The NFL Is Here! Ft. Marcus Thompson

On this week's episode of Slander and Slay, hosts Tracy Sandler and Nikki Kay kick off the NFL's Week 1 slate in style, breaking down the league's unconventional Wednesday start (Patriots-Seahawks) and the Rams-Niners showdown in Australia, plus Baker Mayfield's new three-year, $165 million extension with the Buccaneers and a spicy hot take on the Chiefs heading into Mahomes' return from ACL surgery. The duo also dives into college football chaos, including Michigan's shaky quarterback situation with Bryce Underwood before welcoming special guest Marcus Thompson of The Athletic for a wide-ranging conversation touching on his new NBA book, Game Changers, the Kawhi Leonard/Clippers salary-cap circumvention saga, and early Super Bowl predictions. Along the way, expect plenty of the show's signature banter — from Earl Meets World reality TV tangents to relentless Cowboys slander — all wrapped up with technical difficulties that somehow only made it more fun.