Heed the Call NFL Podcast with Dan Hanzus & Marc Sessler
Dan Hanzus and Marc Sessler helped pioneer the pro football podcasting landscape with their groundbreaking and globally beloved Around The NFL Podcast. Now free of the “shadowy league figures,” the heroes are fully unleashed on the award-winning Heed The Call podcast, your home for unique coverage of every league storyline with familiar friends, authentic analysis – and yes – just a touch of mirth.
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Dan Hanzus, Marc Sessler & Conor Orr are back for Season 3 of Heed the Call! Before we catch up on the latest NFL news ahead of training camps opening around the league, we have a special announcement from Marc Sessler. Then, we cover Cam Skattebo’s backflip fail, Alvin Kamara’s new contract, the Cowboys’ outlook with George Pickens set to play on the franchise tag, the sale of the Seattle Seahawks, Patrick Ma...
Dan Hanzus, Marc Sessler, Conor Orr and Justin Graver are back for part two of the special Summer Break series debating and discussing every team’s best player since the turn of the century (so far). Today, we go through all 16 NFC franchises to pick the best overall player from each one.
0:00 Best Players of the Century: NFC Edition
1:34 Errors and Omissions
8:04 Giants
17:02 Bears
21:06 Falcons
27:20 Rams
32:55 Eagles
38:22 Lions
43...
Dan Hanzus, Marc Sessler, Conor Orr and Justin Graver are back for a very special Summer Break episode of Heed the Call, debating and discussing every AFC team’s best player since the turn of the century. We go through all 16 AFC franchises to pick the best overall player from each.
0:00 Best Players of the Century: AFC Edition
5:41 Patriots
11:55 Steelers
17:42 Texans
22:38 Broncos
29:06 Bills
33:46 Ravens
40:33 Colts
44:20 Chiefs
47:...
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Dan Hanzus and Conor Orr are back for part two of the annual HTC call-in show! We return to the HTC Hotline to take more questions from the Heedonists, this time touching on the NFL's best defenses and biggest rivalries, outlooks for Joe Burrow and Drake Maye, road trip snacks, a new Elimination Challenge and MORE!
0:00 Heed the Ball!
7:09 HTC Hotline Part II
9:17 The NFL’s Best Defense
19:05 Joe Burrow Outlook
22:58 Getting Ready...
Dan Hanzus and Conor Orr are back for an annual tradition: call-in show! We open up the HTC Hotline to take questions from the Heedonists covering the disrespect of the Seattle Seahawks, the best throwback uniforms, what's up with Brandon Aiyuk, why the NFC South is actually not the most competitive division, and MORE!
To leave a voicemail for the heroes, dial the HTC Hotline at +1 (747) 200-5593.
0:00 Welcome Back, Dan!
3:26 HTC Hotl...
Marc Sessler, Conor Orr & Justin Graver are LIVE to catch up on the latest NFL news from around the league, plus share our list of players we refuse to give up on heading into the 2026 NFL season.
0:00 Opening Questions
6:54 Holiday Touchdown: A Bears Love Story
12:04 Kyle Pitts Extended
19:40 I Still Believe!
38:53 Terrion Arnold Arrested
44:21 Other NFL News
51:27 Live Chat Q&A
1:05:23 Wrap Up
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Marc Sessler, Conor Orr & Justin Graver are LIVE to catch up on the NFL's summer news storm with Jeffery Simmons' record-setting extension, the latest on Brandon Aiyuk's feud with the 49ers, and MORE! Plus our reactions to the USMNT's World Cup performance after securing their spot in the Knockout Stage with last week's win over Australia.
0:00 World Cup Reactions
14:59 Brendan Sorsby Denied
23:53 DT Jeffery Simmons Signs Extensio...
Marc Sessler, Conor Orr & Justin Graver are LIVE to talk about football as we prepare for the long summer break ahead. We start by reviewing Conor's piece for SI, 100 Bold Predictions for the 2026 NFL season before answering some chat Q&A questions.
0:00 Heed the Ball
3:22 100 NFL Predictions
28:12 Live Chat Q&A
49:19 Wrap Up
Check out Conor's BOLD PREDICTIONS piece for SI: https://www.si.com/nfl/conor-orr-100-bold-predicti...
Dan Hanzus & Marc Sessler are joined by Conor Orr to catch up on the latest NFL news coming out of OTAs and mandatory minicamps around the league, as well as react to the New York Knicks winning the NBA championship and Texas Tech QB Brendan Sorsby filing his application to enter the Supplemental NFL Draft.
