The 2025 NFL Free Agency Awards With Danny Heifetz, Craig Horlbeck, and Danny Kelly

Mar 11, 2025

Talk Time

Bill Simmons
48.0 min (51.5%)
Craig Horlbeck
19.1 min (20.5%)
Danny Heifetz
14.7 min (15.8%)
Danny Kelly
11.4 min (12.2%)

Top Entities

1New England Patriots
29
2NFL
27
3Aaron Rodgers
22
4NBA Draft
20
5NBA Free Agency
16
6Geno Smith
14
7NBA
13
8New York Jets
12
9Justin Fields
12
10New York Giants
11
11Seattle Seahawks
10
12NBA Playoffs
10
13Las Vegas Raiders
10
14Pittsburgh Steelers
9
15New Orleans Saints
9
16Josh Palmer
9
17DK Metcalf
9
18Kenny Pickett
8
19George Pickens
8
20Daniel Jones
8
21Tom Brady
7
22Milton Williams
7
23Danny Kelly
7
24Anthony Richardson
7
25Super Bowl
6
26Shedeur Sanders
6
27Sam Darnold
6
28Gambling
6
29Tyler Warren
5
30The Rewatchables
5
31Russell Wilson
5
32Los Angeles Rams
5
33Derek Carr
5
34Davante Adams
5
35Travis Hunter
4
36Saquon Barkley
4
37Robert Spillane
4
38Philadelphia Eagles
4
39Kyle Shanahan
4
40Jacksonville Jaguars
4
41Bill Simmons
4
42Will Campbell
3
43Tyreek Hill
3
44The Ringer
3
45Tanner McKee
3
46MLB
3
47Miami Dolphins
3
48Malik Nabers
3
49LeBron James
3
50Kansas City Chiefs
3
51Drake Maye
3
52Cleveland Browns
3
53Chris Godwin Jr.
3
54Buffalo Bills
3
55Brock Purdy
3
56Anthony Davis
3
57Andy Reid
3
58Zach Wilson
2
59Tennessee Titans
2
60Tee Higgins
2
61T.J. Hockenson
2
62Stefon Diggs
2
63San Francisco 49ers
2
64Ray Allen
2
65Pittsburgh Pirates
2
66Najee Harris
2
67Minnesota Vikings
2
68Mason Graham
2
69Los Angeles Clippers
2
70Los Angeles Chargers
2
71Kirk Cousins
2
72Khalil Shakir
2
73Kevin O'Connor
2
74Joshua Dobbs
2
75Joe Burrow
2
76Jimmy Butler III
2
77Ja'Marr Chase
2
78J.J. McCarthy
2
79Houston Texans
2
80Detroit Pistons
2
81DeAndre Hopkins
2
82Darius Slay
2
83Craig Horlbeck
2
84Cooper Kupp
2
85Christian Barmore
2
86Boston Celtics
2
87Bill Belichick
2
88Xavier Worthy
1
89Van Lathan
1
90Tutu Atwell
1
91Trey Lance
1
92Trey Hendrickson
1
93Trent Williams
1
94Trent McDuffie
1
95The Sports Gal
1
96Ted Williams
1
97Taysom Hill
1
98Sauce Gardner
1
99Samaje Perine
1
100Ronnie Stanley
1
101Rocky (film)
1
102Robert Woods
1
103Rob Havenstein
1
104Paul George
1
105Odell Beckham Jr.
1
106Nick Chubb
1
107NFL Draft
1
108Myles Garrett
1
109Most Valuable Player
1
110Morgan Moses
1
111Miles McBride
1
112Mike Breen
1
113Mekhi Becton
1
114Matt Damon
1
115Marcus Mariota
1
116Mallory Rubin
1
117Magic Johnson
1
118Lane Johnson
1
119Landry Shamet
1
120Kyle Pitts
1
121Kyle Anderson
1
122Keon Coleman
1
123Kenyon Green
1
124Kemba Walker
1
125Kadarius Toney
1
126Justin Jefferson
1
127Jordan Mailata
1
128Jordan Addison
1
129Joey Bosa
1
130Joel Embiid
1
131Joe House
1
132Joe Flacco
1
133Jaylen Waddle
1
134Jake Bobo
1
135Isaiah Stewart
1
136Indianapolis Colts
1
137Hunter Henry
1
138Hall of Fame
1
139Golden State Warriors
1
140Dre Greenlaw
1
141DeVonta Smith
1
142Detroit Lions
1
143Denver Nuggets
1
144Denver Broncos
1
145Dan Moore Jr.
1
146Dalton Schultz
1
147Dallas Mavericks
1
148Dallas Cowboys
1
149Dale Osbourne
1
150Dak Prescott
1
151Colston Loveland
1
152College Football
1
153Cole Strange
1
154Cincinnati Bengals
1
155Christian McCaffrey
1
156Christian Kirk
1
157Christian Gonzalez
1
158Chris Olave
1
159Chicago Bears
1
160Chase Young
1
161Chase Brown
1
162Carson Wentz
1
163Carolina Panthers
1
164Carlton Fisk
1
165Bryce Young
1
166Brock Bowers
1
167Brad Stevens
1
168Boston Red Sox
1
169Bill's Dad
1
170Bijan Robinson
1
171Baltimore Ravens
1
172Baker Mayfield
1
173Arizona Cardinals
1
174Arik Armstead
1
175Arch Manning
1
176Aaron Banks
1

