“Is This Real?” NFL Questions and Summer Scuttlebutt With Dianna Russini

Aug 4, 2025

Talk Time

Bill Simmons
49.3 min (50.2%)
Dianna Russini
49.0 min (49.8%)

Top Entities

1NFL
17
2Micah Parsons
13
3Tom Brady
12
4Super Bowl
9
5NBA Playoffs
9
6NBA
8
7Aaron Rodgers
8
8New England Patriots
7
9Joe House
7
10Bo Nix
6
11Bill Simmons
6
12Bill Belichick
6
13New York Jets
5
14Minnesota Vikings
5
15Dallas Cowboys
5
16Cleveland Browns
5
17Pittsburgh Steelers
4
18Gambling
4
19Chicago Bears
4
20Anthony Davis
4
21The Sports Gal
3
22Philadelphia 76ers
3
23New York Knicks
3
24Las Vegas Raiders
3
25Kevin O'Connor
3
26Kay Felder
3
27Jared Goff
3
28Hall of Fame
3
29Caleb Williams
3
30Aaron Judge
3
31Zoe Simmons
2
32Trey Hendrickson
2
33Travis Kelce
2
34The Rewatchables
2
35Terry McLaurin
2
36Stefon Diggs
2
37Philadelphia Eagles
2
38Paul Pierce
2
39New Orleans Pelicans
2
40NBA Draft
2
41Miami Heat
2
42Los Angeles Rams
2
43Kevin Garnett
2
44Josh Allen
2
45Joe Flacco
2
46Jimmy Haslam
2
47Jayden Daniels
2
48J.J. McCarthy
2
49Houston Texans
2
50Green Bay Packers
2
51Denver Nuggets
2
52Cousin Sal
2
53Bill's Dad
2
54Xavier Worthy
1
55World Series
1
56Woody Marks
1
57Will Campbell
1
58Wayne Gretzky
1
59Tucker Kraft
1
60The Ringer
1
61Seattle Seahawks
1
62Sam Darnold
1
63Ryan Rollins
1
64Russell Wilson
1
65Rookie of the Year
1
66Robert Saleh
1
67RJ Harvey
1
68Pittsburgh Pirates
1
69Phoenix Suns
1
70Oklahoma City Thunder
1
71Odell Beckham Jr.
1
72Nick Nurse
1
73Nick Folk
1
74NHL
1
75New York Yankees
1
76New York Giants
1
77NBA Trade Deadline
1
78NBA Free Agency
1
79Most Valuable Player
1
80Miami Dolphins
1
81Maxx Crosby
1
82Luka Dončić
1
83Los Angeles Clippers
1
84Leonardo DiCaprio
1
85LeBron James
1
86Laremy Tunsil
1
87Kyle Williams
1
88Khalil Mack
1
89Kevin Millar
1
90Keni-H Lovely
1
91Justin Herbert
1
92Justin Fields
1
93Junior Bergen
1
94Julius Erving
1
95Jordan Love
1
96Joel Embiid
1
97Joe Tsai
1
98Joe Burrow
1
99Jimmy Butler III
1
100Jerry Rice
1
101Jared Wilson
1
102Jacksonville Jaguars
1
103JackO
1
104Fred Warner
1
105Evan Engram
1
106Drake London
1
107Dirk Nowitzki
1
108Detroit Lions
1
109Deshaun Watson
1
110Denver Broncos
1
111DeMarcus Cousins
1
112Defensive Player of the Year
1
113Daniel Jones
1
114Dallas Mavericks
1
115Dak Prescott
1
116Courtland Sutton
1
117Connecticut Sun
1
118Cincinnati Bengals
1
119Carmelo Anthony
1
120Cam Ward
1
121Brooklyn Nets
1
122Boston Red Sox
1
123Boston Celtics
1
124Boogie Nights (film)
1
125Blake Cashman
1
126Andy Reid
1
127Alvin Kamara
1

League Distribution

NFL
112 (68.3%)
NBA
43 (26.2%)
MLB
6 (3.7%)
WNBA
1 (0.6%)
NHL
1 (0.6%)
CFB
1 (0.6%)

Top Players

1Micah Parsons
13
2Tom Brady
12
3Aaron Rodgers
8
4Joe House
7
5Bo Nix
6
6Bill Simmons
6
7Bill Belichick
6
8Anthony Davis
4
9The Sports Gal
3
10Kevin O'Connor
3
11Kay Felder
3
12Jared Goff
3
13Caleb Williams
3
14Aaron Judge
3
15Zoe Simmons
2
16Trey Hendrickson
2
17Travis Kelce
2
18Terry McLaurin
2
19Stefon Diggs
2
20Paul Pierce
2
21Kevin Garnett
2
22Josh Allen
2
23Joe Flacco
2
24Jimmy Haslam
2
25Jayden Daniels
2
26J.J. McCarthy
2
27Cousin Sal
2
28Bill's Dad
2
29Xavier Worthy
1
30Woody Marks
1
31Will Campbell
1
32Wayne Gretzky
1
33Tucker Kraft
1
34Sam Darnold
1
35Ryan Rollins
1
36Russell Wilson
1
37Robert Saleh
1
38RJ Harvey
1
39Odell Beckham Jr.
1
40Nick Nurse
1
41Nick Folk
1
42Maxx Crosby
1
43Luka Dončić
1
44Leonardo DiCaprio
1
45LeBron James
1
46Laremy Tunsil
1
47Kyle Williams
1
48Khalil Mack
1
49Kevin Millar
1
50Keni-H Lovely
1
51Justin Herbert
1
52Justin Fields
1
53Junior Bergen
1
54Julius Erving
1
55Jordan Love
1
56Joel Embiid
1
57Joe Tsai
1
58Joe Burrow
1
59Jimmy Butler III
1
60Jerry Rice
1
61Jared Wilson
1
62JackO
1
63Fred Warner
1
64Evan Engram
1
65Drake London
1
66Dirk Nowitzki
1
67Deshaun Watson
1
68DeMarcus Cousins
1
69Daniel Jones
1
70Dak Prescott
1
71Courtland Sutton
1
72Carmelo Anthony
1
73Cam Ward
1
74Blake Cashman
1
75Andy Reid
1
76Alvin Kamara
1

Who Talked About What

Bill Simmons

1NFL
12
2Tom Brady
8
3Micah Parsons
8
4Super Bowl
5
5NBA Playoffs
5
6NBA
5
7Gambling
4
8Dallas Cowboys
4
9The Sports Gal
3
10New York Jets
3
11New England Patriots
3
12Las Vegas Raiders
3
13Joe House
3
14Bo Nix
3
15Anthony Davis
3

Dianna Russini

1NFL
5
2Micah Parsons
5
3Bill Belichick
5
4Aaron Rodgers
5
5Tom Brady
4
6Super Bowl
4
7New England Patriots
4
8NBA Playoffs
4
9Joe House
4
10Bill Simmons
4
11NBA
3
12Minnesota Vikings
3
13Hall of Fame
3
14Cleveland Browns
3
15Bo Nix
3
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