Roughing The Kicker

Joshua Brisco talks to Seth Keysor of The Athletic and the Chief in the North Newsletter to celebrate Chris Jones Day, as the Kansas City Chiefs agreed to a four-year deal with their franchise-tagged defensive lineman. Josh and Seth discuss why they're not worried about the salary cap implications and why this was a deal that works out beautifully for both sides.

Happy Chris Jones Day! Joshua Brisco and Beards McFly discuss how the Kansas City Chiefs locked up their franchise-tagged pass-rusher and why this is both great for the Chiefs over the next few seasons and also absolutely non-harmful to the Chiefs' future salary cap health.

Joshua Brisco and Rudy Salazar are joined by Nate Taylor of The Athletic KC to talk about the mega-deal that Patrick Mahomes signed with the Chiefs, how it could affect negotiations with Chris Jones going forward and Andy Reid loving his current situation and not wanting to retire anytime soon. Plus some audio from Joel Curry breaking down the situation in more detail.

Joshua Brisco and Rudy Salazar are joined by Seth Keysor of The Athletic KC to talk about his problem of constantly giving away his newsletter for way too cheap and in some cases for free before talking about the contract that Mahomes signed, the narratives around it and how it may affect negotiations with Chris Jones going forward. Plus DeSean Jackson tried to quote Hitler on Instagram but accidentally quoted somebody else instead.

Joshua Brisco and Rudy Salazar talk about and play audio from Patrick Mahomes, Brett Veach and Andy Reid speaking to the media today after Mahomes' mega-contract, how the process played out and what we can take from the comments the group made today.

Joshua Brisco and Rudy Salazar are joined by Matt Derrick of ChiefsDigest.com to talk more about the mega-deal that Patrick Mahomes signed today and get more details on how this deal is beneficial for the Chiefs with them not having to put all the money into escrow now and why both sides wanted to get this deal done before talking about pets on stair climbers. Josh and Rudy wonder what they would do with the amount of money Mahomes is guaranteed right off the bat before talking about Jeff Bezos again.

Joshua Brisco and Rudy Salazar are joined by Matt Verderame of FanSided to talk about the mega deal that Patrick Mahomes signed today, how the Chiefs are going to make double what they paying off marketing Patrick Mahomes and how this will affect negotiations with Chris Jones going forward. Josh and Rudy go down memory lane talking about the one true GOAT...Pablo Sanchez before Josh talks more about the Chris Jones situation now.

Joshua Brisco and Rudy Salazar talk about Patrick Mahomes and The Kansas City Chiefs agreeing to a ten-year contract extension keeping him in Kansas City through 2031 and how while it is the highest contract in NFL history, it doesn’t feel like the Chiefs are overpaying for him at all. Plus an explanation of how his contract works and is laid out for the next 12 years.

Joshua Brisco and Rudy Salazar are joined by Matt Verderame of FanSided to talk about Chris Jones tweet about not playing unless he gets a deal, how unsurprised that Matt is that we are where we are at in this situation and what he thinks could happen next. Josh then revisits the Mike Vrabel story of him stealing beer from back in 2011 and former GM Scott Pioli is doing a good thing.

Joshua Brisco and Rudy Salazar talk about the news that the NFL Preseason schedule is going to be cut in half this year down to two games, one home and one away, and what else could change and is going to have to change for a season to happen this year. Josh then talks about audio from a Boston sports radio show that is just...Oh Feh.

Joshua Brisco and Rudy Salazar are joined by Seth Keysor of The Athletic KC to talk about the Patriots move to sign Cam Newton and what that does for the Patriots and the rest of AFC. Plus Seth breaks his recent article in his newsletter on Tyrann Mathieu and the freak play he made against Cortland Sutton and the Broncos. Josh ends the show talking about the Chiefs struggling in the Red Zone at times and how that can get cleaned up to see the Chiefs offense reach another level.

Joshua Brisco and Rudy Salazar talk about Chris Jones tweet that came out shortly before the show started about threatening to not play this year if he doesn't get the long-term deal that he wants. Josh talks about how this is a move he would clearly do and explains how it can be easily done plus trying to figure out where the Chiefs are coming from.

Joshua Brisco and Rudy Salazar are joined by Matt Derrick of ChiefsDigest.com to talk about the Patriots signing Cam Newton, their punishment for cheating, all the TB12 merchandise the Patriots must buy plus an update on the Chris Jones situation. Josh talks about Ian Desmond choosing not to play this season and why we shouldn’t expect every player to play or judge any player who chooses not to. Plus Josh reads the story about Mike Leake shoplifting years ago.

Joshua Brisco and Rudy Salazar talk about the New England Patriots signing Cam Newton today on a one-year deal and the impact that the move will have on both the AFC East and the AFC as a whole. Plus how the Patriots used it to make everybody forget about them cheating again. Josh also breaks down how things would go if the Bears would have let him in their war room on draft night.

Joshua Brisco and Rudy Salazar talk to Seth Keysor of The Athletic KC about how Tyreek Hill might actually be the best WR in the NFL and certainly the best for them, how freakishly good Patrick Mahomes is and how he can still get even better. Josh and Rudy then talk about the news that JR Smith might join the Lakers and Josh quizzes Rudy on which school basketball players went to.

Joshua Brisco talks about Jamal Adams asking to be traded and the report from Adam Schefter that came out on the seven teams Jamal Adams would like to be traded to, which included the Kansas City Chiefs. Should the Chiefs make that move? Is it a move the Chiefs can even afford to make? Josh and Rudy Salazar then talk about Cyberpunk 2077 being delayed again and if Beards McFly is alright after finding out about the delay. Plus we award an Honorary ESPY for Missouri Female High School Athlete of the Year.

Joshua Brisco and Rudy Salazar are joined by Matt Derrick of ChiefsDigest.com to talk about NFL players for the Cowboys and Texans being diagnosed with Covid-19 and what his outlook on the season starting on time with no problem is. Plus the guys find out what Matt is afraid of. Josh then tells Rudy a doughnut story about Beards that is totally predictable.

Joshua Brisco and Rudy Salazar are joined by Harold Kuntz of Fox 4 News Kansas City to talk about the statements that Andy Reid, Patrick Mahomes and Tyrann Mathieu had to say yesterday, what he wants to see from them and media covering them going forward and where he wants to see the nation go following the protests.

Joshua Brisco and Rudy Salazar continue to talk about the pressers and play clips from Andy Reid, Patrick Mahomes and Tyrann Mathieu and their responses to when people tell them to stick to sports, their thoughts on Drew Brees and the potential kneeling during the National Anthem.