Heed the Call with Dan Hanzus & Marc Sessler
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- 1 hour 11 minutesFree Agency Day 4: Most Underrated Signings, Maxx Crosby Fallout & MORE!
Dan Hanzus & Marc Sessler are joined by Conor Orr LIVE as Day 4 of NFL Free Agency is underway! We take a look back at the week thus far to assess who is crushing free agency and who is struggling, including a peak at the Bavarian Pretzels All-Free Agency Team. Ravens GM Eric DeCosta spoke about pulling out of the Maxx Crosby trade, Kyler Murray is lining up suitors, and one of our favorite shows is back for a third season.
0:00 NFL Free Agency Day 4
2:06 Bavarian Pretzels Roster Check-In
10:37 Kyler Murray Updates
17:46 Best Under-the-Radar Signings
27:23 Improvement Index: Most Improved Teams
31:38 Eric DeCosta Speaks on Maxx Crosby Debacle
36:00 Crosby staying with Raiders now?
46:33 Doc Season 3
50:47 Trent McDuffie Trade Reaction
52:52 Adam Schefter’s New Set
54:58 Live Chat Q&A
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12 March 2026, 10:31 pm - 1 hour 17 minutesFree Agency Day 3: Ravens Back Out & Sign Hendrickson, Daniel Jones Extended & MORE!
Dan Hanzus, Marc Sessler & Sheil Kapadia are LIVE to react to the wild Tuesday night news in the NFL, as the Baltimore Ravens back out of their trade agreement to acquire Maxx Crosby from the Raiders and pivot, quickly signing DE Trey Hendrickson. WILD! Plus, we cover the other free agent signings of Day 3 and countdown to the start of the new league year. 0:00 Happy New (League) Year!
3:06 Ravens back out of Maxx Crosby trade, pivot to Trey Hendrickson
26:34 Colts extend QB Daniel Jones
32:15 Other Moves & Signings
41:50 Thanksgiving Eve Football??
46:49 Eagles Nest
56:07 Predicting Landing Spots for Best Available Free Agents
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11 March 2026, 11:39 pm - 1 hour 14 minutesFree Agency Day 2: Geno Traded to Jets, Romeo Doubs to Patriots & MORE!
Dan Hanzus, Marc Sessler & Conor Orr are LIVE to react to all the breaking news and chaos on Day 2 of NFL Free Agency. Hang out with the Heedonists as we cover all things NFL Free Agency!
0:00 NFL Free Agency Day 2
0:25 QB Geno Smith traded to Jets
14:00 Vikings pursuing QB Kyler Murray?
27:48 Biggest Spenders so far in Free Agency
29:15 Tom Brady's Newsletter
31:50 Best Available Remaining Free Agents (as of recording)
40:43 Patriots sign WR Romeo Doubs & OL Alijah Vera-Tucker
50:54 Panthers sign LB Devin Lloyd
54:00 Other Transactions!
59:09 Live Chat & Wrap
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10 March 2026, 10:59 pm - 1 hour 17 minutesFree Agency Day 1: Walker III to Chiefs, Evans to 49ers, Willis to Dolphins & MORE!
Dan Hanzus, Marc Sessler & Conor Orr are LIVE to react to all the breaking news and chaos as NFL Free Agency is officially underway with the start of the negotiating window! A number of moves have already happened, with more surely on the way. Hang out with the Heedonists as we cover all things NFL Free Agency!
0:00 NFL Free Agency Day 1
1:30 Kenneth Walker to Chiefs
6:16 Mike Evans to 49ers
9:35 Malik Willis to Dolphins, Tua cut
22:06 Alec Pierce back to Colts, Pittman traded to Steelers
27:22 Maxx Crosby traded to Ravens
36:45 Tyler Linderbaum to Raiders
42:01 More Trades (Rashan Gary, Minkah Fitzpatrick) + Jets signings
46:57 Rams sign Jaylen Watson, extend McDuffie
49:16 Dak's Bach Party
57:01 Giants Signings
59:45 Tyler Allgeier to Cardinals
1:01:44 Titans Signings
1:05:33 8 o’clock delight for the rest of the action
1:10:16 Wrap Up
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9 March 2026, 10:49 pm - 1 hour 18 minutesThe One Where The Guys Build The Perfect Free Agency Roster With Bill Barnwell
Dan Hanzus & Marc Sessler are joined by Conor Orr and ESPN's Bill Barnwell to build the perfect roster of NFL Free Agents. A full starting 11 on both sides of the ball, with some reserve options thrown in as well, and a commendable attempt at finding three specialists. After that, we hit some big NFL news, including two massive trades!
0:00 The Perfect Free Agency Roster
5:25 Offense
31:19 Defense
45:41 Specialists
51:27 Top Ten Reasons
59:46 Rams trade for CB Trent McDuffie
1:04:18 Bills trade for WR DJ Moore
1:08:29 WR Stefon Diggs Released
1:12:12 Wrap Up
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6 March 2026, 2:37 am - 1 hour 2 minutesThe Teams That Will Power NFL Free Agency
Dan Hanzus & Marc Sessler are joined by Conor Orr as we continue to ramp up towards NFL free agency! We look at the teams who are best positioned to be active spenders in free agency and react to the franchise tag deadline.
