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" To be able to come out to Southern California, talk football, and have the ability to also have conversations with celebrities who love football, it's been a dream, and I never once thought, 'Well, this is a lot of pressure.' "

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" I am definitely not the first person with a sports program to have a Hollywood star come on, but I don't know of any that does it as a staple of the program, which is something we are trying to do. "

Rich Eisen

Hollywood

Trying

Sports

" I don't want to find out what celebrity X, who is a Browns fan, thinks of the zone blitz scheme. I don't think that's the sort of thing that I would even ask many people when they come on the show; it's very obtuse, even if they are an expert on football. "

" I try to put myself in the position of the fan and the fan in my position. So to be somebody in the stands and be just like everyone else as opposed to having a press pass around my neck is pretty fun. "

Rich Eisen

Fun

Myself

" When I was at ESPN, I would say in April, 'We should be doing something on the NFL,' and they laughed at me. "

" I try to ask the questions I think fans want to hear and just have a good, relaxed conversation. "

" I love having the ability to do podcasts because of the long format, informality, and the opportunity to decide what is said, how the show is laid out, and who the guests are. "

" In the sports world it's all about argument. It's all about having a hot take. The other person has to have the polar opposite opinion, and you bash them together. To me it is an outlier to have a conversation be the basis of why you are listening. "

Rich Eisen

Listening

Sports

" I love 'Game of Thrones' just as much as I love watching the NFL; I think a lot of fans do, too. "

" I'd call the play-by-play of the action when me and my friends played street ball. "

Rich Eisen

Call

Ball

" I'm a fine wine: I just get better with age. Actually, I'm like the Benjamin Button of the Combine. The older I get, the younger I look and feel. "

Rich Eisen

Age

Wine

" The O. J. Simpson trial was the launching-off point for a lot of our pop culture and news culture habits and touchstones. "

" I have some guests who get angry when they don't get to talk about sports and have to talk about the project they are promoting. "

" There is a lot of information to know, but I prepare for the NFL Draft by coming to work every day. "

" Celebrities love the NFL just as much as the guy who paints his face every week. "

" I'm living the dream, man. "

" A lot of celebrities promote their films to entertainment reporters and feel like they need to entertain them. "

Rich Eisen

Lot

Need

" Nothing is better than getting sick kids better. "

" As a former stand-up comic from my University of Michigan days, the opportunity to participate in a Friars Club roast was bucket-list stuff. "

" I don't think people are keen to have Coldplay tell me about Cam Newton's red zone option. "

" I talk about the NFL Draft on a daily basis because this is the sport I cover - this is the show I do - and I talk about everything that's taking place every single day. "

" Someone who's honest about their golf game, I think, is a person who's right in the world. "

" The NFL has captured the casual fan. "

" Wednesday is always a ramp-up day during Super Bowl week. This is the day that players who didn't make the big game always appear or arrive in the Super Bowl city to hawk their wares or promote a sponsor, so that's why NFL Network always holds the bulk of their coverage from Radio Row at the Super Bowl Media Center. "

" Italian wines are my favorites. I like a big, booming red wine that blows your taste buds away. "

Rich Eisen

Taste

Red

" The Draft is about the re-generation of hope and excitement for teams. Every pick your team makes could be the next Tom Brady. He could be the guy who turns around the fortune of the franchise. "

" Sports is part of the pop culture landscape in this country, just like music and television and movies. "

Rich Eisen

Music

Sports

" I always thought that first jump from a small market should be as big as possible. But never in my wildest dreams did I think it would be ESPN. "

" When I'm at the game, I try to put the fans into my shoes. I'm snapping pictures right and left. "

" Being a huge football fan, the chance to work for the NFL and do a show combining sports and entertainment is truly a dream come true. "

" I just love hanging out with good company on a great, fun golf course. "