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Jun 2021
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Kliff Kingsbury on Recruiting Mahomes, R...

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Sean and Peter are joined by Arizona Cardinals head coach Kliff Kingsbury to talk about getting pranked by Sean at dinner, going from losing his job at Texas Tech to becoming the head coach of the Cardinals, and their philosophies on coaching young players. Later they tell stories about facing each other in the NFL, attending a wedding with Tom Brady in the Bahamas, and playing for Bill Belichick (1:56). We finish the show with some listener emails and voicemails (48:08).


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Hosts: Sean McVay and Peter Schrager

Guest: Kliff Kingsbury


Producer: Craig Horlbeck

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