Catchin' Fades with Aqib Talib

Catchin' Fades with Aqib Talib

For more than ten years, Super Bowl Champion Aqib Talib commanded respect as one of the most fearsome defensive backs in the NFL. The outspoken Talib brings that same intensity to Catchin' Fades, where he is joined each week by former teammates and competitors to dish on the latest drama in the NFL. Unafraid and uncensored, Catchin' Fades is a candid look at the NFL from one of the sport's most respected players.

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December 7, 2021 22 mins

Former Pro Bowl RB Jamaal Charles is Catchin’ Fades with Aqib Talib this week. Aqib and Jamaal talk about some of the best RB’s in Texas history, playing with Vince Young, and the growth of the Chiefs under Andy Reid.

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Aqib talks with the former NFL star about his career at Ohio State, being a star in the NFL and having it all taken away in the blink of an eye.

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November 23, 2021 22 mins

Aqib is joined by longtime NFL vet and OL Donald Penn. Donald talks about the biggest factor on going undrafted, what he remembers about playing with Aqib, and what it was like playing Jon Gruden.

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November 17, 2021 39 mins

Pro-Bowler, Super Bowl champion, and the originator of Tight End-U, Dallas Clark is Catchin’ Fades with Aqib Talib this week. Dallas and Aqib talk about their Peyton Manning memories, starting Tight End-U at Iowa, and the evolution of the Tight End position.

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Aqib breaks down his top 12 AFC teams and which surprising team he thinks is the favorite to make the Super Bowl. Later, he talks with his former teammate and "brother" TJ Ward. The guys dive into life after football, if coaching REALLY matters in the NFL, and the start of the "No Fly Zone."

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November 2, 2021 26 mins

2005 Defensive Rookie of the Year Shawne Merriman is Catchin’ Fades with Aqib Talib this week. Merriman and Talib talk about his transition from UMD to the NFL and playing for legendary coaches like Wade Phillips and Norv Turner.

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October 26, 2021 24 mins

2X Super Bowl Champion and Walter Payton Man of the Year Chris Long, is Catchin’ Fades with Aqib Talib this week. Long and Talib talk about the struggles of the Kansas City Chiefs, and what it will take for Andy Reid and Patrick Mahomes to turn it around.

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October 19, 2021 17 mins

Pro bowler and Super Bowl Champion Cliff Avril is Catchin’ Fades with Aqib Talib this week. Avril talks about coming into the league onto an 0-16 team and what led to the fall of the Seattle Seahawks potential football dynasty.

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2X Super Bowl Champion Ike Taylor is Catchin’ Fades with Aqib Talib this week. Taylor lists all of the problems in Pittsburgh, and what the Steelers need to do to bounce back. Taylor also talks about his favorite young corners.

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October 5, 2021 15 mins

Aqib breaks down Justin Fields performance over the weekend and gives his take on where he stands in this years rookie QB class (0:30). Later, Carolina Panthers’ WR Terrace Marshall is Catchin’ Fades with Aqib Talib this week (6:42). Marshall talks about his budding relationship and chemistry with Quarterback Sam Darnold, and reminisces on LSU’s National Championship run in 2019.

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Former NFL WR and speedster Ted Ginn Jr. is Catchin’ Fades with Aqib Talib this week. Ginn Jr. talks about finding his way from DB to WR in college, and what it was like being the #1 ATH in the country during his recruitment process.

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NFL Network Analyst and Super Bowl champion James Jones is Catchin’ Fades with Aqib Talib this week. Jones recalls the transition from Brett Favre to Aaron Rodgers and gives his analysis for Texans vs Panthers on Thursday Night.

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Former Green Bay Packer and Super Bowl champion Josh Sitton is Catchin Fades with Aqib Talib this week. Sitton reminds Aqib of their Rookie Symposium trip, playing in Lambeau Field as a visitor, and if he thinks Aaron Rodgers retires as a Packer.

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September 8, 2021 15 mins

Aqib shares stories of a young CB playing his first game in the NFL and what happened during that game that was very opening. Later, Carolina Panthers Safety Jeremy Chinn is Catchin’ Fades with Aqib. Chinn talks about his rise from Division II standout to Rookie of the Year candidate and being snubbed for Rookie of the Year.

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September 1, 2021 34 mins

Aqib gives his instant reaction to the news that Cam Newton was released from the Patriots. He talks about where he thinks Cam is going to end up playing this season if he ends up anywhere...Later, NBA PG Cameron Payne stops by to talk NFL and the NBA. Payne talks about his journey from China, to the G-League, to Phoenix, and how that molded him into the PG he is today.

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Aqib answers your questions related to the preseason and gives his thoughts on some major sleeper teams and which team he thinks will have a powerful offense (0:26). Later, 2X Pro Bowl DB Mike Adams tells Aqib about the grind of being a coach in the NFL, his long-term coaching goals, and who he does not want to resemble as a coach (7:29).

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Aqib tells his story from his rookie year about how he missed the trip to Canton to visit the Hall of Fame with the rest of his rookie class and the player that he last all respect for (0:43). Also, Antoine Bethea stops by to talk about the hardest adjustment for him now that football is over (8:43), and how the smaller colleges like Jacksonville State "might" have an advantage in the recruiting game (14:04).

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Aqib talks about his first trip to the Hall of Fame and how if he had gone there earlier in his career, he would have continued playing longer (0:36). Also, Carolina Panthers Edge Rusher, Brian Burns is Catchin’ Fades as he talks about his time at Florida State (8:41), playing on the same NFL team as his brother (10:24), and the improvements of the Panthers Defense. (13:59)

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2009 NFL Offensive Player of the Year Chris Johnson joins Aqib Talib this week. The All-Pro RB discusses what it was like running a 4.2 at the combine (7:30), his 2,000-yd season in Tennessee and the one thing that he remembers most about that season (12:20), and the way NFL RB’s are not being valued in the NFL today (15:00).

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Aqib opens today’s podcast with his take on the NFL’s recently-implemented COVID-19 guidelines that have been generating headlines (0:29). After, Lions DE Michael Brockers comes through to discuss the main factor that landed him at LSU over a Texas school (6:13), the biggest change that came with the Rams’ move from STL to LA (9:11), and why he thinks former Pats assistants haven’t made successful jumps to NFL head coaches (13:52).

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