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Check the Mic with Steve Palazzolo & Sam Monson
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Check the Mic with Steve Palazzolo and Sam Monson is the ultimate NFL podcast for the dedicated football fan. Join Steve & Sam as they bring their unique perspectives and unmatched football expertise to dive deep into the game. They’ll preview and review every single NFL game and break down every team building decision from your favorite NFL team.
In partnership with The 33rd Team and their unrivaled roster of talent, Steve & Sam will also feature exclusive interviews with former NFL players, coaches, and personnel.
New episodes of Check the Mic w/ Steve Palazzolo & Sam Monson drop every Monday, Wednesday and Thursday.
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NFL Draft: Grading EVERY AFC & NFC East Team's Picks
Apr 2702:11:01Tap to summarizeSteve Palazzolo & Sam Monson grade EVERY AFC & NFC East team's 2026 NFL Draft. Vote in the chat! 00:00 Intro 2:53 Buffalo Bills 17:58 Miami Dolphins 32:50 New England Patriots 48:01 New York Jets 1:05:22 Sponsor: FanDuel 1:06:28 Sponsor: Root Insurance 1:07:30 Dallas Cowboys 1:20:31 New York Giants 1:36:01 Philadelphia Eagles 1:54:03 Washington Commanders Check the Mic w/ Steve & Sam is presented by FanDuel. Thanks to our sponsors! Visit https://www.FanDuel.com/33rd to download the FanDuel app today and get started. Root Insurance believes that good drivers deserve better rates. Get started today at https://www.root.com Contact harrison@the33rdteam.com for sponsorship opportunities. Get your Check the Mic mugs & merch! Join our Discord server! Hang out & enjoy free voice and text chat. Follow Check the Mic on X. Follow Sam Monson Follow Steve Palazzolo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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NFL Draft Grades for EVERY AFC & NFC North Team
Apr 2602:13:11Tap to summarizeSteve Palazzolo & Sam Monson react to EVERY AFC & NFC North Team's Picks in the 2026 NFL Draft. 00:00 Intro 2:20 Baltimore Ravens 15:30 Cincinnati Bengals 32:50 Cleveland Browns 47:04 Pittsburgh Steelers 1:02:50 Sponsor: FanDuel 1:03:59 Sponsor: Root Insurance 1:04:50 Chicago Bears 1:18:00 Detroit Lions 1:30:12 Green Bay Packers 1:44:55 Minnesota Vikings Check the Mic w/ Steve & Sam is presented by FanDuel. Thanks to our sponsors! Visit https://www.FanDuel.com/33rd to download the FanDuel app today and get started. Root Insurance believes that good drivers deserve better rates. Get started today at https://www.root.com Contact harrison@the33rdteam.com for sponsorship opportunities. Get your Check the Mic mugs & merch! Join our Discord server! Hang out & enjoy free voice and text chat. Follow Check the Mic on X. Follow Sam Monson Follow Steve Palazzolo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Apr 2500:58:55Tap to summarizeSteve Palazzolo & Sam Monson react to Rounds 2 & 3 of the 2026 NFL Draft, breaking down this year's Winners & Losers so far. 00:00 Why the Consensus Board Matters 4:24 Draft Winners - Browns 9:40 Draft Winners - Eagles 13:30 Draft Winners - Giants 14:53 Draft Winners - Jets 17:30 Draft Winners - Titans 20:00 Sponsor: FanDuel 21:10 Sponsor: Root Insurance 22:10 Draft Winners - Chiefs 24:30 Draft Winners - Bengals 26:06 Draft Winners - Panthers 27:00 Draft Winners - Titans 29:55 QB Landing Spots 31:50 Biggest Reaches 33:10 Draft Losers 40:42 Dolphins’ Draft 42:45 Vikings’ Draft 46:04 Cowboys’ Draft 46:54 Chargers’ Draft 47:20 Bills’ Draft Check the Mic w/ Steve & Sam is presented by FanDuel. Thanks to our sponsors! Visit https://www.FanDuel.com/33rd to download the FanDuel app today and get started. Root Insurance believes that good drivers deserve better rates. Get started today at https://www.root.com Contact harrison@the33rdteam.com for sponsorship opportunities. Get your Check the Mic mugs & merch! Join our Discord server! Hang out & enjoy free voice and text chat. Follow Check the Mic on X. Follow Sam Monson Follow Steve Palazzolo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Reacting to EVERY Round 1 Pick in the 2026 NFL Draft
Apr 2402:44:28Tap to summarizeSteve Palazzolo & Sam Monson recap EVERY pick in Round 1 of the 2026 NFL Draft! 00:00 Intro 1:35 #1 - Raiders select QB Fernando Mendoza 5:10 #2 - Jets select EDGE David Bailey 8:14 #16 - Jets select TE Kenyon Sadiq 11:39 #30 - Jets select WR Omar Cooper Jr. 13:29 #3 - Cardinals select RB Jeremiyah Love 21:25 #4 - Titans select WR Carnell Tate 27:08 #31 - Titans select EDGE Keldric Faulk 29:50 #5 - Giants select LB Arvell Reese 38:55 #10 - Giants select T Francis Mauigoa 41:14 #6 - Chiefs select CB Mansoor Delane 42:29 #29 - Chiefs select DT Peter Woods 49:28 #7 - Commanders select LB Sonny Styles 55:08 #8 - Saints select WR Jordyn Tyson 59:46 #9 - Browns select T Spencer Fano 1:05:03 #24 - Browns select WR KC Concepcion 1:09:00 Sponsor: FanDuel 1:10:18 #11 - Cowboys select S Caleb Downs 1:17:05 #23 - Cowboys select EDGE Malachi Lawrence 1:22:22 #12 - Dolphins select T Kadyn Proctor 1:27:45 #27 - Dolphins select CB Chris Johnson 1:30:00 #13 - Rams select QB Ty Simpson 1:43:28 Sponsor: Root Insurance 1:45:03 #14 - Ravens select G Olaivavega Ioane 1:47:50 #15 - Buccaneers select EDGE Ruben Bain Jr. 1:52:29 #17 - Lions select T Blake Miller 1:55:20 #18 - Vikings select DT Caleb Banks 2:02:40 #19 - Panthers select T Monroe Freeling 2:06:20 #20 - Eagles select WR Makai Lemon 2:14:00 #21 - Steelers select T Max Iheanachor 2:16:23 #22 - Chargers select EDGE Akheem Mesidor 2:21:24 #25 - Bears select S Dillon Thieneman 2:23:23 #26 - Texans select G Keylan Rutledge 2:27:27 #28 - Patriots select T Caleb Lomu 2:30:34 Seahawks select RB Jadarian Price 2:34:30 Biggest Reaches & Steals Make sure you tune-in on again on Friday, 4/24 to continue watching the draft along with Steve & Sam! Check the Mic w/ Steve & Sam is presented by FanDuel. Thanks to our sponsors! Visit https://www.FanDuel.com/33rd to download the FanDuel app today and get started. Root Insurance believes that good drivers deserve better rates. Get started today at https://www.root.com Contact harrison@the33rdteam.com for sponsorship opportunities. Get your Check the Mic mugs & merch! Join our Discord server! Hang out & enjoy free voice and text chat. Follow Check the Mic on X. Follow Sam Monson Follow Steve Palazzolo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Happy Draft Day! 2-Round Mock Draft for Every Team Without a 1st Round Pick
