How much better are these NFC teams really?
The Athletic Football Show: A show about the NFL
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🗓️ 17 March 2025
⏱️ 94 minutes
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Summary
Teams like the Vikings, Giants and Seahawks have been active in free agency. There's no doubt about that. But how much better are they really? That's exactly the question Robert Mays and Derrik Klassen strive to answer on this episode of The Athletic Football Show.
The guys also discuss the extensions for Ja'Marr Chase, Tee Higgins and Derek Stingley.
Rundown
- Bengals lock up Chase and Higgins
- Derek Stingley signs an extension with the Texans
- Vikings
- Seahawks
- Giants
- Panthers
- Rams
- Cardinals
- Bears
- Buccaneers
- Packers
- Saints
- Commanders
Host: Robert Mays
Co-Host: Derrik Klassen
Executive Producer: Michael Beller
Producer: Michael Beller
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the Athletic Football Show. |
| 0:06.4 | I'm Robert Mays. |
| 0:07.6 | Last week, we chatted about the AFC spenders, me and Derek Classen, |
| 0:12.4 | and how much better those teams actually were after throwing around some money in free agency than they were at the beginning of the offseason. |
| 0:19.3 | Today, we're going to hit the NFC. |
| 0:22.1 | We talked about, I think, 12 teams today in the NFC |
| 0:25.9 | and where their outlook has changed since free agency got going. |
| 0:30.3 | How much better are they really in the short term, |
| 0:32.7 | in the long term after handing out some of these contracts? |
| 0:35.2 | Same as with the AFC. |
| 0:36.5 | If we do not talk about your team today, |
| 0:38.5 | it's because we talked about them on the |
| 0:40.4 | should you be freaking out portion of the conversations last week |
| 0:44.4 | because they haven't spent much money. |
| 0:46.7 | But we hit a majority of the NFC today |
| 0:49.1 | and also touched on some of the news. |
| 0:51.9 | T. Higgins and Jamar Chase both signed extensions |
| 0:54.1 | late last night into Monday, so we talked |
| 0:56.8 | about that, and also the new big money contract for Derek Stingley. |
| 1:02.3 | So let's get to those conversations with Derek Classen right now. |
| 1:15.2 | Joining me this morning, it's my co-host here here Derek classic Derek how you doing man I'm all right it's a little early uh it's early for you I appreciate you rolling out of bed |
| 1:20.7 | for me this morning literally early on my side of the country so if it takes me to get through |
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