The Season with Peter Schrager

Peter goes deep on the Panthers’ decision to fire Frank Reich eleven weeks into his first season as head coach and details what’s not only behind the decision, but what and who Carolina could be looking at next. Then, Grammy and Oscar winning rock musician Melissa Etheridge joins the show to discuss her 50+ years of being a Chiefs fan, recent run on Broadway, and her unique point of view as a rock star Chiefs fan on the celebrity c...

Fresh off the biggest “Monday Night Football” game in years and in advance of the NFL’s first Black Friday game on Amazon, Peter welcomes Hans Schroeder, the EVP of NFL Media. Peter and Hans discuss the NFL’s bold expansion into new streaming platforms, the Black Friday game, as well as the NFL’s unique relationship with its broadcast partners, team owners, and fans. Lastly, Hans shares his personal story and how he went from inves...

Fresh off Kyler Murray’s heroic return to the football field, Peter welcomes in his first year OC Drew Petzing. Petzing details the work Murray has done to get back to the field and his incredible performance in Sunday’s win over Atlanta. Petzing’s story is awesome; sidelined with an injury as a college sophomore, he never gave up the dream of being involved with football. Fifteen years later, he’s one of the youngest play callers ...

Peter opens his podcast with the behind the scenes stories of both the inspiring wins from the Joshua Dobbs led Vikings and the Raiders on Sunday. Then, the day after his team’s second overall pick broke the rookie record for passing yards and touchdowns in a game, Nick Caserio joins the podcast to discuss the process behind selecting CJ Stroud in April. Houston’s GM also shares his personal story, giving up a job in finance to cha...

Peter is joined by legendary sportscaster Dan Patrick. Dan shares stories from his history coming up at CNN Sports and ESPN, including stories of Chris Berman, Keith Olbermann, and Grant Hill. Then they go through some of Dan’s stories from being a part of the Adam Sandler cinematic universe with the likes of Dave Matthews and Nicole Kidman. And finally, Peter bookends his Celebrity Jeopardy experience, giving a behind the scenes l...

In what’s far and away the most fun story of the week, Peter goes on a deeper dive to get to know Bears rookie QB Tyson Bagent. Peter is joined by Bagent’s college coach, Shepherd University (WV) HC Ernie McCook. Coach McCook dazzles us with stories of Bagent’s absurd college exploits on the field, as well as some of the intangible magic he has off of it. He also tells us about the Bears QB’s incredible work ethic, and what it’s li...

Peter reveals his big announcement… he’s appearing on “Celebrity Jeopardy” Wednesday October 25th. Having already filmed the episode, he takes us through the experience of fulfilling a lifelong dream. Then, the pride and joy of Staten Island— Bengals DC Lou Anarumo joins the show. Fresh off a defensive masterpiece over Seattle, Lou goes inside the defensive huddle and recaps Sunday’s win, explains the brilliance of Sam Hubbard, det...

Peter opens the podcast with a bold proclamation about the MVP award and transitions to an exercise with Aaron, emphasizing just how many stars are on the 49ers roster. Then, Peter details a big (early) Hollywood night out with the greatest tight end to ever play the sport. Next, The Athletic’s Ted Nguyen joins to tell us his life story, going from high school football coach and cancer survivor to staff writer for a national public...

Peter opens with his thoughts on two very different vibes surrounding the 1-3 teams in New York City this week. Then, he goes through a “pinch me” type of Sunday that included being on the field and in attendance for both the Eagles-Commanders and the Jets-Chiefs games. This week’s guest is Tampa Bay Buccaneers GM Jason Licht. With Tampa Bay sitting atop the NFC South at 3-1 heading into their bye, Jason hits on the signing of Bake...

Peter opens with an analysis of just how massive - both football-wise and culturally - the Coach Prime Effect has been through three weeks of the football season. Then, he welcomes in Sean Evans, the host of the wildly popular “Hot Ones” series. Sean discusses the art of celebrity interviews, his rise to the top, and how to decline pitches to come on his show. A die-hard Bears fan, Sean discusses the vicious cycle of being a Bears/...

It’s Kickoff week. Finally. Peter welcomes in Fox Sports’ number 1 announcer Greg Olsen to preview the Bears-Packers showdown that he’ll be on the call for. Greg also details his Super Bowl debut on the microphone, from the pregame buildup (where he nearly missed his pregame hit) to the halftime show (Mahomes’ ankle nearly ruined the performance for him) to his postgame adventure home of inexplicably taking a Red Eye back to Charlo...

Peter opens this week’s podcast with final thoughts on the New York Jets’ dream summer and his opinion on the most important young player on the roster. Then, Wall Street Journal columnist Jason Gay joins Peter to discuss the vibe in his city of Baltimore around the new-look Ravens, the Aaron Rodgers experience in New York, and the reason this year’s US Open is so compelling. Then, Peter and Jason conduct a “fantasy draft” of their...

Peter shares stories from a wild few days in Los Angeles and New York City, and weighs in on the Trey Lance situation in San Francisco. Then, University of Arizona head coach Jedd Fisch joins to share details of his incredible coaching journey, lessons from Pete Carroll, Sean McVay, and Bill Belichick, and incredible details from watching the NFL Draft with his college roommate, Eagles GM Howie Roseman. Lastly, Jedd talks Arizona W...

With fantasy football draft season upon us, Peter sits down with Danny Kelly, Danny Heifetz, and Craig Horlbeck from the Ringer Fantasy Football Show. Danny, Danny, and Craig have a top fantasy football podcast and Peter hosts the ultimate fantasy draft preview with them. Topics range from their favorite sleepers, to the rookies they love, to the “old” guys they’re still taking in 2023. Then, they get into different league types, r...

Peter shares what he's heard on the Dalvin Cook and Ezekiel Elliot singings, and then on the day his Netflix special “37 and Single” premieres, comedian Jared Freid joins Peter to discuss dating apps, touring the country and seeing America, and the dog-eat-dog world of standup comedy. Jared’s brother Harry is a Director of Research & Analysis Coaching with the Chicago Bears, and he discusses sharing a NYC apartment as they were...

Brandon Beane joins Peter after a training camp practice in Rochester. In the chat, they discuss the machinations behind the selection of first round pick Dalton Kincaid, the bounceback from last year's disappointing finish, and updates on both Von Miller and Stefon Diggs. Beane, then, shares his career story-- jumping from the PR side of the Carolina Panthers front office to the operations group, to ultimately, the world of player...