The Stephen A. Smith Show

Evan, Canty & Michelle react to the Conference Championship games. How unbelievable is it that New England is back in the Super Bowl already? ESPN NFL Analyst Damien Woody stops by to talk about that and more. Plus, WWE Superstar Bayley joins the show to discuss the upcoming Royal Rumble, and her love of the 49ers! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Evan, Canty, & Michelle welcome Bayley to the show ahead of this weekend's Royal Rumble. Which teams now have hope after seeing the Patriots and Seahawks make the Super Bowl? We want to see a QB and HC team up for one final ride. Canty's Best Bet & UnSportsmanLike Moments of the Day: Make up your mind, Empire State Building! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Evan, Canty, & Michelle discuss the franchises that must be furious that the Patriots are already back in the Super Bowl. Is Sam Darnold on the doorstep of one of the great career turnarounds? Canty rips Sean Payton for lacking situational awareness yesterday and we wonder where the Rams go from here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Canty recaps the sports weekend in Upon Further Review, which includes the Steelers hiring Mike McCarthy to replace Mike Tomlin. Damien Woody joins the show to bask in the glory of another Patriots Super Bowl appearance and to wonder why NFL coaches hate points. I'm Over It: Pat hates asking for help in hardware stores! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Evan, Canty, and Michelle are pumped up for Super Bowl LX between the Patriots and Seahawks. Did Sean Payton and Sean McVay both cost their teams yesterday? Canty is waiting for everyone to apologize about Sam Darnold after an entire season of people doubting him. What are our first impressions of the matchup in Santa Clara? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Evan, Canty, & Michelle welcome Champ Bailey to the show to discuss how the Broncos mindset adjusts with their starting QB out for the game. How attractive is the Eagles OC job, really? We play Can He or Canty to preview Conference Championship weekend. Canty's Best Bet & UnSportsmanLike Moments of the Day: Kids are asking Jordan Poole about being punched in the face! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Evan hasn’t lifted weights in years but exercises every day. Which player or coach has the most to gain this weekend? A huge debate erupts about what the best and worst Super Bowl matchup is. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Michelle looks like Velma from Scooby-Doo today and goes in search of answers to her questions about championship weekend. Peter Schrager joins the show to shed light on a deal that we thought was done that might not be. Would this person be a good fit in Buffalo? I'm Over It: Pat hates contemporary art! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Evan, Canty, & Michelle discuss the news that Jesse Minter is the Ravens next HC and the news that baby Canty is destroying diapers. Why so much trash talk ahead of the AFC Championship Game? Matthew Stafford's legacy is called into question and Harry Douglas joins the show to relitigate the Bills' playoff loss and end-of-season press conference. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Evan, Michelle, & Courtney Cronin welcome Isaac Bruce to the show to tell us why the Rams are going to win the Super Bowl. Who will win MVP and Coach of the Year? Corey Dillon joins to explain why The Patriot Way is still in his blood. UnSportsmanLike Moments of the Day: What was everyone's AIM names? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Evan, Michelle, and Courtney Cronin continue to wonder if Terry Pegula really fired Sean McDermott over one bad playoff loss. Is the Eagles OC job not as attractive as we previously thought? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We figure out who the HC-QB duo we'd want over the next five years via Michelle Madness. Are some teams unprepared to draft a QB even if they want one? Dan Orlovsky joins us to explain this and tell us who's going to advance to the Super Bowl. I'm Over It: Pat is bored of his beverages! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Evan, Michelle, & Courtney Cronin sift through the wreckage of the mess made by Terry Pegula and Brandon Beane at their press conference yesterday. We discuss the inside look ESPN's Baxter Holmes gave us into the innerworkings of the Lakers organization surrounding LeBron James' tenure and the Buss family’s sale of the team. Also, Michelle went line dancing! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Evan, Michelle, and Courtney Cronin welcome Mel Kiper Jr. to the show to discuss his first mock draft and an unusual situation unfolding at Duke. We play Who Said It and the Knicks season seems to already be spiraling. UnSportsmanLike Moments of the Day: Evan is traded to Freddie and Harry! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Michelle has big plans for her birthday this year. Vic Carucci joins the show to dive deep on why Sean McDermott no longer has a job but Brandon Beane got promoted. Michelle unveils the 5 teams that could have an Indiana-esque turnaround and Nuno is stalling because he doesn't want to talk about the Knicks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Evan gives out his Hot Mess Rankings and Nuno refuses to audition for Law & Order. Jeff Saturday and Domonique Foxworth join the show to explain why the NFL is in "disarray" this hiring cycle. I'm Over It: Pat calls Courtney a fraud! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Evan, Michelle, and Courtney Cronin discuss the Chargers hiring Mike McDaniel as their OC and Nuno is wondering which HC opening he's waiting for. Which team is going to get their hire wrong: Ravens, Bills, or Steelers? We react to a heaping helping of reckless speculation and Baker Mayfield is still fired up about his exit from Cleveland. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Evan, Canty, & Michelle debate who the next Curt Cignetti could be. Why does one of our hosts not like the Titans hiring Robert Saleh? Canty ranks the 5 Boom or Bust coaches in the NFL heading into the 2026 season after Sean McDermott, John Harbaugh, and Mike Tomlin are no longer with their teams. Canty's Best Bet & UnSportsmanLike Moments of the Day: Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Evan, Canty, & Michelle welcome Adam Schefter to the show in the aftermath of an insane week of coaching news. We spend the rest of the hour debating if Indiana's title is really as surprising as everyone is making it seem. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Evan and Michelle wonder how Indiana's historic title will change college football moving forward. Can the Bills really do better than Sean McDermott? Dan Graziano joins the show to tell us more about the coaching carousel. I'm Over It: Pat isn't surprised Indiana won it all! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices