309: Former Rangers, Yankees, & Braves OF Billy Sample talks about those late 70’s Texas Rangers teams plus his time in the broadcast booth on this segment of Thursday Night Tailgate
Our good friend and former Rangers, Yankees, and Braves OF Billy Sample joins us and talks about what it was like when he first came up to the big leagues and those late 1970’s Texas Rangers teams. He shares stories about some of his teammates there and his one season with the Yankees. He also talked about his time in the broadcast booth with the Atlanta Braves and why we don’t hear him broadca...
19m Aug 05, 2018
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308: Former Patriots Pro Bowl RB Tony Collins talks about who excited he used to get about training camp and more about his teammates on this segment of Thursday Night Tailgate
Former Patriots Pro Bowl RB Tony Collins talks about how excited he used to get about going to and being at training camp and the reaction his body had those first few days. Plus how that same physical reaction continued when camp would open even after he retired.
11m Aug 05, 2018
11m
307: Former University of Minnesota & CFL Star QB Rickey Foggie joins us on this segment of Thursday Night Tailgate
Former University of Minnesota and CFL star QB Rickey Foggie joins us on this segment of Thursday Night Tailgate. Rickey shares his insights on the Gophers upcoming season, plus what it was like making the transition to playing up in the Canadian Football League. He also talked about what Johnny Manziel needs to do in order to be successful up there.
15m Aug 05, 2018
15m
306: Florida A&M Head Coach Willie Simmons shares his insights on the Rattlers upcoming season on this segment of Thursday Night Tailgate
Willie Simmons shares his insights on the upcoming season for the Florida A&M Rattlers. He takes us inside his team and talks about several of his players who were named to the Pre-Season All-MEAC team. Coach also talks about the finishing touches being put on their new stadium turf and why the most important thing to him is developing good young men who will make an impact on their community v...
20m Aug 04, 2018
20m
305: Coach Matthew Laurance talks Kentucky Football, his new play calls, plus Yankees & Giants on this segment of Thursday Night Tailgate #coachmatt
Matthew Laurance explains why we had to hear it off the streets that he will apprently be drawing up plays for Kentucky Wildcats football this season and what some of those plays might look like #fumblerooskie. He also shares his thoughts on the Yankees, Giants and his week broadcasting from the PGA Tour’s Barbasol Classic on this segment of Thursday Night Tailgate. #coachmatt
25m Aug 04, 2018
25m
304: Florida A&M Head Coach Willie Simmon, former Patriots RB Tony Collins, former University of Minnesota QB Rickey Foggie, former Rangers OF Billy Sample & Coach Matthew Laurance Join Us
On this edition of Thursday Night Tailgate we’re joined by Florida A&M Head Coach Willie Simmons, former Patriots Pro Bowl RB Tony Collins, former University of Minnesota & CFL star QB Rickey Foggie, former Rangers, Yankees, & Braves OF Billy Sample, and Actor turned ESPN Radio Host and Play Caller Extraordinaire Matthew Laurance. Willie Simmons shares his insights on the upcoming season for t...
2hr 5m Aug 03, 2018
2hr 5m
303: Thursday Night Tailgate NFL Podcast Spotlight on the Positive: Lions Guard Kenny Wiggins + Former Eagles LB Emmanuel Acho & his brother Bears LB Sam Acho
On this week’s Thursday Night Tailgate Spotlight on the Positive segment hear about the great things Lions Guard Kenny Wiggins and the Acho family including former Eagles LB Emmanuel Acho and his brother Bears LB Sam Acho are doing here and in the Acho’s family native Nigeria.
8m Jul 28, 2018
8m
302: Ron Lippock, author of the book Steelers Takeaways, Player Memories Through the Years joins us on this segment of Thursday Night Tailgate
Ron Lippock shares stories about some of the over 400 interviews he’s done with Steelers legends through the years on this segment of Thursday Night Tailgate.
