Browns WON the Travis Hunter trade, Broncos justify Waddle trade, NFL Offseason Mailbag
3 and Out with John Middlekauff
iHeartPodcasts and The Volume
4.8 • 2.8K Ratings
🗓️ 17 April 2026
⏱️ 56 minutes
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Summary
On this episode of 3 & Out, John Middlekauff looks back to the Cleveland Browns pulling off what he believes was a draft-night win in their trade with the Jacksonville Jaguars involving Travis Hunter. How did Cleveland come out on top, and what does it mean for both franchises moving forward?
John also breaks down the Broncos’ reasoning behind the Jaylen Waddle trade and whether the move actually makes sense from a roster-building and financial standpoint.
Plus, John takes a quick detour outside the NFL to discuss why Steph Curry remains one of the most electric players in sports, and reacts to Azzi Fudd going No. 1 overall and what makes her such a special talent.
To wrap things up, it’s everyone’s favorite segment: the Middlekauff Mailbag, where John answers your questions and hits on a wide range of topics across the sports world.
From NFL trades and draft fallout to hoops and beyond, it’s all covered on this episode of 3 & Out.
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| 0:00.0 | This is an I-Heart podcast. |
| 0:02.5 | Guaranteed human. |
| 0:05.2 | The volume. |
| 0:06.3 | What is going on, my people? |
| 0:22.0 | I'm John. |
| 0:22.6 | This 3-N-Out podcast, and happy Fugazi Friday. |
| 0:25.5 | I do need to give a standing ovation today to the Browns. |
| 0:28.7 | I got to give some flowers to the Denver Broncos' new ownership |
| 0:31.4 | because I looked at some numbers today. |
| 0:34.0 | They are spending some serious money. |
| 0:36.2 | Kind of hit me last night watching Stefan Curry go nuts and hit a game winning three. |
| 0:42.2 | Is he the most entertaining player the last 25 years in all of sports? |
| 0:45.8 | I had a list of a couple other guys that I would throw in there. |
| 0:49.5 | I actually might have left out Michael Vic. |
| 0:51.3 | I would have put him up really high as well. |
| 0:53.8 | But there's a difference between being a great player, which obviously he is too. |
| 0:58.7 | But like, I wouldn't call Tom Brady like the most entertaining player of all time. |
| 1:03.2 | Most accomplished. Best winner made the right plays. |
| 1:07.3 | But Curry, man, he is, he is box office. Fugazi Friday. And, uh, Curry, man, he is, he is box office. Uh, Fugazi Friday. And, uh, yeah, I do, I saw the story going |
| 1:17.0 | viral of the WNBA, the girls that are dating and the PR check. I do want to dive in. Is that |
| 1:22.8 | kind of risky team building? Like, what, what if you get a bad breakup in the middle of your |
| 1:27.3 | season? But waltzes do some mailbag questions. Fire in the mailbag questions. We're going to do a bunch, obviously, starting the offseason. At John Middlecoff, at John Middlecoff, firing those DMs. We're going to have a bunch of mailbags over the course of the summer gets a little slower. And we'll bang out a couple of here at the end of the pod as well. |
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