Thursday Night Tailgate, NFL Legends Podcast

On this editon of Thursday Night Tailgate we're joined by Topps Marketing Communications Manager Susan Lulgjuraj, former Giants Pro Bowl DE and 2 Time Super Bowl Champion Leonard Marshall and former Saints & 49ers DB and Super Bowl 29 Champion Toi Cook. Plus former Patriots Pro Bowl RB Tony Collins joins us to go through our 5 Star Picks of the Week. Susan Lulgjuraj - Susan talked about the impacts that high profile rookies like Aaron Judge, Cody Bellinger and Andrew Benitendi had on sales this year. She also gave us a sneak peak into what Topps is putting together for 2018. Tony Collins - Tony joined us to go through our 5 Star Picks of the Week for Week 13 in the NFL. Leonard Marshall - Leonard shared his insights into why the Giants season has gone so wrong, plus the decision to sit Eli Manning down in favor of Geno Smith and Davis Webb. He voiced his displeasure about being ignored by the organization for his contributions and not being in their Ring of Honor. Toi Cook - Toi gave us his insights about his alma mater Stanford and the job Head Coach David Shaw is doing. He talked the keys to their game against USC in the PAC-12 Championship. We also got his memories of playing on one of the most dominating defenses in League history with the Saints alongisde Rickey Jackson, Sam Mills, Vaughn Johnson and Pat Swilling.

On this week's edition of Thursday Night Tailgate our guests are: former Broncos, Giants, & Falcons Head Coach Dan Reeves, former Dolphins DB Liffort Hobley, former Packers & Colts Offensive Lineman Tony Mandarich, and former Rd Sox and Cubs Infielder Carmen Fanzone. Former Patriots RB Tony Collins leads us through our 5 Star Picks of the Week for Week 7 in the NFL plus check out our Spotlight on the Positve segment to hear 2 more stories about players doing great things in their communities.

We're talking college football, NFL playoffs, and players doing great things in their communitie with Florida A&M's new Head Coach Willie Simmons, former Patriots Pro Bowl RB Tony Collins, former Cleveland Browns DB Felix Wright, Super Agent Leigh Steinberg, and former Rams Pro Bowl QB Jim Everett.

Eddie Kennison 2016 Guest Hall of Fame induction ceremony interview. Hear former LSU, Rams & Chiefs WR Eddie Kennison talk about trying to beacon of light and a positive impact on everyone he meets.

Multi Time Emmy Award Winner Ross Greenburg, former Patriots RB Tony Collins, College Football Hall of Famer E.J. Junior, & former University of Illinois star QB Johnny Johnson Jr. join us... Ross Greenburg is the former President of HBO Sports and now head of Ross Greenburg Productions. He shares stories from the documentaries he's made about Earl Campbell, David Ortiz, and the 1980 US Olympic Hockey Team. We also revisit the glory days of boxing including the telecasts he Produced of the Gerry Cooney vs. Larry Holmes fight and Mike Tyson vs. Buster Douglas in the Tokyo Dome. Tony Collins leads us through our 5 Star Picks of the Week for Week 15 in the NFL. E.J. Junior talks about his recent induction into the College Football Hall of Fame and being honored by his alma mater before the Alabama vs. Tennessee game. We also hear about his time playing with those classic Cardinals teams in St. Louis alongside legends like Stump Mitchell, Jim Hart, Roy Green, O.J. Anderson, and Dan Dierdorf. Johnny Johnson, Jr. takes us back to the mid 90's and his days playing QB for the University of Illinois. We hear about their great upset wins of Michigan in Ann Harbor and Ohio State in Columbus. He also talks about playing for Detroit Lions legend Greg Landry, when Landry was his Offensive Coordinator at Illinois. Plus check out this week's Unsung Heroes Awards that we present to Detroits Lions RB Craig Reynolds and Bucs WR Breshad Perriman. Also in our Spotlight on the Positive segment, we spotlight Titans RB Derrick Henry and Steelers LB Alex Smithsmith for the great things they're doing in their communities.