Behind Tha Mike Podcast

Presented by Belly Up Sports! Michael Neal Jr shares his love of NFL history by discussing stories, games, NFL draft, Super Bowls, team origins, and more!

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Home Cookin' Part I
Think about your favorite team and where they play…or played. The stadium. How historic or iconic is or was it? Welcome to the first of a three part series exploring the most historic stadiums in NFL history.
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All in the family
Some of the greatest players and coaches in NFL history may or may not have passed on great genes to their sons. In some cases the sons were better than the fathers! We celebrate Thanksgiving this year honoring great football families!
38 min
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Heidi
Actress, Jennifer Edwards kicked off Sunday Night Football with this quote: “A movie I was in as a little girl kind of, how do I say this, got in the way of football".
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40 million & overtime
The 1958 NFL Championship! The New York Giants, the Baltimore Colts, and the story on how two franchises reached the game that put the NFL on the professional sports map!
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Paul Brown: Innovator
I always wondered why it’s called a taxi squad and who’s idea it was to have a playbook the size of the Yellow Pages! These innovations and many more came from the mind of Paul Brown, and one of them was by accident!
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Viva La Super Bowl
As we wrap our series on Hispanic heritage in the NFL, we focus on history makers that would lead their teams to Super Bowls on the field and wearing a whistle.
50 min
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Hispanic Roots
As the NFL celebrates Latino Heritage month, so do we! We talk so much about the NFL’s African-American history, few know it’s Hispanic roots.
52 min
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“Rest in peace 51.”
The Chicago Bears could have two of the first five picks in the 2024 NFL draft. This isn’t the first time the Bears have been in this position, and the football world lost one of those Hall of Fame picks last Thursday.
47 min
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73-0!
In week 3, Miami hung 70 points on Denver, making it the 4th time in NFL history a team has done so, but the record was set in a game of revenge for George Halas and his Chicago Bears!
45 min
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Al & Pete
I always wondered why Al Davis was always upset with the NFL, and with NFL commissioner Pete Rozelle...I get it now.
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Two men and an Oldsmobile
The NFL as we know it came about because the old AFL had staying power. Besides a second straight Super Bowl upset, it began with two men and an Oldsmobile.
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“I guarantee it.“
At his introductory press conference, Aaron Rodgers said the Jets Super Bowl III trophy was looking a little bit lonely. Rogers made no guarantees…but the first quarterback did, and those results were step one in changing the league forever.
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Gil Brandt
Thorough, innovative, and creative. That was perhaps the greatest scout in NFL history, Gil Brandt.
38 min
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Timing is Everything
Running back holdouts and trade demands don’t always work out, and what history tells us is that timing is everything.
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“Stay healthy my friends.”
No doubt about it, the NFL is a passing league. The running back that carries his team from start to finish, has slowly faded. What happened?
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Is Parcells right?
Pro football Hall of Fame coach, Bill Parcells once said he wants a Sr QB grad that started 3 years, won 23 of 30 games, with a 2 to 1 touchdown to interception ratio, and completed 60% of his passes. Was he right?
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The New York Sack Exchange
When mentioning great defenses or defensive lines like the Steel Curtain, Fearsome Foursome, or the Purple People Eaters, very seldom mentioned are the New York Sack Exchange. If you don’t know you’re going to learn today!
37 min
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Colors Part II: NFC
Ever wonder why certain NFL teams wear the colors they do? Some were obvious, but others? Well, just listen to the show. It’s the NFC's turn.
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Colors Part I: AFC
Ever wonder why certain NFL teams wear the colors they do? Some were obvious, but others? Well, just listen to the show.
28 min
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The Position That Didn’t Exist
Football has undergone many changes over the years, and some positions didn’t even exist. One of those positions is only 63 years old and has evolved beautifully. The tight end.
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The Speech
What did a former Negro League shortstop and the Los Angeles Rams have in common? If you listen, I’ll tell you.
30 min
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Five Borough Football
My first trip to New York City was everything I expected. The food, the traffic, the people didn’t disappoint, but, I never realized just how many different places pro football was played!
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"Rub some dirt on it!"
Injuries are a part of sports, but, there is a point in an athletes’ professional life that they have to ask themselves “How bad do I want it?” Here are some of the greatest performances with injuries in NFL history.
33 min
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Jim Brown
Speed, agility, and balance. There was no weakness on the field. Actor, civil rights activist and community leader. Had to learn from his flaws. This was Jim Brown.
31 min
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Life Changing Money, League Changing Players
There was a time when pro football didn’t make you a millionaire, but it could make you a rich man. Two men got seriously paid, and helped put the NFL on the professional map in two very different ways.
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