League Distribution

NFL
198 (71.5%)
NBA
63 (22.7%)
CFB
10 (3.6%)
MLB
6 (2.2%)

Top Players

1Aaron Rodgers
22
2Geno Smith
14
3Justin Fields
12
4Josh Palmer
9
5DK Metcalf
9
6Kenny Pickett
8
7George Pickens
8
8Daniel Jones
8
9Tom Brady
7
10Milton Williams
7
11Danny Kelly
7
12Anthony Richardson
7
13Shedeur Sanders
6
14Sam Darnold
6
15Tyler Warren
5
16Russell Wilson
5
17Derek Carr
5
18Davante Adams
5
19Travis Hunter
4
20Saquon Barkley
4
21Robert Spillane
4
22Kyle Shanahan
4
23Bill Simmons
4
24Will Campbell
3
25Tyreek Hill
3
26Tanner McKee
3
27Malik Nabers
3
28LeBron James
3
29Drake Maye
3
30Chris Godwin Jr.
3
31Brock Purdy
3
32Anthony Davis
3
33Andy Reid
3
34Zach Wilson
2
35Tee Higgins
2
36T.J. Hockenson
2
37Stefon Diggs
2
38Ray Allen
2
39Najee Harris
2
40Mason Graham
2
41Kirk Cousins
2
42Khalil Shakir
2
43Kevin O'Connor
2
44Joshua Dobbs
2
45Joe Burrow
2
46Jimmy Butler III
2
47Ja'Marr Chase
2
48J.J. McCarthy
2
49DeAndre Hopkins
2
50Darius Slay
2
51Craig Horlbeck
2
52Cooper Kupp
2
53Christian Barmore
2
54Bill Belichick
2
55Xavier Worthy
1
56Van Lathan
1
57Tutu Atwell
1
58Trey Lance
1
59Trey Hendrickson
1
60Trent Williams
1
61Trent McDuffie
1
62The Sports Gal
1
63Ted Williams
1
64Taysom Hill
1
65Sauce Gardner
1
66Samaje Perine
1
67Ronnie Stanley
1
68Robert Woods
1
69Rob Havenstein
1
70Paul George
1
71Odell Beckham Jr.
1
72Nick Chubb
1
73Myles Garrett
1
74Morgan Moses
1
75Miles McBride
1
76Mike Breen
1
77Mekhi Becton
1
78Matt Damon
1
79Marcus Mariota
1
80Mallory Rubin
1
81Magic Johnson
1
82Lane Johnson
1
83Landry Shamet
1
84Kyle Pitts
1
85Kyle Anderson
1
86Keon Coleman
1
87Kenyon Green
1
88Kemba Walker
1
89Kadarius Toney
1
90Justin Jefferson
1
91Jordan Mailata
1
92Jordan Addison
1
93Joey Bosa
1
94Joel Embiid
1
95Joe House
1
96Joe Flacco
1
97Jaylen Waddle
1
98Jake Bobo
1
99Isaiah Stewart
1
100Hunter Henry
1
101Dre Greenlaw
1
102DeVonta Smith
1
103Dan Moore Jr.
1
104Dalton Schultz
1
105Dale Osbourne
1
106Dak Prescott
1
107Colston Loveland
1
108Cole Strange
1
109Christian McCaffrey
1
110Christian Kirk
1
111Christian Gonzalez
1
112Chris Olave
1
113Chase Young
1
114Chase Brown
1
115Carson Wentz
1
116Carlton Fisk
1
117Bryce Young
1
118Brock Bowers
1
119Brad Stevens
1
120Bill's Dad
1
121Bijan Robinson
1
122Baker Mayfield
1
123Arik Armstead
1
124Arch Manning
1
125Aaron Banks
1

Who Talked About What

Bill Simmons

1New England Patriots
16
2NFL
12
3Aaron Rodgers
9
4NBA
8
5NBA Draft
7
6Danny Kelly
7
7New York Jets
6
8New York Giants
6
9NBA Playoffs
6
10The Rewatchables
5
11NBA Free Agency
5
12Las Vegas Raiders
5
13New Orleans Saints
4
14Justin Fields
4
15Josh Palmer
4

Danny Kelly

1Justin Fields
5
2Aaron Rodgers
5
3New England Patriots
4
4Anthony Richardson
4
5Pittsburgh Steelers
3
6NFL
3
7Las Vegas Raiders
3
8Geno Smith
3
9Seattle Seahawks
2
10Russell Wilson
2
11NBA Playoffs
2
12NBA Draft
2
13Najee Harris
2
14Milton Williams
2
15Kenny Pickett
2

Danny Heifetz

1NBA Draft
6
2NFL
5
3Seattle Seahawks
4
4NBA Free Agency
4
5Tom Brady
3
6Geno Smith
3
7Gambling
3
8Daniel Jones
3
9Aaron Rodgers
3
10Shedeur Sanders
2
11New York Jets
2
12New Orleans Saints
2
13New England Patriots
2
14Kenny Pickett
2
15DK Metcalf
2

Craig Horlbeck

1NFL
7
2New England Patriots
7
3NBA Free Agency
6
4NBA Draft
5
5Aaron Rodgers
5
6Super Bowl
4
7New York Giants
4
8Geno Smith
4
9New York Jets
3
10New Orleans Saints
3
11NBA
3
12Kyle Shanahan
3
13Tyler Warren
2
14T.J. Hockenson
2
15Shedeur Sanders
2
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