First impressions of the rookie class in preseason action

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<p>Get your tickets for the live show! https://lh-st.com/shows/09-01-2026-the-athletic-football-show-with-robert-mays/</p><br><p>Good news! All of the good stuff you saw from the players you like and all the bad stuff from players you don't like in preseason is real. But the things that don't affirm your existing opinion? Fake. Not going to happen again. Robert Mays and Dave Helman have a mix of both those opinions and more reactions to the first preseason action of 2026.</p><br><p>0:00 Welcome to the show</p><p>3:54 Arizona Cardinals-Las Vegas Raiders</p><p>4:30 Jeremiyah Love injury</p><p>8:29 Fernando Mendoza</p><p>9:52 Jeremiyah Love pre-injury</p><p>14:24 Chase Bisontis</p><p>15:25 Ty Simpson</p><p>16:39 Stetson Bennett</p><p>21:16 R Mason Thomas</p><p>21:42 Drew Allar</p><p>23:50 Jager Burton &amp; Aaron Banks</p><p>28:24 Caleb Douglas</p><p>28:49 Kadyn Proctor</p><p>29:49 De'zhaun Stribling</p><p>30:33 Jakobi Lane</p><p>32:49 Jack Bech</p><p>34:46 Matthew Hibner</p><p>37:35 Marlin Klein</p><p>39:55 Cincinnati Bengals-Detroit Lions</p><p>45:06 Cleveland Browns quarterbacks</p><p>52:20 Browns receivers</p><p>54:21 Carolina Panthers-Buffalo Bills</p><p>56:07 Seattle Seahawks-Dallas Cowboys</p><p>56:46 Jamal Adams</p><p>57:51 Tennessee Titans-San Francisco 49ers</p><p>59:46 Other positive performances</p><br><p>Join The Athletic Football Show Discord Server: http://discord.gg/theathleticfootballshow</p><br><p>Host: Robert Mays</p><p>Co-Hosts: Dave Helman</p><p>Executive Producer: Michael Beller</p><p>Senior Producer: Katy Duffy</p><p>Social Producer: Scott Krinch</p><br><p>Follow Robert on Bluesky: @robertmays.bsky.social</p><p>Follow Dave on Bluesky: @davehelman.bsky.social</p><p>Follow Robert on X: @RobertMays</p><p>Follow Dave on X: @DaveHelman_</p><br><p>Theme song: Haunted</p><p>Written by Dylan Slocum, Trevor Dietrich, Ruben Duarte, Kyle McAulay, and Meredith VanWoert / Performed by Spanish Love Songs</p><p>Courtesy of Pure Noise / By arrangement with Bank Robber Music, LLC</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>