18m Jul 28, 2018
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301: LSU Hall of Famer and former Bears WR Wendell Davis joins us on this segment of Thursday Night Tailgate
Wendell talked about the 1986 & ‘87 seasons at LSU and the heartbreak of coming so close to a national championship twice. We heard about what it’s like on the LSU campus during Alabama week. Wendell talked about what it was like being drafted by the Bears and trying to make a name for himself during his first training camp against the #1 defense in the league. All of the same players on defens...
18m Jul 28, 2018
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300: Former Tennessee Vols & Pittsburgh Steelers Two Time Super Bowl Champion Punter Craig Colquitt joins us on this segment of Thursday Night Tailgate
Craig talked about why he’s so excited and more involved this year with his alma mater the University of Tennessee and their football program than he has been over the last few years. He shared his insights on why they will be much better this season than they were last year.  He also shared stories about those late 1970’s Steelers teams and what it’s like being the holder on game winning FG at...
21m Jul 28, 2018
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299: Steelers legendary DB J.T. Thomas joins us on this segment of Thursday Night Tailgate
Steelers legendary DB and 4 time Super Bowl Champion J.T. Thomas joins us on this segment of Thursday Night Tailgate. He talks about his time playing at Florida State and his expectations for them this season. He shared stories about Chuck Noll, what it was like being a 1st round pick, his first training camp and how just about everyone smoked in the locker room before games and during half-tim...
27m Jul 28, 2018
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298: J.T. Thomas, Craig Colquitt, Wendell Davis, & Ron Lippock join us on this edition of Thursday Night Tailgate
On this edition of Thursday Night Tailgate we’re joined by former Florida State and Steelers 4 time Super Bowl Champion DB J.T. Thomas, former Tennessee and Steelers 2 time Super Bowl Champion Punter Craig Colquitt, LSU Hall of Famer and former Bears WR Wendell Davis, and author of the book, Steelers Takeaways Ron Lippock.
2hr Jul 27, 2018
2hr
297: NFL: Mike Bass, Tony Collins, Dr. Steven Novicky, Will Witherspoon, & E.J. Junior join us on this edition of Thursday Night Tailgate
On this edition of Thursday Night Tailgate we’re joined by fomrer Redskins DB Mike Bass, former Patriots RB Tony Collins, the founder and inventor of Shock Strips Dr. Steven Novicky, former Titans & Rams LB Will Witherspoon, and former Cardinals & Dolphins LB E.J. Junior.
2hr 16m Jul 20, 2018
2hr 16m
297: NFL: Mike Bass, Tony Collins, Dr. Steven Novicky, Will Witherspoon, & E.J. Junior join us on this edition of Thursday Night Tailgate
2hr 16m Jul 20, 2018
2hr 16m
296: Former Patriots Pro Bowl RB Tony Collins talks about the issue of domestic violence on this segment of Thursday Night Tailgate
Former Patriots Pro Bowl RB Tony Collins talks about domestic violence and the recent cases with former Patriots Safety Brandon Browner and Bills RB Shady McCoy on this segment of Thursday Night Tailgate.
7m Jul 14, 2018
7m
295: Thursday Night Tailgate Football Podcast Spotlight on the Positive Segment: Jaguars DT Malik Jackson & former Lions Tackle Ray Roberts
In our Spotlight on the Positive segment this week we spotlight the great things Jaguars DT Malik Jackson continues to do and the great work former Lions Tackle Ray Roberts does with Intellectually challenged children.
10m Jul 14, 2018
10m
294: Former Houston Oilers Pro Bowl DB Cris Dishman joins us on this segment of Thursday Night Tailgate
We started out with Cris talking about his college playing days at Purdue and playing alongside Rod Woodson. Their freshman year they swept Notre Dame, Ohio State and Michigan, be coming the first Purdue team to ever do that. When he got to Houston Nick Saban was the DB Coach and Cris shared what it was like playing for him. We also heard what it was like showing up in training camp as a rookie...
