Episode 1,262: conversation with Dan Steinberg on state of being a Washington, D.C.-area-sports fan and more

The Al Galdi Podcast

Al Galdi

Sports, Football

4.9 • 1.5K Ratings

🗓️ 17 February 2026

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Segment 1 - Show open, including reaction to Washington Nationals manager Blake Butera raving about the velocity of starting pitcher Cade Cavalli, and listener feedback Segment 2 - Guest: Dan Steinberg, who now is an NFL managing editor for The Athletic off having worked for The Washington Post from Sept. 2001 to July 2025, on the state of being a Washington, D.C.-area-sports fan both in terms of the teams and the media landscape, especially off The Washington Post essentially shutting down its sports section Segment 3 - Washington Commanders: tribute to former Washington Redskins guard Tre' Johnson off his death at the age of 54, including a salute to the 1999 NFC East-champion Redskins Upgrade your wardrobe by going to Quince.com/Galdi for free shipping on your order and 365-day returns Get up to 30 percent off OneSkin with the promo code "Galdi" at OneSkin.co/Galdi Visit ZBiotics.com/Galdi and get 15 percent off your first order when you use the promo code "Galdi" at checkout Download Cash App! For a limited time, a new Cash App customer can earn $10 - just use the code "Family10" in your profile at signup and send $5 to a friend within 14 days Visit CateringByUptown.com and mention that Al Galdi sent you For advertising inquiries, email Sales@BlueWirePods.com

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0:00.0	And away we go, episode 1,262 of the Al-Galdi podcast. It is Tuesday, February 17th, 2026. It is
0:24.6	Fat Tuesday, 2006, aka Mardi Gras Day, 2006. Also, this is the first day of the window
0:33.8	within which NFL teams can place franchise tags and transition tags on players
0:39.1	in the 2026 offseason. That window goes from Tuesday, February 17th to Tuesday,
0:44.4	March 3rd at 4 p.m. Eastern. This offseason are zero legitimate franchise tag or
0:51.6	transition tag candidates for our team, the Washington commanders, despite
0:55.8	them having a ton of pending unrestricted free agents. And yes, that does say a lot about a lot.
1:01.8	Hello and welcome to this Tuesday installment of the Al Galdi podcast. Next segment,
1:06.5	a special conversation. Discussion of the state of being a Washington, D.C. area sports fan,
1:13.1	both in terms of the teams and the media landscape, as we'll speak, with Dan Steinberg, NFL
1:19.0	managing editor for the athletic. He worked at the Washington Post from September 2001 to July
1:24.8	2025. He famously rode the revolutionary blog, the DC Sportsbog.
1:31.0	There is so much to take in and be thinking about right now as a fan of DC area sports.
1:36.6	We next segment with Dan will cover a lot of ground on this, the podcast that follows Washington,
1:41.8	D.C. area sports, so that you don't have to. And also on the show, a tribute to former Washington, D.C. area sports so that you don't have to.
1:44.6	And also on the show, a tribute to former Washington Redskins Guard,
1:48.8	Trey Johnson, off his death at the age of 54.
1:52.1	And we during that segment will show appreciation, not only for him,
1:56.0	but for the best team of which he was a part, the 1999 NFC East champion Redskins. Before we get to
2:04.1	feedback, news on the commanders coaching staff. It turns out that LSU safety's coach
2:08.9	Jake Olson is staying at LSU and not joining the commanders. That according to CBS NFL and
2:15.2	college football insider Matt Zenitz on Monday night in a post on X.
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