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Mar 2025
2h 16m

Mavs Fans in Hell, Bleak NFL Situations,...

The Ringer
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The Ringer's Bill Simmons sympathizes with Mavericks fans after the report that Kyrie Irving will miss the remainder of the season with a torn ACL (0:00), before he is joined Peter Schrager to discuss the NFL combine, Matt Stafford remaining with the Rams, Aaron Rodgers’s next team, several QB-desperate teams, possible scenarios at the top of the NFL draft (8:55), as well as worst-situation NFL franchises, newly optimistic teams, the Bengals' quest to pay all four of their star players, and more (36:20). Finally Bill talks with Wesley Morris about the Oscars (01:07:35), before remembering the great Gene Hackman (01:45:06).


Host: Bill Simmons

Guests: Peter Schrager and Wesley Morris

Producers: Kyle Crichton and Chia Hao Tat


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