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3 and Out with John Middlekauff

NFL Offseason Mailbag: Andy Reid & Sean Payton LOSING their edge? Streaming taking over the NFL? Should I DATE my coworker?

3 and Out with John Middlekauff

iHeartPodcasts and The Volume

Football, News, Fantasy Sports, Sports News, Sports

4.82.8K Ratings

🗓️ 14 May 2026

⏱️ 56 minutes

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Summary

On this episode of 3 & Out, John Middlekauff opens up the mailbag to answer your biggest football questions and dive into some of the hottest debates around the NFL and college football.

Why are NFL teams willing to give up home games for international matchups, and what does the league really gain from expanding globally? John breaks down the business side of the NFL’s international push and why owners continue to buy in.

He also discusses whether Andy Reid and Sean Payton have lost some of their offensive edge, examining how the league has evolved and whether even the best play-callers eventually get caught by changing trends.

Plus, would an NFL Draft Lottery actually work? John looks at the pros, cons, and whether the league could ever seriously consider changing the current draft format.

And in the college football world, can Auburn realistically become a powerhouse program again? John talks about what it would take for the Tigers to return to national relevance in today’s NIL and transfer portal era.

All that and much more on this episode of 3 & Out.

Follow John on Twitter, and Instagram for the latest. 

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0:00.0

This is an I-Heart podcast.

0:02.5

Guaranteed human.

0:05.3

The volume.

0:18.8

What is going on, everybody, John Middilkoff? That'd be me, Three and Out Podcast. That'd be what you're listening to. Hopefully everyone is doing well out there in the real world. Enjoying some sun, enjoying some warmth. This is a hot one today in Arizona. And I said, you know what? Let's do a big mailback. I was looking at my Instagram DMs, and I had a million.

0:38.3

I was like, you know, let's empty the clip a little bit here.

0:40.8

I couldn't empty it completely, but I tried to bang out an hour's worth of questions.

0:47.3

So you guys know the drill.

0:48.7

Easiest way to get a hold of me.

0:49.8

Sometimes you guys send emails.

0:52.5

It's not typically going to get read on the show just because of the way this is set up.

0:58.8

If you ever, some of you guys go through your wives' social channels.

1:02.0

You don't have social media, which I'm somewhat envious of that ability in life.

1:08.0

I'm actually kind of jealous.

1:09.8

But if you guys want to get on the show, just hit me up.

1:12.8

Obviously, it's going to be a huge point emphasis over the next couple months as we, as we, I don't want to say come to a screeching hall, but just less happens, especially after the NFL goes on summer break.

1:23.5

But anytime you guys want to get a hold of me any type question obviously football related but it could be

1:28.0

life we got a couple life questions today and uh just just hit me up but you guys know the joe

1:34.1

if you listen on collins feed make sure you subscribe to the three now feed we have a separate feed

1:37.8

and uh if you want to watch the show it's on netflix so just type in my name if you hit the

1:43.9

alert button,

1:44.6

you'll never miss a show. It'll pop up on your watch list and you will be able to keep tabs

1:49.5

from a video standpoint. See this beautiful mug every day in your television or on your computer

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