Hour 3: Rich’s Top 5 NFL Additions, Jets Extend Breece Hall, plus Comedian Jay Pharoah In-Studio

0:00Rich Eisen:Most protein drinks ask you to choose between results and taste. Bucked Up decided that's a ridiculous trade-off. Bucked Up makes lightly carbonated protein drinks, 25 grams of protein per can, clear protein, not milky or thick, and they taste so good that 25 grams of protein almost feels like a bonus. Bucked Up is so confident you'll love their drinks, they're giving away an island vacation just to prove it. That's the kind of brand this is. No purchase necessary. giveaway ends may 30th enter and find your closest bucked up at buckedupenergy.com grab a bucked up and feel like a million bucks for some of us personal finances aren't just personal they include a lot more people than ourselves loved ones neighbors the communities we call home and the causes we hold in our hearts at scrivent we help plan your financial picture with the bigger picture in mind.

0:56Rich Eisen:Because even though our business is helping guide your finances, our ambition is to make it mean so much more. Thrivent, where money means more. Connect with us at Thrivent.com. This is The Rich Eisen Show. Hey, everybody. Can't get enough of The Rich Eisen Show? You're in luck. You can find us everywhere. Watch us weekdays on Disney Plus from noon to three Eastern. Miss the show? We've got a podcast so you can listen anytime. But here's the best part. Our YouTube channel. Subscribe at youtube.com slash Rich Eisen Show and you'll never miss a moment. Now, on with the show. This is not a drill.

1:38This is real. This is the Rich Eisen Show. This is the real thing, folks.

1:43Rich Eisen:I would rather see Rodgers out there than roll out Will Howard and see, can he be the next Bo Nix? The Rich Eisen Show. The Steelers are not winning the Super Bowl this year. Earlier on the show, NFL Network insider Tom Pelissero, PGA Tour CEO Brian Rolap. Coming up, host and comedian Jay Farrow. And now, it's Rich Eisen. The show is on the air. Brian Rolap just left, and he invited all of us to the waste management, and the answer was yes. Done. Have you ever been to one? No. I've been outside of one. Okay. Okay. And the reason why it was always at the same time as the Super Bowl. Right, right.

2:29Rich Eisen:In Arizona. And we stayed in a hotel next door to it. And there were many players from the waste management in our hotel. So I went getting ready to go to media day, and Phil Mickelson's outside with his bag. Like, it was wild. And the people around it, it was a big-ass buzz, huge buzz. Yeah. And then people were buzzed. And so. More so, yeah. Yeah. So you just got an invite to waste management. Well, I think the good thing is it's normally Super Bowl weekend, but it sounds like with the new PGA Tour schedule, it's not going to start until after the football season's over. I think we'll be able to go this year.

3:10Rich Eisen:I can't wait to see what he's cooking up. It's going to be awesome. You know. I think him getting involved and becoming the CEO is probably the best thing that's happened to the game in a while. So, and plus you, you got to meet him in person. And personally, I, again, I've, I've been in negotiations with the man. You don't want to do that. That's why I want to, you know, you don't want to, if you're on the lift tour, and you heard his response, like, Hey, we don't have to deal with this right now. They they're, they're still on. They're still on, they're still on their tour until 23, at least 2026.

3:40Rich Eisen:I don't know what the money situation is there. Yeah. You know? He was like unfrozen caveman CEO right there. Like, it was a million percent. Not on my inbox. It's also like, today's price is not yesterday's price. That's what it was. That's what he basically said. Yeah. The program that Brooks Koepka came back is not going to be the same. Great chat with him. Our next chat will be radically different. Jay Farrow will be joining us. Long time FNL man. What if Jay Farrow does a Brian Roap and we just run back the conversation? The new episodes of The Quiz with Balls, airing Monday on Fox, 9 Eastern time.

4:18Rich Eisen:So they're using different? I don't know. We'll talk to Jay when he joins us shortly. Spherical object? I said two! There you go. I said two BF. He's joining us shortly. Don't miss it. We need to go back on a quiz show, fellas. Let's go to Sam. By the way, when I was at that. Okay. Listen, when I was at that Larry David, Jerry Seinfeld, Netflix is a joke evening on Monday night. And somebody in the in the audience, as I was walking, you know, around prior to the event, it started a little late. He says to me, boy, you guys got robbed in Family Feud. Oh, really? Robbed. And I'm like, I appreciate you saying we got we got dealt you.