0:00 NFL Free Agency Approaches
3:28 Teams With Most Cap Space
32:58 Daniel Jones Transition Tagged
39:00 Other Tag News
45:08 Conor’s Pete Weber Story
52:40 Kyler Murray To Be Released
54:21 Bears C Drew Dalman Retires
57:54 Wrap Up
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4 March 2026, 2:48 am - 1 hour 22 minutesHottest NFL Combine Takeaways & Free Agency Rumors
Dan Hanzus & Marc Sessler are joined by James Palmer for a look at the top takeaways from the 2026 NFL Scouting Combine! Which players stood out and moved themselves up draft boards? After that, we cover all the latest news and rumors surrounding NFL Free Agency, which begins next week, after decision-makers from nearly every team spent time together in Indianapolis. We hit on the quarterback market, trades that happened Monday, and other trade candidates to watch.
0:00 Post-Combine Takeaways
24:59 Combine News & Rumors
29:09 Quarterback Market: Kyler Murray
34:58 Tua Tagovailoa
35:19 Daniel Jones
41:05 Derek Carr
47:42 More from the Combine
53:29 Texans trade for RB David Montgomery
59:23 Browns trade for OT Tytus Howard
1:05:19 Maxx Crosby
1:09:16 A.J. Brown
1:13:26 Wrap Up
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3 March 2026, 12:47 am - 1 hour 6 minutesQuarterback Carousel Check-In + Combine News & Rumors
Dan Hanzus & Marc Sessler are joined by Conor Orr to catch up on the latest news and rumors coming out of Indianapolis at the 2026 NFL Scouting Combine. The Titans and Jets have made a player-for-player trade, Anthony Richardson is looking for a new team, and we have a new combine trope alert. Plus, what's up with Brandon Aubrey's contract negotiation? Is Ashton Jeanty entering a time-share role? And what does Kayvon Thibodeaux's future look like? After that, we spin the QB carousel and look at which teams are in the most dire need of an upgrade under center.
0:00 Combine Week Rolls On
1:49 John Schneider
5:56 Titans-Jets Trade!
14:55 Anthony Richardson
21:14 Trope Alert
27:22 Brandon Aubrey’s Contract
33:14 Ashton Jeanty’s Role
36:49 Kayvon Thibodeaux’s Future
42:51 QB Carousel Check-In
1:01:24 Wrap Up
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27 February 2026, 12:45 am - 1 hour 12 minutesNFL Combine Quotes That Could Haunt Coaches and GMs
Dan Hanzus & Marc Sessler are joined by Conor Orr to cover all the most important quotes coming out of Indianapolis at the 2026 NFL Scouting Combine! We talk about all the quarterback question marks and updates, from Tua Tagovailoa to Kyler Murray, from Aaron Rodgers to C.J. Stroud. We also touch on A.J. Brown's future with the Eagles, Joe Schoen's standing with the Giants, and Aaron Glenn's second chance with the Jets. Finally, we close the show debriefing on the BACH party.
0:00 NFL Combine Week!
6:42 Quarterback Stuff
6:50 Tua Tagovailoa’s Future?
13:42 Kyler Murray’s Future?
21:28 CJ Stroud’s Future?
27:19 Looking Back in Time
33:03 Aaron Rodgers’ Future?
41:25 Kirk Cousins’ Future?
49:47 AJ Brown’s Future?
54:31 Joe Schoen
56:13 Aaron Glenn
1:03:01 Justin’s Bach Debrief
1:08:03 Wrap Up
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25 February 2026, 1:29 am - 1 hour 19 minutesThe Six NFL Teams No One Is Talking About
Dan Hanzus & Marc Sessler are joined by Conor Orr to give some pop to six teams with pivotal offseasons ahead but who are generally flying under the radar and not getting the proper shine they deserve. Plus, Conor is stuck in the northeast blizzard!
0:00 Coming up on today’s show
3:50 Sports Bar Moments
14:34 Teams No One Is Talking About
15:19 Falcons
22:59 Lions
28:05 Blizzard
39:08 Panthers
43:52 Colts
57:03 Commanders
1:05:19 Jaguars
1:14:43 Wrap Up
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24 February 2026, 1:49 am - 1 hour 8 minutesMailbag: Biggest Offseason Tropes, Bold Predictions & Having Fun with Bad Teams
Dan Hanzus & Marc Sessler are joined by Conor Orr to touch on a wild assortment of topics straight out of the HTC Mailbag! The biggest offseason tropes, bold predictions, our worst takes from last year, sliding door moments, rooting for bad teams, and so much more.
0:00 Welcome Back!
0:58 Gravy’s Bach Party
6:02 HTC Mailbag
58:51 Wrap Up
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