Apr 2300:16:30Tap to summarizeHappy 2026 NFL Draft Day! Steve Palazzolo and Sam Monson get ready for their LIVE NFL Draft watch-along coverage (starting at 7:30pm ET) by running through 2nd round mock drafts for EVERY team without a first-round pick. Make sure to tune in on Youtube tonight starting at 7:30pm ET for Steve & Sam's live draft coverage! 00:00 Intro 2:30 Cincinnati Bengals 6:00 Indianapolis Colts 7:30 Atlanta Falcons 9:45 Green Bay Packers 11:50 Jacksonville Jaguars 13:52 Denver Broncos Produced by The 33rd Team Contact harrison@the33rdteam.com for sponsorship opportunities. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Our FINAL 2026 NFL Draft Preview Show w/ Ari Meirov
Apr 2202:07:33Tap to summarizeAri Meirov joins Steve Palazzolo and Sam Monson to talk about the biggest storylines headed into the 2026 NFL Draft. 00:00 Intro 1:19 Ari Meirov Joins 28:05 Sponsor: FanDuel 29:05 FanDuel: Top 5 Pick 32:00 Adam Schefter’s NFL Draft Intel 1:05:02 Brandon Aubrey Extension 1:06:04 QB Will Grier Signs With Carolina 1:07:34 Mike Tomlin Joins NBC Sunday Night Pregame Show 1:09:40 Peter Schraeger’s Mock Draft 1:24:13 Sponsor: Root Insurance 1:25:13 Roadside Assistance Cowboys (3-Round Mock Draft!) 1:38:33 NFL Draft Bets 1:43:02 Mailbag Make sure you tune-in on Thursday, 4/23 at 7:30pm ET to watch the draft along with Steve & Sam! Follow Ari Meirov @mysportsupdate and Check the Mic w/ Steve & Sam is presented by FanDuel. Thanks to our sponsors! Visit https://www.FanDuel.com/33rd to download the FanDuel app today and get started. Root Insurance believes that good drivers deserve better rates. Get started today at https://www.root.com Contact harrison@the33rdteam.com for sponsorship opportunities. Get your Check the Mic mugs & merch! Join our Discord server! Hang out & enjoy free voice and text chat. Follow Check the Mic on X. Follow Sam Monson Follow Steve Palazzolo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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YOUR Mock Draft!
Apr 2002:30:10Tap to summarizeSteve Palazzolo and Sam Monson invite the livestream chat to vote on who each team should pick in the last installment of Mock Draft Monday ahead of the 2026 NFL Draft! Tune in and vote live, or leave a comment telling us who you think we should have picked! 00:00 Intro 2:40 Pick #1 - Raiders 4:15 Pick #2 - Jets 8:00 Pick #3 - Chiefs 25:38 Pick #4 - Titans 29:48 Pick #5 - Giants 37:10 Pick #6 - Browns 41:20 Pick #7 - Commanders 46:49 Pick #8 - Saints 52:45 Pick #9 - Cardinals 55:50 Pick #10 - Giants 58:35 Sponsor: FanDuel 59:45 Pick #11 - Dolphins 1:04:15 Pick #12 - Cowboys 1:07:28 Pick #13 - Rams 1:14:05 Pick #14 - Ravens 1:15:35 Pick #15 - Bucs 1:21:15 Pick #16 - Jets 1:24:10 Pick #17 - Lions 1:28:30 Pick #18 - Vikings 1:31:00 Pick #19 - Panthers 1:33:30 Pick #20 - Cowboys 1:36:50 Pick #21 - Steelers 1:41:00 Sponsor: Root Insurance 1:45:15 Pick #22 - Chargers 1:48:45 Pick #23 - Eagles 1:53:05 Pick #24 - Browns 1:55:00 Pick #25 - Bears 1:58:30 Pick #26 - Bills 2:00:27 Pick #27 - 49ers 2:06:40 Pick #28 - Texans 2:10:30 Pick #29 - Cardinals 2:11:54 Pick #30 - Dolphins 2:16:48 Pick #31 - Patriots 2:19:00 Pick #32 - Seahawks Check the Mic w/ Steve & Sam is presented by FanDuel. Thanks to our sponsors! Visit https://www.FanDuel.com/33rd to download the FanDuel app today and get started. Root Insurance believes that good drivers deserve better rates. Get started today at https://www.root.com Contact harrison@the33rdteam.com for sponsorship opportunities. Get your Check the Mic mugs & merch! Join our Discord server! Hang out & enjoy free voice and text chat. Follow Check the Mic on X. Follow Sam Monson Follow Steve Palazzolo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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2026 NFL Draft Philosophy w/ Bootleg Football