5:03Rich Eisen:I mean, we can't just lay it on. Not our finest work. Yeah. Not our finest work. Well, I played great. We know you played great. I was one for one. Sam and San Antonio, you're on the Rich Eyes Show. That's line one, everyone. What's up, Sam? Rich. Okay. I got through. Yeah, buddy. Hey, Jimmy. What's up, dude? What's up, man? Hey, man. What's up? Yeah, man. Hey, I heard TJ Jefferson's there and Brockman and then maybe even a little Jay Feli. Hey, hey. All right. Does it sound like Sam's about to drink a white Russian and go bowling on Shabbos right now? I can't wait. Sam Lebowski in San Antonio.

5:38Rich Eisen:Oh, that would be fun. Okay, what's going on, Sam? I did want to ask you, Rich, you know, I'm down here in San Antonio, and I can't even watch my Spurs tonight because of all these streaming services. Your thoughts on what's going on with all this kind of stuff? Well, Sam, listen, obviously you're next to Transistor Radio on Monday night. Sam, I hear you, man. And I understand, you know, times are also very tough for people. So to go and get a streaming service is an ask. But we're very biased because we're on the air over the last few years because of streaming services. We go from Peacock to the Roku channel, which is on a service that is basically an aggregator of streamers of the first variety.

6:25Rich Eisen:And now we're on Disney Plus and the ESPN app. You know, Brian Rolap just left the issue that unlocked a lot of conversations between me and the NFL to get this show up and running was the NFL had an app called NFL Now. You remember that? Yep. And that's how this show was born. So with DirecTV. So I don't have an answer for you other than to say, you know, stay tuned to the show. We'll tell you what's going down if you need to know. but I'm sorry to hear that. You know what I mean? Yeah, no. I was just wondering, do you think that that's just kind of going to be the new norm where we have to have all these different services?

7:09Rich Eisen:I think so. Yeah, although the NFL, you know, there was an article in the Wall Street Journal about how, you know, I'll be honest, and thanks for the call, Rupert Murdoch is making the NFL's life difficult by going to the president and saying, you know, we're getting held up by the NFL, yada, yada, yada. There's some investigations going into the NFL's, you know, and I trust exemption. You know, it's crazy what's going on in our world right now. But the reason why I bring all of this up is 87 % of the NFL games are on broadcast television. And I think it will always be a majority like that. But in terms of the streaming services, in terms of what a fan, if you do get it, I do like the Amazon studio show.

8:03Rich Eisen:Me too. You know, there's more variety of the studio shows as well. I like Jamal Crawford calling games, right? I dig that. And then there's still some familiar voices. I mean, Ian Eagle was at the mic last night with Stan Van Gundy. on Amazon. But I understand, you know, times are tough and people aren't going to spend the money to watch sports. 844-204-RICH is the number to dial here on the program. I have a top five. Yeah, man. Thank you. Very good. I appreciate it. I have a top five. Sam. Five? Five? Yes, I do. Yep, yep, yep. One, two, three, four, five. Top five most impactful off-season additions in the National Football League.

8:43Rich Eisen:Okay. You know, you traded for them, you drafted them, you picked them up by free agency. Top five most impactful offseason additions to date presented by Hyundai. Hit it. High five. One, two, three, four, five. Rich's top five. All right. My top five most impactful offseason additions in the NFL to this very point presented by Hyundai. Number five on the list. I still cannot believe he's a San Francisco 49er. Mike Evans is number five if he stays healthy, which is always a big if. I don't think anybody's kind of realizing the impact he's going to have on San Francisco. and also the fact that he's not on Tampa, that also affects potentially two teams here.

9:24Rich Eisen:So that's impactful if you're affecting two teams that have division hopes and Super Bowl hopes. Mike Evans leaving Tampa, how do they fill that void? And last year, even with the injuries again, he almost had a 1 ,000-yard season anyway. Again, future Hall of Famer Mike Evans is a San Francisco 49er, man. So that's number five on the list. Number four on the list. This team has not had a thousand-yard rusher since Kareem Hunt was a rookie. Patrick Mahomes is going to have Kenneth Walker III. I don't know how they're planning on using him. Will they feed him? Are they going to feed him and basically say, how about 20 carries from one running back for the Kansas City Chiefs?

