Episode 1,295: intel with Ben Standig on what Washington will do with No. 7-overall pick in 2026 NFL Draft and more

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Al Galdi

Sports, Football

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🗓️ 3 April 2026

⏱️ 50 minutes

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Segment 1 - Show open and listener feedback Segment 2 - Guest: Washington Commanders insider Ben Standig of Last Man Standig on Substack on his takeaways from the NFL's Annual League Meeting and where we are with what Washington will do with its No. 7-overall pick in the 2026 NFL Draft, including the likelihood of the team re-signing any of its many remaining prominent unrestricted free agents, which Washington player is most likely to wear the green dot in Week 1 of the 2026 regular season, the lingering uncertainty with the team's 2024 NFL Draft class, the possibility of the team trading down in the first round of the draft and who the team might take if it sticks and picks at No. 7 Segment 3 - Washington Capitals: analysis of a 7-3 loss at the New Jersey Devils The Nace Law Group, Accident & Injury Lawyers - visit WashingtonDCInjuryLawyers.com and make sure that you mention that Al Galdi sent you Watch the BGO Blind Pig podcast on YouTube For advertising inquiries, email Sales@BlueWirePods.com

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0:00.0	And away we go, episode one thousand two hundred ninety-five of the Al-Galdi podcast. It is Friday, April 3rd, 2006. It is
0:24.9	Good Friday, is this weekend is Easter weekend. Happy Easter to those who celebrate, like me.
0:30.7	This also is the day after we got not one, but two statements from our rebuilding and tanking
0:36.4	Washington Wizards early Thursday afternoon.
0:39.4	One statement was the team announcing that Kishon George is done for the season.
0:43.7	No surprise. He has been out for the team's last 16 games due to a grade two UCL tear in his left elbow.
0:50.2	The Wizards have just six games left in the NBA's 2025, 2025, 2006 regular season.
0:55.8	The other statement was the team apologizing for an April Fool's joke that went awry.
1:03.6	The Wizards during their 153, 131 loss to the Philadelphia 76ers at Capitol 1 Arena on Wednesday night,
1:12.4	appeared to prank a fan. No, not by the wizard's defensive effort in the game,
1:17.1	but by making the fan think that he won $10,000 by hitting a half-court shot while blindfolded.
1:25.7	The fan did not make the half- half court shot. A lot of people were
1:30.0	upset by this prank, and the Wizards on Thursday afternoon issued an apology, revealing that the
1:36.5	entire segment was scripted and, quote, all participants were in on the joke, end quote. I read to you
1:43.4	the statement in its entirety, quote,
1:45.7	we apologize for last night's April Fool's joke that left many wondering if we had misled a fan.
1:52.4	The skit involving our mascot and other members of our performance team was scripted and intended to celebrate the day.
1:59.5	All participants were in on the joke, but we missed the mark.
2:03.1	Our fans are our priority, and we continue to be committed to providing a positive experience to all who attend our games.
2:12.6	End quote.
2:13.8	Only our NBA team, the Washington Wizards, would have to apologize for an April Fool's joke.
2:23.5	Forget about the fan who missed the shot being in on the joke.
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