The Only MVP Candidates I’m Considering

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🗓️ 21 August 2025

⏱️ 33 minutes

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On today’s pod, Sheil shares his three NFL MVP tiers, breaks down the criteria for each level, and shines a light on the players he sees as the front-runners as we head toward kickoff. Tier 3 - The Long ShotsTier 2 - You Have My Attention!Tier 1 - The Usual Suspects He ends the pod by revealing his MVP prediction for the 2025 season. The Ringer is committed to responsible gaming. Please visit⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.rg-help.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to learn more about the resources and helplines available. Host: Sheil KapadiaProducer: Chris SuttonSocial: Kiera Givens and Brian WatersProduction Supervision: Conor Nevins and Arjuna Ramgopowell Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Ringer NFL show. I'm your host, Shield Capadia, flying solo today because we are talking
0:07.2	potential MVP candidates for the upcoming season. Here's the thing. The MVP award is actually very
0:14.9	predictable. I looked back at the last 10 years and identified the boxes. A player has to check off
0:20.8	to win MVP.
0:22.1	And I'm going to share those qualifications with you.
0:24.6	Then I'm going to go through the field and make picks.
0:27.2	And so what I did, I didn't want to just give you the top tier candidates.
0:31.0	So I've divided them up into three different tiers.
0:34.3	Tier three, the long shots.
0:36.4	These are guys who are way down the list with
0:39.1	the Fandule odds greater than plus 2,000. But you know what? I got a couple of juicy sleepers in this
0:45.6	tier that I have my eye on. Tier number two, you have my attention. These are names you know
0:51.5	who have a shot, but might not be in that top, top tier when you look at the betting markets.
0:57.9	And then tier one, the usual suspects. These are the four players with the best odds.
1:04.1	You want to guess who they are? Go ahead. You can probably guess who they are. You'll find out later in the pod.
1:08.8	But I'm going to pick the one out of those four,
1:11.3	out of those four favorites that I think has the best chance to win MVP. So before we get to it,
1:18.5	just wanted to remind everyone, all of these podcasts are available, full episodes on video,
1:24.7	on the Spotify app, on YouTube, Ringer NFL.
1:28.3	So make sure you go ahead and follow those channels.
1:31.3	And of course, on Instagram, we're putting up a bunch of clips from these shows.
1:35.0	It's been a lot of fun.
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