10:11Rich Eisen:How about that? It feels like that. How about we try that on for size? How about we give Mahomes a little bit more of a play-action game? Right. Especially if Mahomes is coming back from a pretty serious knee injury. You know what I'm saying? Take the load off. What will this look like? I like it. I think it will be impactful. I think so. Absolutely. And I can't wait to see what the Super Bowl. Isn't that amazing? That a former Super Bowl MVP many times over is going to be handing the ball to the current Super Bowl MVP. Reigning. Right. So I'm looking forward to it. that. I think that will be impactful.

10:50Rich Eisen:Number three on this list. What will Jalen Waddell look like in Denver? That's what I'm saying. We're going to get more vertical here? We're going to get more, you know, air attack? Broncos team is nice, man. Good running game. Solid. What is this kid going to look like in Denver with Bo Nix throwing on the ball and Cortland Sutton requiring attention? The run game being stronger? I think Jalen Waddell being acquired by the Denver Broncos were sitting there going, you know what? We almost made the Super Bowl. If our quarterback was healthy, we would have made the Super Bowl, we believe. Okay. You believe.

11:27Rich Eisen:And I'm just saying the Denver Broncos, I'm putting myself in their shoes. I have to believe. And the 30th overall pick in the draft, we can get a nice receiver, but how does Jalen Waddell sound? And we can handle it cap-wise because guess who's finally off the books? You know what I mean? Guess who's not costing us that much money on the books yet? Let's do it now. Let's do it now while we got the muscle. Do it now. Okay. This is a good squad, guys. I just want Frank Cantangeli for you. This is good. Jalen Waddell is three. Number two on this list. Everybody's focused on the quarterback they took because he is not going to be impactful.

12:05Rich Eisen:He is not going to impact their ability to win the Super Bowl this year. He is not going to help the quarterback room in any other way. As a matter of fact, his presence there is going to cause the MVP quarterback to start saying, wait a minute, is their clock ticking? Am I not going to be able to finish my career the way I want? Am I reading this right? Well, Matthew Stafford did get some help. Trent McDuffie's number two on this list. Trent McDuffie being added to the Los Angeles Rams secondary. What if this guy gives Jared Burse even a hair? even a hair's worth of help in getting to the quarterback quicker.

12:46Rich Eisen:What if he does that for the rest of the defense? What if he intercepts the ball and gives Matthew Stafford shorter fields? What if he does all of that? And in the same way that the Broncos were like, well, we made the championship game, and if this happened or that happened, we would have made the Super Bowl. the Rams are like well, who are we going to choose 29th overall? Are we going to get a cornerback that we need there? We're probably not even going to get him at 13. So let's just go get Trent McDuffie. Let's figure out how to figure out this problem with the best of the best. Trent McDuffie's two.

13:25Rich Eisen:Number one, the most impactful offseason addition is the Las Vegas Raiders reacquiring Max Crosby.

13:38Rich Eisen:For real? After a one-day lair over in Baltimore. Oh, yeah, it's for real. I mean, listen. Because I'm not saying how this impacts the Raiders right now. I'm saying this is so impactful that we might not have seen the end of it just yet. This is now a sleep. This story is asleep right now. we're all assuming this thing's over he's going to be a Raider maybe that's not the case if he is a Raider how does it impact the Raiders this year and forever more okay and the fact that he was off the books for even a split day gave them the idea you know what let's go get Tyler Linderbaum for all that money and then he comes back and thankfully they had the cap space to have him back and that Tyler Linderbaum acquisition might have been what caused the Ravens to go wait a minute we really want to do this because we just lost our center so it might still be so damn impactful that we haven't seen the end of it yet or impactful even next year when the new league year opens up and the Ravens are calling around and people are like yeah new phone who dis because your finger is always going to be on the chess piece until things I mean yeah I don't know how this is going to be impactful even next March and it's also is the story of the new league year and the offseason the date maybe a bigger story than what happened with Max Crosby so that's number one it was impactful in the headlines and clicks and everything else in conversation you think we need one more why not alright we'll get one more alright as you've noticed I haven't chosen a draft choice yet I haven't chosen a draft pick yet well because we just don't know how impactful that person's gonna be until you start thinking about how the guy played in college in the Big Ten and how the guy played in college at the Big Ten and how he's going to fit into the system that really could use him as well, right?