17m Jul 13, 2018
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293: Former Dartmouth, Chiefs, & Jets Pro Bowl Kicker Nick Lowery joins us on this segment of Thursday Night Tailgate
We carried the theme of CTE from our previous guest former BC Lions WR Marco Iannuzzi over to our discussion with Nick who is working with a company creating molecules that can help the brain cushion itself and potentially regenerate damaged cells. We also got his thoughts on the new kickoff rules and the difficulties the officials will in determininig any associated penalties. Prepare for more...
19m Jul 13, 2018
19m
292: Ross Tucker, former Princeton, Redskins, Cowboys & Patriots Offensive Lineman now Broadcaster for Westwood One & Sirius/XM joins us on this segment of Thursday Night Tailgate
Ross talked about his college playing days at Princeton, how he got in and managed to be a two time Academic All-American. He said it’s all in class choices you make. He shared the story of the brawl he and his Redskins teammate LaVarr Arrington got into during practice that could have ended very badly. He also talked about how he got into broadcasting and where you’ll be able to hear him this ...
23m Jul 13, 2018
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291: Former Harvard & BC Lions WR Marco Iannuzzi joins us and talks Harvard vs. Yale, CTE, Retirement and the charity that so important to him on this segment of Thursday Night Tailgate
Marco retired from the BC Lions of the CFL at the end of last season. He said why at age 31 he decided to walk away and the impact CTE and 2 major concussions had on his decision. Marco is a graduate of both Harvard and MIT and he shared stories of playing in “The Game”, Harvard vs. Yale.
20m Jul 13, 2018
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290: Ross Tucker, Tony Collins, Marco Iannuzzi, Nick Lowery, & Cris Dishman join us on this edition of the Thursday Night Tailgate NFL Podcast.
On this edition of Thursday Night Tailgate we are joined by former Redskins, Cowboys, Bills, and Browns Guard turned Broadcaster Ross Tucker, former Patriots Pro Bowl RB Tony Collins, former BC Lions WR Marco Iannuzzi, former Chiefs & Jets  Pro Bowl Kicker Nick Lowery, and former Houston Oilers DB Cris Dishman. Ross Tucker - Ross talked about his college playing days at Princeton, how he got i...
2hr 3m Jul 13, 2018
2hr 3m
289: Bills Hall of Fame QB Jim Kelly talks about why he played his college ball at The U, why he originally chose the USFL over the Bills & how all that changed after he arrived in Buffalo.
We had the privilege of spending some time with Bill Hall of Fame QB Jim Kelly just days before he was originally diagnosed with cancer in 2015. What you’ll hear here is him talking about why he chose to play his college ball at the University Miami when he grew up wanting to play at Penn State. You’ll also hear why he originally chose the USFL’s Houston Gamblers over the Buffalo Bills, the suc...
44m Jul 09, 2018
44m
288: Thursday Night Tailgate Spotlight on the Positive Segment: Jets Tackle Kelvin Beachum helps fight hunger & an anonymous person buys inventory from Toy-R-Us store and donates them to children.
This week’s Spotlight on the Positive segment focuses on the great things Jets Tackle Kelvin Beachum continues to do to help fight hunger plus an anonymous person buys $1M worth of toys from a Toy-R-Us location in North Carolina and donates them to local children.
9m Jul 06, 2018
9m
287: Former Jets Safety Victor Green, says Jamal Adams could be the next Sean Taylor plus shares his thoughts on Sam Darnold and the job Todd Bowles is doing on this segment of Thursday Night Tailgate.
Victor Green - Victor started by sharing the great work his foundation is doing to help kids up in New York. They have a celebrity golf tournament coming up in September to benefit the foundation and underprivileged children. He also gave us his insights on the Jets, their young Safeties, Jamal Adams and Marcus Maye, and the job Head Coach Todd Bowles is doing.
19m Jul 06, 2018
19m
286: Ross Greenburg, former President of HBO Sports, talks USGA, US Open, his documentary on Lawrence Phillips and much more on this segment of Thursday Night Tailgate.
