Monday Mailbag: Best second sports for NFL players, the meaning of 'scheme,' BYO team brain trust, and more
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🗓️ 19 May 2025
⏱️ 58 minutes
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Summary
Ever wonder what would be the most beneficial second sport for a future NFL player to play on their way to the league? Ever think about how you'd build your own team brain trust if you couldn't poach anyone currently in the job? Ever consider which current coach could've gotten the most out of Jay Cutler? Good news, this edition of the TAFS mailbag is for you! Robert Mays and Derrik Klassen answer each of those questions, and a whole bunch more.
Hosts: Robert Mays and Derrik Klassen
With: Michael Beller
Executive Producer: Michael Beller
Producer: Michael Beller
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| 1:14.2 | Welcome. Welcome to the Athletic Football Show. |
| 1:16.3 | I'm Robert Mays. |
| 1:17.2 | It's Mailbag Monday. |
| 1:18.5 | As always, sincerely appreciate all of you guys who sent in questions. |
| 1:22.4 | They were great. |
| 1:23.1 | We always have more of them than we could possibly get to. |
| 1:25.8 | Michael Beller is back to help us read these questions |
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