John recaps his best of the week by breaking down Xander's wire-to-wire win at the PGA Championship (5:40), his interview with Michael Lombardi (15:54), discussing if Justin Fields should be the start in Pittsburgh (50:51), and reacting to all the holdouts with the 49ers (1:01:15).

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John dives into the issues surrounding the 49ers and how the holdout and contract situations will likely play out, how the Browns are telling the media one thing and what they are seeing is something completely different when it comes to Deshaun Watson, will Matt Stafford get a new contract, and the NFL giving Pittsburgh the draft next year. Lastly, John does an early Fugazi Friday segment.

Later, John answers your questions on this episode's mailbag segment

6:14 - Holdouts in SF

16:02 - Watson isn't practicing

17:29 - Matt Stafford's contract

25:40 - Pittsburgh gets the draft

29:49 - Fugazi Friday

33:37 - Mailbag

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John dives into the latest with the storylines surrounding the Steelers, Justin Fields, and Russell Wilson on who will be the starter week one. Later, John discussed the pressure on the Jets and what should be expected from New York if Aaron Rodgers is healthy all season, and lastly, does Jaden Rashada have a case to sue Billy Napier over not getting 13-million dollars on NIL deals.

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5:58 - Fields and the Steelers

16:22 - Pressure on the Jets

25:35 - Jaden Rashada sues over NIL deal

39:29 - Mailbag

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John dives into quarterback contracts and how they are extremely different than any other position in the NFL and if the Dolphins should rush to give Tua a new contract. Next, John talks about how teams should handle rookies during OTA's, and what's going on with Marvin Harrison Jr. and Fanatics.

Later, John is joined by the former NFL GM Michael Lombardi.

7:05 - Quarterback contracts

19:31 - OTA's

28:26 - Marvin Harrison Jr. vs. Fanatics

33:23 - Michael Lombardi

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John Middlekauff reacts to Xander Schauffele winning the 2024 PGA Championship for his first major. Plus John dives into Bryson DeChambeau's run on Sunday to almost force a playoff, and Scottie Scheffler's arrest and his mugshot going viral on social media over the weekend.

7:42 - Xander wins the PGA Championship

14:22 - Bryson DeCambeau gave it a run

20:19 - Scottie Scheffler's arrest reaction

27:36 - LIV-PGA merger

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John recaps his best of the week by talking about how the top rookie QB's performed during rookie mini-camp (5:01), how the Lions did right by Jared Goff by giving him his massive contract extension and what it could mean for other QB's in the market (23:05), now that the schedule has been released, can anyone compete with KC this year (39:21), and Netflix has gotten into the NFL game (55:56).

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John dives into how once the schedule gets released so many people go through the teams wins and losses for the upcoming season however so many different factors will change by week 3 or 4 and the opponent is almost irrelevant. John also talks about how the Panthers and Patriots aren't favored in any games this season and if the 49ers should be favored over KC despite losing most of their recent match-ups. Later, John reacts to the Cowboys going "all-in" on Trey Lance during camp to find out if he will have any value to them, and finally John goes through your Fugazi Friday comments.

Later, John answers your questions in this episode's mailbag segment.

5:48 - NFL schedule overreaction

17:13 - Patriots & Panthers aren't favored

22:10 - Trey Lance

25:18 - Other NFL news

29:05 - Fugazi Friday

45:22 - Mailbag

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John dives into the schedule release by looking at some of the top teams in the NFL and seeing if anyone can give Kansas City a run for the Super Bowl this year, which quarterback who is on an expiring deal has the best chance to land a big deal with their current team, and what the future looks like for NBC and Netflix.

5:16 - Who can challenge KC

23:29 - NBC vs Netflix for the NFL

28:00 - Saturday games in the NFL

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