0:00 World Champions!
16:41 Brendan Sorsby Applies for Supplemental Draft
30:57 Marc’s News Report
34:14 Patrick Mahomes...
Dan Hanzus & Marc Sessler are joined by Conor Orr to catch up on the latest NFL news coming out of OTAs and mandatory minicamps around the league, especially with regards to starting quarterback battles in Minnesota, Cleveland, Atlanta and Las Vegas.
0:00 NBA Finals
8:02 Heed the Ball
11:32 NFL News
12:20 Dumb QB Battle Things
12:47 Kyler Murray vs JJ McCarthy
16:18 Tua Tagovailoa vs Michael Penix
29:50 Deshaun Watson vs Shedeur Sande...
Dan Hanzus & Marc Sessler are joined by RotoPat to break down the latest news and storylines from around the league! We have updates on a couple quarterback contract disputes, a call into the crisis management hotline, Caleb Williams on the cover of Madden plus the Bears might actually be leaving Chicago, some players with legal troubles, and a few contract extensions to mention.
0:00 NBA Finals
7:43 RotoPat Joins
11:23 NFL News
16...
Dan Hanzus & Marc Sessler are joined by Conor Orr for a long overdue Power Rankings update, our first since Week 18 of last season! We open with an important HTC HR meeting before diving into the four Power Rankings tiers, running through our composite rankings for all 32 teams.
0:00 Heed HR Meeting
4:20 Welcome
13:22 Power Rankings!
18:52 Tier 1
32:21 Tier 2
50:56 Tier 3
59:11 Tier 4
1:12:07 Wrap Up
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Dan Hanzus & Marc Sessler are LIVE to react to the blockbuster NFL trade as the Cleveland Browns have traded reigning Defensive Player of the Year Myles Garrett to the Los Angeles Rams for defensive end Jared Verse, a 2027 first-round pick, and other draft compensation. Conor Orr joins shortly to discuss how both sides won the trade, and Marc shares his reaction as a Browns fan. We also cover other NFL news stories: Odell Beckh...
Dan Hanzus, Marc Sessler and Conor Orr are back to take a tour around NFL OTA practices to identify the meaningful stories and soundbites. But first, we build our ideal list of quarantine buddies if we had to spend 30 days with them. After that, we hit NFL news and OTA stories: Josh Jacobs was arrested on multiple domestic charges and released amid an ongoing investigation. Jalen Hurts spoke on his relationship with A.J. Brown, a c...
Dan Hanzus, Marc Sessler and Conor Orr are back to catch up on the latest NFL news, reports and rumors from around the league. First, we discuss the intersection of sports fandom and hope, particularly with the situations that feel the most hopeless. After that, we react to contract extensions for Rams QB Matthew Stafford and Lions LB Jack Campbell, multiple concerning New York Giants stories, Jacoby Brissett's hold-out, and Mike V...
Dan Hanzus, Marc Sessler and Conor Orr are back to catch up on the latest NFL news, reports and rumors from around the league. Aaron Rodgers says this will be his final season, Rashee Rice was arrested (again), Jaxon Smith-Njigba gets no respect, and Fernando Mendoza has aura? Plus we round up the crew for a pair of HTC HR Meetings to discuss workplace behavior.
0:00 HTC HR Meeting
13:30 Giants Town Hall
18:17 Rodgers: “This...
Dan Hanzus, Marc Sessler and Conor Orr sort the 32 projected starting quarterbacks across the NFL into Confidence Tiers for the 2026 season! Plus, Gravedigger is back on the 1s and 2s, and Yessica stops by for a wedding postgame chat.
0:00 Welcome Back, Gravedigger
4:11 Aaron Rodgers signs with Steelers
7:32 QB Confidence Tiers
59:53 Wedding Postgame
1:13:51 Wrap Up
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The 2026 Schedule is out and Dan Hanzus, Marc Sessler & Conor Orr react to the major storylines. Which teams will start 0-3? Then, alongside Ricky Hollywood, they all give their best NFL standup sets and it gets... dark.
Dan Hanzus, Marc Sessler & Conor Orr are back from Justin's wedding in Texas, if only physically. Justin however is not! A special Producer stops by as they cycle through the NFL News Storm of the last week including the NFL referees association reaching a seven year CBA, the Jets big extension, and Aaron Rodgers taking his time in Pittsburgh.
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