The players and coaches defining the 2025 NFL season

It's a familiar refrain in sports media. "You can't tell the story of SPORTS TOPIC without talking about FAMOUS PLAYER/COACH." Well, who are the players and coaches without whom the story of the 2025 season would be incomplete? Old friend Nate Tice joins Robert Mays to highlight those players and coaches on this episode of The Athletic Football Show. Rundown (timestamps are approximate) 3:45 Reggie Gilliam, Jackson Hawes, and the new-look Bills run game 14:20 Ben Johnson, Joe Thuney, Darnell Wright, Dan Rousher, and the new-look Bears run game 24:00 Talanoa Hufanga making an already-great Broncos defense even better 32:17 Kyle Hamilton, the Ravens fixer 43:03 Chris Shula and the transformation of the Rams 54:17 Josh McDaniels, Klayton Adams, and the rise of cohesive offenses 1:01:38 Tony Sparano Jr. changing the game for the Colts offense 1:08:21 Daniel Jones is the coolest story in the league Host: Robert Mays With: Nate Tice Executive Producer: Michael Beller Video Producer: Katy Duffy Audio Producer: Michael Beller Social Producer: Scott Krinch Follow Robert on Bluesky: @robertmays.bsky.social Follow Nate on Bluesky: @natetice.bsky.social Follow Robert on X: @robertmays Follow Nate on X: @Nate_Tice Theme song: Haunted Written by Dylan Slocum, Trevor Dietrich, Ruben Duarte, Kyle McAulay, and Meredith VanWoert / Performed by Spanish Love Songs Courtesy of Pure Noise / By arrangement with Bank Robber Music, LLC Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.