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Jets Screw a Fan | QBs Buy Insane O-Line Gifts | The Best Sports Stories of 2025

·1 hr 46 min·5 clips

Joe Burrow gave his linemen $50,000 fossils, leaving them wondering why he didn't just hand over cash.

This episode of Craft Brewed Sports features hosts Mike, Mookie, and Greg (often mistaken for Scott) analyzing the week's most bizarre and entertaining sports stories. They open by discussing their sports weekends, including Greg's inexplicably good team and Mookie's desperate Travis Kelce betting slip. The hosts dive into the New York Jets botching a $100,000 field goal contest by initially disqualifying a female finalist who was a soccer coach, creating a PR nightmare they later reversed. They cover extravagant gifts NFL quarterbacks give their offensive linemen, including Jared Goff's golf carts, Tua Tagovailoa's infrared pain relief mats, Joe Burrow's expensive fossils, and Josh Allen's quarters of beef. The show also previews discussions on Max Crosby calling out the Raiders for tanking, Marcus Freeman staying at Notre Dame, and the Knicks refusing to raise an NBA Cup banner. A surprising claim is that Joe Burrow gifted a fossil worth nearly $50,000, which the hosts argue is an impractical burden for a player to transport home. They find the Jets' incompetence hilariously predictable, noting the organization couldn't even manage a simple feel-good promotion without controversy. The hosts are baffled by the Kansas City Chiefs starting a quarterback named Randall Black, whom none of them had ever heard of. Mookie reveals his child put peas in yogurt, which he considers a culinary win blending two food groups. They debate the merits of various soups in a "sip, chug, drain pour" segment, with Greg controversially drain-pouring chunky potato soup. The tone is highly conversational, humorous, and filled with friendly banter, tangents, and inside jokes between the co-hosts. Listeners who enjoy loose, beer-fueled sports commentary with a focus on absurd off-field stories will love this episode. Those seeking serious, analytical breakdowns of games and strategies should skip it.

As heard by us

A messy, funny sports-bar hangout with real chemistry and a sharp coupon-booklet bit.

Craft Brewed Sports works best when the weekend check-in starts to fray and the panel leans into the argument instead of trying to keep things tidy.

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Why you'd press play

For loose sports-bar banter, New Year's wrap-up energy, and a gift-debate detour that goes retro fast.

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