Apr 1700:57:56Tap to summarizeBootleg Football (Brett Kollmann & E.J. Snyder) join Steve Palazzolo & Sam Monson to break down their 2026 NFL Draft philosophies. They touch on whether teams should focus on position value or draft the best players, where Jeremiah Love and Caleb Downs should fall, how Fano could fit with the Chiefs, the overarching QB class, and much more! 00:00 Intro 02:06 2026 Draft Strategy 05:19 Position Value 08:09 Team Needs 10:18 Jeremiah Love 13:06 Caleb Downs 17:05 Chiefs: Downs vs. Fano 20:12 2026 safety class 22:42 Acute needs vs. draft capital 34:26 Non-negotiables 43:29 QB class Check the Mic is presented by FanDuel! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Risers & Fallers of the 2026 NFL Draft + Steve & Sam's Draft Hits & Misses
Apr 1602:46:44Tap to summarizeSteve Palazzolo and Sam Monson run through the 2026 NFL Draft prospects whose stock has risen & fallen leading up to Round 1. Plus, they run through they're historic NFL Draft hits & misses. Check the Mic w/ Steve & Sam is presented by FanDuel. 00:00 Intro 1:14 Risers & Fallers 2:10 Fernando Mendoza 14:20 Ty Simpson 18:40 Omar Cooper Jr. 20:30 Monroe Freeling 22:10 KC Concepcion 30:50 Peter Woods & TJ Parker 40:43 Garrett Nussmeier 42:53 Drew Allar 43:16 Dillon Thienemen 46:18 Cashius Howell 48:55 Sponsor: FanDuel 50:02 FanDuel: 2026 NFL Draft - #4 Overall Pick? 52:02 More Risers & Fallers 1:05:10 Sponsor: Root Insurance 1:05:50 Roadside Assistance: Kansas City Chiefs (3-Round Mock Draft) 1:18:50 Steve & Sam’s NFL Draft Hits & Misses Thanks to our sponsors! Visit https://www.FanDuel.com/33rd to download the FanDuel app today and get started. Root Insurance believes that good drivers deserve better rates. Get started today at https://www.root.com Contact harrison@the33rdteam.com for sponsorship opportunities. Get your Check the Mic mugs & merch! Join our Discord server! Hang out & enjoy free voice and text chat. Follow Check the Mic on X. Follow Sam Monson Follow Steve Palazzolo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Top Sleepers of the 2026 NFL Draft w/ Mike Renner
Apr 1501:50:18Tap to summarizeMike Renner joins Steve Palazzolo & Sam Monson in-studio in Cincinnati to discuss their top sleeper candidates in the 2026 NFL Draft. 00:00 Intro 4:01 Eli Heidenreich 8:39 Kadyn Proctor 18:27 Cyrus Allen 21:05 Nate Boerkircher 25:30 Jackson Kuwatch 36:03 Jayden Loving 40:24 Sponsor: FanDuel 41:24 Sponsor: Root Insurance 42:24 Zxavien Harris 46:30 Ephesians Prysock 48:30 Max Llewellyn 50:16 Kaleb Elarms-Orr 50:59 John Michael Gyllenborg 51:50 Dallen Bentley 1:01:34 Robert Henry Jr. 1:05:58 Other Sleepers 1:07:21 Draft Questions 1:42:00 More PFF Stories Check the Mic w/ Steve & Sam is presented by FanDuel. Thanks to our sponsors! Visit https://www.FanDuel.com/33rd to download the FanDuel app today and get started. Root Insurance believes that good drivers deserve better rates. Get started today at https://www.root.com Contact harrison@the33rdteam.com for sponsorship opportunities. Get your Check the Mic mugs & merch! Join our Discord server! Hang out & enjoy free voice and text chat. Follow Check the Mic on X. Follow Sam Monson Follow Steve Palazzolo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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