Send us a text The guys kick off Episode 5 with locker-room fines and how players keep each other in check, before diving into Micha Parsons' return in the Cowboys–Packers game. AD thinks Dak Prescott is playing MVP ball. He also breaks down the grind of facing double teams week after week, while Matt explains how devastating it is for a young QB (Jaxson Dart) to lose his top weapon (Malik Nabors) so early in the season. Todd pulls back the curtain on how contracts, bonuses, and i...

Send us a text Episode 4 of The Inner Circle Podcast hits every corner of the NFL week with Zach Klein, Matt Ryan, Aaron Donald, and Todd France. Aaron relives the surprise and emotion of having Pitt retire his No. 97, while Matt pulls back the curtain on CBS’s NFL Today 50th anniversary show, including the hilariously awkward on-air moment with Brent Musburger and the mad dash into character minutes before going live. The crew digs into Philadelphia’s unbeaten start and the belief that fuels...

We open with Joe Burrow’s turf toe and Matt Ryan (who’s had it twice) details why it’s worse than it sounds, why surgery signals severity, and how second opinions actually work. Todd has a story about a second opinion that could have saved a life! Would the Bengals chase a short-term QB like Kirk Cousins, or ride Jake Browning? The crew weighs cap math, timing, and locker-room dynamics. Next: the 0–2 Kansas City Chiefs. Mahomes is still Mahomes, but the WR room is thin and the QB leads the ru...

Episode 2: Spit, Fines & Real Talk with Aaron Donald and Matt Ryan Week 1 delivered chaos—Dak Prescott vs. Jalen Carter, New York Giants Head Coach Brian Daboll hedging on QB1, Titans running back Derrick Henry flattening defenders, and Aaron Rodgers gets revenge. But the biggest headline in this episode is the debut of our new segment: Real Talk. This is where Aaron Donald and Matt Ryan stop translating for the cameras and say what players actually mean. When Falcons QB Michae...

In our very first episode, The Inner Circle Podcast goes behind the curtain of the NFL with voices you won’t hear anywhere else: Aaron Donald (3-time Defensive Player of the Year and 10-time Pro Bowl defensive tackle), Matt Ryan (NFL MVP and 4-time Pro Bowl quarterback), Todd France (NFL super agent with more than 25 years of experience and nearly $7 billion in negotiated contracts), and Zach Klein (Murrow Award and 5-time Emmy Award-winning sportscaster) come together to cover every corner ...