Everything that Mattered from Preseason Week 1

Heed the Call with Dan Hanzus & Marc Sessler

Heed the Call NFL Podcast with Dan Hanzus & Marc Sessler

Sports, Football

5 • 4.5K Ratings

🗓️ 12 August 2025

⏱️ 70 minutes

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Summary

Dan Hanzus & Marc Sessler are joined by Conor Orr to recap the first week of NFL Preseason action by covering the things that actually MATTERED. Rookie quarterbacks including Shedeur Sanders, Cam Ward and Jaxson Dart, Patriots rookies impressing (and Tom Brady getting a statue), the Chiefs first-round left tackle, Anthony Richardson's injury along with Tyler Warren's nice game, Geno Smith flipping off the fans, Willie Lampkin serving up pancakes, and a new admission to the Kicker Club (with bottle service). Plus injury updates, Heedonist reviews, and Conor's big weekend! 0:00 Show Start 4:40 NFL Preseason Week 1: What Actually Mattered 4:53 Shedeur Sanders’ Debut 10:36 Patriots Blow Out Commanders 48-18 15:44 Tom Brady’s Statue Unveiling 18:29 Chiefs OT Josh Simmons 24:22 Tyler Warren & Anthony Richardson 27:45 Cam Ward’s Debut 38:27 Justin Fields Debut 42:49 Jaxson Dart’s Debut 50:01 Geno Smith’s Double Bird 53:08 Willie Lampkin’s Pancakes 55:14 Matthew Stafford’s Ammortal Chamber 59:53 Kicker Club 1:02:26 Notable Injuries 1:03:53 Heedonist Reviews 1:06:54 Wrap Up --------- Support the Heed the Call Patreon: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/heedthecall⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Join the #48.4 movement by subscribing to the Heed the Call YouTube Channel: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@heedthecallpod Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	I don't think I'm over pumping him up.
0:02.3	We all watched it, right?
0:03.9	Like, I mean, like, he just, it's kind of what you would have wanted to see.
0:07.7	Our show is keeping everything in context of who he was facing and what the stage was.
0:12.4	But yes, yes, I would think this is what you wanted to see in Shador Sanders' first game.
0:27.1	Hey, oh, welcome to heed the call.
0:32.6	An NFL podcast, heeding that call on a Monday.
0:39.3	Dan Hans is here with Mark Sessler, Connor, or Justin Graver on the ones and twos.
0:42.8	Man, Cessley, let's start it out this way.
0:48.1	A big, huge shout out to our listeners.
0:57.4	Man, you guys, we asked you to heed the call and send us up the charts across the world in the sports podcast category and they absolutely did uh through follows unfollow follows comments star ratings
1:07.9	we went all the way up to uh the top 10 in the U.S.
1:12.8	in sports podcast.
1:14.6	Look at that.
1:16.1	We were right in between a ringer fantasy football show and the Dan Patrick show,
1:20.7	number 10.
1:21.3	And then over in the UK, you guys always step up in a big spot as well.
1:25.4	We landed in the top three in between stick to cricket and dereshis football.
1:34.4	We fit right in there.
1:36.5	That makes sense to me.
1:37.5	Oh, these are great.
1:39.3	These are great talent.
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