgate.

Former Patriots RB Tony Collins talks about the difference in being in football shape and coming into camp in shape plus dealing with soreness the first week of camp plus his memories of teammate Mosi Tatupu on this segment of Thursday Night Tailgate.