Wonders, Oddities, Revelations & Horrors of the 2025 Football Almanac
Dan Hanzus & Marc Sessler are joined by Aaron Schatz to cover the biggest surprises, wonders and revelations discussed in the 2025 FTN Football Alamanc previewing the upcoming NFL season. But first, we hit some news: the Dolphins are all out of sorts with the sound bites coming from training camp, Cowboys owner Jerry Jones responds to Micah Parsons' trade request, Bills running back James Cook has begun a 'hold-in' amidst contract negotiations, and the Colts have listed "Anthony Richardson or Daniel Jones" as their starting quarterback on the unofficial depth chart, along with some other notes. After that, Aaron joins to cover four teams that stood out to Dan & Marc and one team whose projection took Aaron by surprise.
0:00 Show Start
2:23 Awkward Interview Moment
7:03 Tyreek Hill and Mike McDaniel
13:47 Jerry Jones responds to Micah Parsons
17:23 James Cook Holding In
18:35 Colts QB1 Competition
21:27 Other News and Notes
28:50 Aaron Schatz joins to discuss the FTN Football Almanac
33:57 Raiders Projection
36:45 Eagles Projection
43:51 Jaguars Projection
50:39 49ers Projection
54:59 Surprise Team
1:00:38 Wrap Up
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NFL Power Rankings: Preseason Edition
Dan Hanzus & Marc Sessler are joined by Conor Orr to power rank every team in the NFL ahead of the preseason! First, we have other power rankings to address: the various NFL broadcast theme music, and some news to hit, and then we power rank every team from one to thirty-two.
0:00 Show Start
5:02 Power Ranking NFL Broadcast Themes
18:39 NFL News
21:47 Terry McLaurin Requests Trade
25:22 Micah Parsons Requests Trade
31:34 Notable Signings and Injuries
35:10 Preseason Kickoff Thoughts
43:23 Preseason NFL Power Rankings
1:12:03 Wrap Up
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NFL “Making The Leap” Candidates in 2025
Dan Hanzus & Marc Sessler are joined by James Palmer to discuss players who can "make the leap" this season and take their game to another level, including some second-year quarterbacks and wide receivers. Then, we catch up on the latest news: DE Trey Hendrickson has reported to Bengals camp, a gunman who killed four people in New York City was reportedly targeting the NFL's headquarters, and CBS has announced their broadcaster groups for the upcoming season.
0:00 Show Start
6:05 Bo Nix Year 2 Expectations
19:07 Making the Leap Candidates
50:30 NFL News
51:30 Trey Hendrickson Reports to Bengals Camp
54:11 NYC Shooting at NFL Headquarters
58:02 Courtland Sutton Signs Extension
59:12 CBS Announces Changes to Broadcast Booths
1:05:16 Wrap Up
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NFL Training Camp Storylines that Deserve More Attention
Dan Hanzus & Marc Sessler are joined by Conor Orr to catch up on training camp storylines after a busy weekend around the league! We start by covering those storylines that aren't getting the proper attention they deserve, including Christian McCaffrey's health, Matthew Stafford's back, and the Lions in transition. Then, we hit the rest of the news: the Raiders released DT Christian Wilkins amidst some strange reporting, Commanders wide receiver Terry McLaurin has been placed on PUP while negotiating for a new contract, Colts quarterback Anthony Richardson is taking first-team reps, Chargers head coach Jim Harbaugh can't stop praising quarterback Justin Herbert, Vikings wide receiver Justin Jefferson and Texans running back Joe Mixon are banged up, and we finish with some 8 o'clock delight!
0:00 Show Start
4:13 Storylines that Deserve More Attention
5:07 Christian McCaffrey Is Healthy
9:09 Matthew Stafford Dealing with Back Soreness
16:46 Lions New Coordinators
25:07 News Drop
27:29 Raiders Release DT Christian Wilkins
34:26 Terry McLaurin’s Contract Dispute
37:32 A Word from Mr. F
39:03 Anthony Richardson 1st Team Reps
43:45 Another Funny Jameis Winston Quote
46:19 Jim Harbaugh on Justin Herbert’s Greatest Weakness
55:21 Injury Updates
56:07 8 O’Clock Delight
1:00:58 Wrap Up
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NFL Training Camp: Justin Fields Hurt, Tua on Tyreek & the Travis Hunter Plan in Duval
Dan Hanzus & Marc Sessler are joined by Conor Orr to react to more NFL training camp news from all around the league. We start with a voicemail received on the HTC Hotline before getting into the news: Justin Fields avoided serious injury but dislocated his toe during practice, the Honeybadger Tyrann Mathieu has retired, Bengals head coach Zac Taylor hinted at playing Joe Burrow more in the preseason than in past years, Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa finally spoke about Tyreek Hill's comments, Liam Coen explained the plan for Travis Hunter in Jacksonville, and we have a new segment of Remember the Titans? Then, we take a deep dive into Russell Wilson, who was just named the Giants starting quarterback, with a Sports Illustrated piece penned by Conor. We close the show with a quick FAQs segment followed by another word from Quiet Storm Crisis Management.
0:00 Intro
1:53 Conor Orr Joins
5:47 Surprise Voicemail
7:18 NFL News & Mike Vrabel
12:23 Justin Fields Dislocates Toe
21:36 Tyann Mathieu Retired
26:46 Zac Taylor on Bengals Preseason
30:20 Tua Tagovailoa & Tyreek Hill
33:25 Travis Hunter flip-flopping on both sides of the ball
37:01 Quick Notes
40:37 Remember the Titans?
43:22 HTC Hotline
45:34 Russell Wilson Profile by Conor Orr
1:01:06 FAQs
1:05:58 Crisis Management Check-In
1:08:36 Wrap Up
1:09:08 HTC Hotline
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Dan Hanzus and Marc Sessler helped pioneer the pro football podcasting landscape with their groundbreaking and globally beloved Around The NFL Podcast. Now free of the “shadowy league figures,” the heroes are fully unleashed on the award-winning Heed The Call podcast, your home for unique coverage of every league storyline with familiar friends, authentic analysis – and yes – just a touch of mirth.