15:38Rich Eisen:And you're sitting there and you're thinking, you know what? I'm not going to go top 10 picks because that's easy. Those are mostly impactful. I'm going to go right in the middle of the draft. I'm going to go a little bit higher than the middle of the draft, right there after the top 10. And I'm going to say the most impactful offseason edition, one more, from the draft and a Big Ten is Wenger Yohane. I'm not going to quit this kid. You love him. I'm not going to quit him. He's officially adopted, Chris. I'm not going to quit him. I'm telling y 'all. I believe you. Just running the okie-dokie.

16:15Rich Eisen:I want you to think I was thinking Caleb Downs for a split second. Well, I knew that was too good. No, Wenger Yohane. I'm wondering what your angle is here. What do you mean, what's my angle? I'm zigging when everyone else is zagging I don't think we've gone a single day since the draft that you haven't brought this dude up wait till I'm right wait till I'm right that's going to happen and I like talking about right guards and I cannot lie I like right guards and I cannot lie I'm the Sir Mix-a-Lot of NFL conversation Your posse's on Broadway. He does not have an itty bitty waist. He does not. He does not.

16:58Rich Eisen:I'm sure he's got the original Sir Mix-a-Lot line. Listen. Put them on the glass. My top five is brought to you by the all new Hyundai Palisade Hybrid. Learn how it makes everyday epic at HyundaiUSA.com. I can't tell you how I'll keep talking about them. No, I can guess. Okay. Rich, I mean, look, he was the 14th pick in the draft. I think it's safe to say that he's going to be something. Yeah, and he will be outstanding. The most important part. Outstanding. And the coach is going to run the ball. Oh, yeah. And he's got someone who can run it behind him. That part. And he's got a quarterback when healthy is going to run it too.

17:45Rich Eisen:And this guy's going to lead the way. They're going to run it right a lot. Watch. 6-4-3-30. PayPal is proud to be the official peer-to-peer payments sponsor of the NFL. When fans come together on game day, PayPal helps make it easier to split ticket costs, cover tailgate supplies, parking, or even food. It's a simple way to settle up so fans can stay focused on the moments that matter. The NFL brings people together to watch right guards dominate. Wait a minute. And PayPal helps make paying each other feel easy from kickoff to the final whistle. Download the PayPal app to get started. Account with PayPal is required.

18:24Rich Eisen:Just seeing who's out there. That was a tough read. PayPal. Hey, listen. Just basically just breathe. Take it one syllable at a time. And try not to pop those peas. Pop those peas. Ladies and gentlemen, the quiz with balls. Jay Farrell is joining us next.

19:15Rich Eisen:We'll be right back. is to make it mean so much more. Thrivent, where money means more. Connect with us at Thrivent.com. In a world in need of a hero, one man rises to the challenge in style. He is just driving the kids to soccer practice. Make every day feel epic in an all-new Hyundai Palisade Hybrid with up to an EPA-estimated 619 miles of range on select trims, advanced tech, and class-leading interior space. Because when you're hauling kids' gear, snacks, and backpacks, space matters. and so does comfort. Just make sure they keep their cleats off the seats. Visit HyundaiUSA.com or call 562-314-4603 for details.

19:52Rich Eisen:Rich Eisen here. PayPal is now the official peer-to-peer payments sponsor of the NFL, which means all the money moments that fandom creates, whether splitting tailgate costs or chipping in on tickets and game day food between friends, are covered. Wherever the game is played or watched, PayPal moves with fans. You can send money through text, email, or directly to your friends with eligible accounts on Venmo. Just download the PayPal app and share all the moments that matter. Account with PayPal is required. Not available in all regions where PayPal operates.

