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The Inner Circle

The Inner Circle

By: Aaron Donald Matt Ryan Todd France and Zach Klein
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A new era of conversations. Real access, untold stories, and behind the scenes perspectives from those who played the game, cover it, and shape it.

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Episodes
  • Bijan’s Breakout, Cowboys’ Breakdown: Dak Deserves Better
    Oct 15 2025

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    It was one of those weeks in the NFL where everything flipped. Bijan Robinson officially arrived with a national breakout performance that had the whole crew buzzing. Matt Ryan called it Bijan’s coming-out party. Aaron Donald broke down exactly how he’d try to stop him — from film study to reading his hips — and Zach Klein said what every Falcons fan is thinking: this team runs through Bijan now.

    Meanwhile, in Dallas, Dak Prescott played one of his best games of the year and still walked off the field with another loss. Matt’s fired up about it, saying Dak deserves way better from a defense that’s suddenly lost its bite. Aaron questioned who’s leading that locker room right now and whether anyone’s holding players accountable when things start sliding.

    The guys also dove into leadership across the league after Matt called out Tua Tagovailoa’s postgame comments. He didn’t hold back, saying Tua’s “talking too much” and losing his locker room one quote at a time. Todd France jumped in with the agent’s view, explaining how players handle the chaos when coaches get fired midseason and why protecting your own tape becomes everything.

    Aaron handed out his Defensive Players of the Week and told a few stories from the trenches, while Matt gave listeners a real insider moment — breaking down exactly how a play is called in the huddle. He walked through the terminology, the timing, the chaos, and what it’s like to process 15 words in five seconds before snapping the ball.

    The guys wrapped with what they’re watching for next week: the Falcons’ next big test, more quarterback drama across the league, and a few sideline stories from youth football that hit a little too close to home.

    It’s real football talk with honesty, humor, and insight you won’t get anywhere else.

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    1 hr
  • NFL Pregame Tunnel Trash Talk Masterclass
    Oct 8 2025

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    We go inside the Eagles’ locker room drama and the growing tension that’s turning teammates into rivals. Aaron Donald opens up about being a sore loser on and off the field... including the day he benched himself after his son’s game. Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Baker Mayfield steals the show with a pregame tunnel trash-talk clinic only he could deliver, and agent Todd France lifts the curtain on how deals really get done in the NFL. Matt tells us how long play calls are how they belted out in the huddle, plus how offensive coordinators communicate in a quarterback’s helmet, the art of early-game “dummy calls”, and how the smartest QBs use them to bait defenses.

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    53 mins
  • Bookkeepers & Ballers: How NFL Fine Money Became Feast Night
    Oct 1 2025

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    The guys kick off Episode 5 with locker-room fines and how players keep each other in check, before diving into Micha Parsons' return in the Cowboys–Packers game. AD thinks Dak Prescott is playing MVP ball. He also breaks down the grind of facing double teams week after week, while Matt explains how devastating it is for a young QB (Jaxson Dart) to lose his top weapon (Malik Nabors) so early in the season. Todd pulls back the curtain on how contracts, bonuses, and injuries really work, while the crew debates the impact of international games and whether they’re worth the routine shake-up. Cam Ward’s blunt honesty about losing sparks a raw conversation about leadership on struggling teams, and the panel reacts to Robert Saleh’s accusations and the heated sideline confrontation that followed. From Alabama’s big-man trick play to AD’s Defensive Player of the Week pick, the show balances football IQ with fun. The episode wraps with a rapid-fire two-minute drill, and an epic Pitt–BC helmet bet. Drop us a comment and let us know what you think!

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    59 mins
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