AFC North Offseason Grades

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4.1 • 4.4K Ratings

🗓️ 13 May 2025

⏱️ 78 minutes

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Sheil, Steven, and Diante put their microscopes on the AFC North division and discuss each team's offseason moves to determine what their level of success could be in the upcoming NFL season. Baltimore RavensCincinnati BengalsPittsburgh SteelersCleveland Browns The Ringer is committed to responsible gaming. Please visit⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ www.rg-help.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to learn more about the resources and helplines available. Hosts: Sheil Kapadia, Steven Ruiz, and Diante LeeProducer: Chris SuttonSocial: Kiera GivensProduction Supervision: Conor Nevins and Arjuna Ramgopal Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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1:30.0	Welcome to the Ringer NFL show.
1:33.5	Shield Capadia here with Stephen Ruiz and Deontay Lee.
1:38.6	We are continuing our division-by-division off-season series,
1:41.2	taking a look at each team's off-season, grading it.
1:43.5	Are they better or worse than last year?
1:45.3	What's one way too early prediction that we've got in May as we look ahead to the 2025 season? So we did the AFC East
1:51.2	last week and the AFC North is up today. So that that's what is on the schedule. But speaking of
1:58.1	schedule, Deontay, when you see the 400 tweets about game, this game on the schedule. But speaking of schedule, Deonte, when you see the 400 tweets about game,
2:03.7	this game on Black Friday, this team playing in Spain, I'm just kind of zooming past
2:11.4	everything and waiting for Wednesday when it all comes out. Are you doing the same thing?
2:15.8	Or are you taking all this in as the NFL just, you know,
2:19.2	leaks a game each hour, seemingly, for the entire week?
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