Robert Mays

Host of The Athletic Football Show. Formerly of Grantland and The Ringer. [email protected]

[Robert Mays @robertmays]

My Chicago restaurant list has officially been updated through March 2026.

These are all the places I've visited over the past 2 years.

It includes more about 175 spots.

There are pages by cuisine, neighborhood, and for my favorite restaurants.

https://t.co/vDq8UM1n6N

[Robert Mays @robertmays]

@BigBlueGoonie Championships (especially ones like this) matter because they're a culmination of a lifetime of caring. They're about the totality of your entire lived experience as a fan, and that experience would be much emptier without players exactly like that.

[Robert Mays @robertmays]

Never underestimate the awesome, unifying power of Remembering Some Guys.

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[Aaron Rupar @atrupar]

here is Mamdani's entire speech at the Knicks parade, which is easily the best speech I've ever heard at an event of this sort

[Robert Mays @robertmays]

@stpalme1 @TA_FootballShow Derrik (I think correctly) mentioned Kelvin Banks late in the draft right around when we were talking about Membou.

[Paul Dehner Jr. @pauldehnerjr]

You should always be listening to @robertmays & @TA_FootballShow. But #Bengals fans, in particular, should take in today's episode with OC Dan Pitcher.

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What do offensive coordinators do if they're not calling plays?

@Bengals OC Dan Pitcher joins @robertmays on TAFS to answer that question and more!

[Robert Mays @robertmays]

I just told everyone we have to re-record the under-25 draft.

They did not respond.

https://t.co/jeHjEnYBqf

[James Boyd @RomeovilleKid]

This is my magnum opus, my Pulitzer Prize-winner.

The internet says @iamSauceGardner is 25. He says he’s 24.

@TheAthletic went down the age discrepancy rabbit hole. What we learned is that “you can’t believe everything you see on the internet.” 😂 https://t.co/zI4rUpNfRP

[Robert Mays @robertmays]

@Nate_Tice Pretty sure that was me.

[Robert Mays @robertmays]

@Skypioneer11 @KevinRigdon1 @TA_FootballShow I point him to it more often than he mentions it.

[Robert Mays @robertmays]

After a big-picture chat with Derrik about my conversations with a handful of OCs around the league, Bengals offensive coordinator Dan Pitcher walked us through his day to day, the surprising aspects of the jump to a coordinator role, and much more.

[Robert Mays @robertmays]

On today’s Athletic Football Show:

As more teams hire head coaches to call plays, it means more offensive coordinators in a version of the role without much visibility.

So what does a non-playcalling OC actually DO?

We asked one.

Link: https://t.co/X1LZYj5aoZ

[Robert Mays @robertmays]

Meant to mention this on today's episode, but we're gonna chat about the Sorsby situation on Friday's show.

Might get a rare summer appearance from a certain draft guy to get his take on what sort of prospect we're really talking about here.

https://t.co/3md2WIgpCt

[Robert Mays @robertmays]

All right, we're doing this.

[Robert Mays @robertmays]

All right, we're doing this.

[The Athletic Football Show @TA_FootballShow]

Who are YOU taking if you had the first pick of any non-quarterback under the age of 25?

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"He changes the complexion of what your team feels like when he's on it."

@robertmays explains why Will Anderson Jr. is the best non-QB in the NFL under the age of 25.

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Who are the NFL's best players under the age of 25?

@robertmays, @davehelman_ and Derrik draft their team in the latest episode of TAFS!

https://t.co/th2RE9c283

[Robert Mays @robertmays]

@BigBlueGoonie @davehelman_ 1.4, but close

[Robert Mays @robertmays]

Very fun Athletic Football Show today.

@davehelman_ and Derrik joined me to draft the top 24 non-QBs aged 25-and-under.

Our producer Katy told us that it broke the record for number of bleeps in a single episode.

(She was not congratulating us.)

Link: https://t.co/dGht9eyvP9

[Robert Mays @robertmays]

Most of them were me being very mad that multiple offensive linemen I tried to take were sniped just before I picked, or earlier than I thought they'd go.

Which just left me with the craziest skill position group I could put together. THEIR LOSS.

[The Athletic Football Show @TA_FootballShow]

Derrik and @robertmays weigh in on the state of the Packers offensive line.

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"I just see it fitting so seamlessly."

@robertmays likes how Jordyn Tyson fits alongside Chris Olave in the New Orleans Saints offense.