Ross Greenburg - Ross shared his thoughts on the USGA and where they are following another issue with the US Open. We talked about his documentary on former Nebraska and Rams RB Lawrence Phillips and what they learned about his life when they put that story together. He also talked about the work he’s doing with the NHL and the art of the documentary.
20m Jul 06, 2018
20m
285: Chad Brown, former Steelers, Seahawks & Patriots Pro Bowl LB, looks ahead to next season in the PAC-12 and shares some Steelers insights as well on this segment of Thursday Night Tailgate.
Chad Brown joins us and looked ahead to next season for his alm mater the University of Colorado and the PAC-12 Conference. He also talked about the Steelers flipping TJ Watt and Bud Dupree to opposite ends of the line scrimmage and the difficulties in making that adjustment.
15m Jul 06, 2018
15m
284: Former Patriots Pro Bowl RB Tony Collins shares his thoughts on the rash of suspensions going on in the NFL and Jameis Winston’s future with the Bucs on this segment of Thursday Night Tailgate.
Tony Collins - Tony shared his thoughts on the rash of player suspensions over the last week plus if Jameis Winston can still be the face of the Bucs franchise.
13m Jul 06, 2018
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283: Former Bills WR Don Beebe talks about The Comeback, chasing down Leon Lett and feeling guilty after winning a Super Bowl with the Packers on this segment of Thursday Night Tailgate.
Don Beebe - Don shared stories from his journey from NAIA college to being a 3rd round draft pick of the Buffalo Bills. We also asked him what Marv Levy saw in him beyond just his speed. He also shared stories from two of the most famous games he played in, the miracle comeback against the Houston Oilers in the 1992 playoffs and if they really believed they still had a chance after being down 3...
25m Jul 06, 2018
25m
282: Don Beebe, Tony Collins, Chad Brown, Ross Greenburg & Victor Green Join Us…
On this edition of Thursday Night Tailgate we’re joined by former Bills, Panthers & Packers WR Don Beebe, former Patriots Pro Bowl RB Tony Collins, former Steelers, Seahawks & Patriots Pro Bowl LB Chad Brown, former President of HBO Sports Ross Greenburg, and former Jets Safety Victor Green. Don Beebe - Don shared stories from his journey from NAIA college to being a 3rd round draft pick of th...
2hr 5m Jul 06, 2018
2hr 5m
281: Thursday Night Tailgate NFL Podcast Spotlight on the Positive: Broncos DB Chris Harris plus Vinston Painter, Daniel Munyer, Will Holden & Josh Bynes of the Arizona Cardinals.
On this week’s Spotlight on the Positive segment hear about the great things Chris Harris continues to do in his community plus the impact that Arizona Cardinal’s Vinston Painter, Daniel Munyer, Will Holden and Josh Bynes had when they visited the Phoenix VA Hospital.
9m Jun 23, 2018
9m
280: Mississippi State Defensive Line Coach Brian Baker Joins Us on this Segment of Thursday Night Tailgate.
Mississippi State Defensive Line Coach Brian Baker talks about his guys on the D-Line, the strength of their Offensive Line and RB Aeris Williams, plus looks ahead to next season on this segment of Thursday Night Tailgate.
20m Jun 23, 2018
20m
279: Steelers legend Rocky Bleier shares stories about those ’70s teams, his teammates and adding to his book Fighting Back on this segment of Thursday Night Tailgate.
Steelers legend Rocky Bleier joins us and shares stories about his time at Notre Dame, the workouts that got him back to playing following his injuries in Vietnam, some of the teammates he got play with in Pittsburgh and reprising his book Fight Back with 2 new chapters. All of that and much more on this segment of Thursday Night Tailgate.
29m Jun 23, 2018
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278: Former Panthers DB Leonard Wheeler shares his insights on the Panthers plus talks about the difficult transition when you get cut and phone doesn’t ring.