20:32The Rich Eisen Show Podcast. But cartoon-wise, that would have been funny, but he ain't that big. Jay Farrow, Quiz with Balls,

20:43Rich Eisen:airs Mondays 9 p.m. Eastern on Fox. Our radio audiences return coast-to-coast live on our Disney Plus and ESPN feed. They're like, and they heard Quiz with Balls. They're like, yo, is this still Disney? What is going on? Well, it's, the balls are actual round items that... And PG-13, they're not... In that sense. Yeah, it's not like, it's not the Quiz with Balls are hanging or anything like that. Well, we're hanging with you. Yeah, hanging with me, you see? Oh, I like how you did that, Rich. I like that. You're very quick. My publicist is staring holes in my head right now. I know that. Me too.

21:21I feel like I'm being judged. Hey, man, I'm not judging you, Rich, man.

21:26Rich Eisen:This is Disney, brother. This is your third time being here, and I love it. And we'll get to some of that fun in a second. But you sat down. We were talking about last night's Lakers-Oklahoma City Thunder game. You're a Laker fan, correct? I'm a Laker fan, man. You know what? But I just think it is, I mean, of course it's historic and monumental, something that's never been done with a son and a father playing together in the playoffs. That's never happened. So that's why I'm rooting for LeBron. And also, but I'm rooting for, I mean, I want the Knicks to make it pass to at least get to the finals, you know, because I think they're a good team too.

22:02But what LeBron has done, he's been playing ever since I was in high school. and to see him play with Bronny, man, it's monumental. You're throwing alley-oops to your son. You're throwing alley-oops to your sperm that grew up. You know what I mean? That's crazy, bro. And look at it. He looks like he's getting better. The dog is coming out. I mean, I guess, I don't know, maybe LeBron is giving him some Space Jam juice or something. You know, maybe, I don't know, maybe Bronny got the basketball. He touched it. You know what I mean? Remember the space? Or Michael's secret stuff. What are the Michael's secret stuff?

22:37And then he had to sit. He's drinking that secret stuff, man. Yeah, you think so, huh? He's got to be. LeBron definitely is, man. He's, what, 41? He's still playing like he's 30, 29? He get pumped up with vitamins. That's what happens with him. He got the Ninja Turtle ooze. He got a whole bunch of that. And he takes it, man. I love LeBron. And shout out to him as a person as well. Because every time I see this dude, no matter where he's at, he always comes up and he says, what's up? What's up, Jay? Oh, is that right? Yeah, I'm not even lying. I think the last time I saw him was, it was years ago.

23:10It was at the Mayweather-Conor McGregor fight. And I'm there with my father, and I'm there with my cousin. And my cousin, you know, my cousin, you know, he remembered me from being the fat little chunky kid who wasn't on television. You know, my dad, of course, he, hey, this is my son. He'll tell everybody. But LeBron sees us, and he walks straight through. Everybody's like, yo, what's up, Jay? And my cousin was like, that was LeBron. I was like, yeah, I'm Jay Farrell. Like, come on. Your cousin has done stuff, bro. But he's just such a good dude, man. So hopefully tomorrow they'll win. Because, man, I don't know if it's like it ain't like wrestling.

23:49People saying things in the NBA like wrestling. They already got it played out. I don't think that's true. I don't think that's true. No, I don't think so either.

23:58Rich Eisen:I mean, and, you know, I'm from New York City, so I'm hoping the Knicks go and win the whole damn thing. You hoping they win the whole thing? I do. Because, you know, Knicks fans, I don't know how they'd be able to handle it if they don't. Because every single win, it looks like they're going to throw a ticker tape parade and climb a light pole. Every win, they're synonymous to Eagles fans. It's crazy. I'm saying, you guys, it's a playoff game. It ain't the finals. Y 'all over there having Mardi Gras getting drunk, grabbing people. I'm like, yo, what is this? Yo, yo, son. I hope they go, too. I hope they go to the finals.

24:34And if they, hey, I hope it's Lakers and Knicks. That's what I want. You know what I mean?

24:39Rich Eisen:By the way, so does the NBA. Because it's wrestling, right? There we go. You know what? No. I know I just cycled back on what I just said, and I'm contradicting myself. I understand that. Quiz with Balls airing Mondays at 9 p.m. Eastern on Fox. Can't say that enough. Hey, man. How are you enjoying it? Look, I love it. And I love the fact it's my grandmother's favorite show. She sees me. Get the close-up. Get the close-up. She sees me. She's just like, baby, I love the show with the balls. I was like, that's kind of weird. Me hearing you say balls. But I'm glad you like it. But don't say that in church because they might think something.