Former Panthers DB Leonard Wheeler shares his insights on the Panthers upcoming season, Cam Newton and Chris McCaffrey. He also talks about the abrupt end most player careers come to.  You’re suddenly retired and it didn’t come following a press conference. It came after being cut and the phone doesn’t ring again. Now the game you’ve been playing since you were 5-6 years old is over, as is ever...
15m Jun 23, 2018
15m
277: Former Patriots Pro Bowl RB Tony Collins talks about the impact that PED suspensions are viewed by the rest of the team on this segment of Thursday Night Tailgate.
Tony Collins tells how the rest of the team views players getting suspended due to PEDs. He also talked about playing alongside FB Mark Van Egan on this segment of Thursday Night Tailgate.
9m Jun 23, 2018
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276: Former Raiders 2 Time Super Bowl Champion Tackle Bruce Davis Joins Us On Thursday Night Tailgate.
Former Raiders 2 Time Super Bowl Champion LT Bruce Davis joined us on this segment of Thursday Night Tailgate. He talked their Super Bowl wins in 1980 and ‘83. He told the story of John Matuszak patrolling the streets to make none of the Raiders were out late. He also shared his thoughts on John Gruden’s return to the team and their upcoming move to Las Vegas.
21m Jun 23, 2018
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275: Bruce Davis, Tony Collins, Leonard Wheeler, Rocky Bleier and Brian Baker join us on Thursday Night Tailgate.
On this edition of Thursday Night Tailgate we’re joined by former Raiders 2 time Super Bowl Champion Tackle Bruce Davis, former Patriots Pro Bowl RB Tony Collins, former Panthers DB Leonard Wheeler, Steelers legend Rocky Bleier and Mississippi State Defensive Line Coach Brian Baker.
2hr 9m Jun 22, 2018
2hr 9m
274: Thursday Night Tailgate Football Podcast Spotlight on the Positive Segment: Former Giants Center Shaun O’Hare & former Steelers & Bengals DB LaVar Glover.
On this week’s segment of the Thursday Night Tailgate Spotlight on the Positive hear about the great things that former Giants Center Shaun O’Hare and former Steelers & Bengals DB LaVar Glover are doing in their communities.
10m Jun 16, 2018
10m
273: Former Dolphins Pro Bowl Tackle Richmond Webb shares stories from his playing days plus insights on the Dolphins draft and his alma mater Texas A&M on this segment of Thursday Night Tailgate.
Former Dolphins Pro Bowl Tackle Richmond Webb shares stories from his time in Miami including his favorite game and the one that still bothers him today. He also shared his thoughts on the Dolphins draft and looked ahead to next season for his alma mater Texas A&M.
22m Jun 16, 2018
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272: Former Giants Pro Bowl & 2 Time Super Bowl Champion Leonard Marshall reflects back on his playing career and the guys he got to play with on this segment of Thursday Night Tailgate.
Former Giants Pro Bowl DT and 2 Time Super Bowl Champions Leonard Marshall joins us. He shares his disappointment about not being in the Giants Ring of Honor plus the possibility of being black balled due to being an early part of the concussion lawsuit. Leonard has commited to donating his brain to for research after he has started to have some memory issues. He also talked about some of the g...
24m Jun 16, 2018
24m
271: Former Patriots Pro Bowl RB Tony Collins shares his thoughts on all the rumors about Tom Brady and Gronk coming out of Foxboro on this segment of Thursday Night Tailgate.
Tony Collins shares his thoughts on the rumor that the Patriots were shopping Gronk in the days leading up to the draft. Plus if the Patriots would ever consider trading Tom Brady they way the 49ers did with Joe Montana. Is it time to sell high before either or both of those guys walks away? Hear what Tony thinks.
12m Jun 16, 2018
12m
270: Former Steelers Tackle Marvel Smith reflects back on Super Bowl 40 plus on his childhood when at times he only had a bowl of ketchup for dinner on this segment of Thursday Night Tailgate.
On this segment of Thursday Night Tailgate our guest is former Steelers Pro Bowl Tackle Marvel Smith. Marvel reflects back on Super Bowl and 2 of the biggest plays of the game, Willie Parker’s 75 yards TD run at the beginning of the second half and the double reverse pass from Antwan Randle El to Hines Ward for another TD. He also talks about the differences in blocking for Willie Parker versus...
17m Jun 16, 2018
17m
269: Marvel Smith, Tony Collins, Leonard Marshall & Richmond Webb share stories from their careers plus insights into what’s going on around the NFL on this edition of Thursday Night Tailgate.
On this edition of Thursday Night Tailgate our guests are: former Steelers Pro Bowl Tackle Marvel Smith, former Patriots Pro Bowl RB Tony Collins, former Giants Pro Bowl DT Leonard Marshall and former Dolphins Pro Bowl Tackle Richmond Webb. Marvel Smith - Marvels shares memories of playing in Super Bowl 40, the differences in blocking for Willie Parker and Jerome Bettis and how his quick feet ...
2hr Jun 15, 2018
2hr
268: Looking back at our interview Steelers legend L.C. Greenwood on this segment of Thursday Night Tailgate.
Look back to on our conversation with Steelers legend L.C. Greenwood. L.C. was a wonderful man. He became a great friend of the show. Hear his stories on this segment of Thursday Night Tailgate.
20m Jun 09, 2018
20m
267: Former Colts & Dolphins FB Don “The Human Cannonball” Nottingham shares his stories from being a part of both franchises in the 1970s on this segment of Thursday Night Tailgate.
Former Colts & Dolphins FB Don “The Human Cannonball” Nottingham shares his stories from being a part of both franchises, including the Dolphins Super Bowl championship team in 1973 on this segment of Thursday Night Tailgate.
39m Jun 07, 2018
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266: Catch up with Steelers legend Andy Russell on this segment of Thursday Night Tailgate.
Hear more stories about those great 1970’s Pittsburgh Steelers team from one of the Steelers legends Andy Russell on this segment of Thursday Night Tailgate.
17m Jun 07, 2018
17m
265: Former Cowboys RB and Broncos, Giants & Falcons Head Coach Dan Reeves joins us on this segment of Thursday Night Tailgate.
Hear former Cowboys RB and Broncos, Giants & Falcons Head Coach Dan Reeves sharing his stories and insights us on this segment of Thursday Night Tailgate.
17m Jun 03, 2018
17m
264: Thursday Night Tailgate Football Podcast Spotlight on the Positive Segment: Vikings TE Kyle Rudolph & Bears RB Jordan Howard
Hear about the great things that Minnesota Vikings TE Kyle Rudolph and Chicago Bear RB Jordan Howard are doing for people who need assistance in their communities on this segment of Thursday Night Tailgate.
9m Jun 02, 2018
9m
263: Former Chiefs & Falcons WR J.J. Birden talks about his alma mater Oregon plus matching up again Deion Sanders and looking ahead to the Chiefs 2018 season on this segment of Thursday Night Tailgate.
Former Chiefs & Falcons WR J.J. Birden talks about his alma mater Oregon plus matching up again Deion Sanders and looking ahead to the Chiefs 2018 season on this segment of Thursday Night Tailgate.
15m Jun 02, 2018
15m
262: Former Packers QB Don Horn talks about playing for Lombardi, what it was like facing Dick Butkus plus his insights regarding the Packers for next season on this segment of Thursday Night Tailgate.
Former Packers QB Don Horn talks about playing for Lombardi, what it was like facing Dick Butkus plus his insights regarding the Packers for next season on this segment of Thursday Night Tailgate.
19m Jun 02, 2018
19m
261: Former Denver Broncos Pro Bowl WR Rick Upchurch joins us on this segment of Thursday Night Tailgate.
Former Denver Broncos Pro Bowl WR Rick Upchurch relives some great memories from those 70’s & 80’s Broncos teams plus what he’s doing now on this segment of Thursday Night Tailgate.
17m Jun 02, 2018
17m