NFL: The Grind (2019)
A weekly destination for the final word on the week in football, as well as an up close and personal, inside look at life in the NFL – on and off the field – across the endurance test that is the NFL season.
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Episode 1 - Week 1: Back on the Grind
Release Date: 2020-09-16The Grind goes TGIF - Thank God it’s Football - for the eagerly anticipated start of the NFL season.
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Episode 2 - Week 2: Young and Old
Release Date: 2020-09-23Age is just a number in Tom Brady’s Tampa Bay opener and the Raiders first game in Las Vegas.
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Episode 3 - Week 3: The Evolution Continues
Release Date: 2020-09-30Michael Vick and Tiki Barber explore the growth process of young teams and young quarterbacks, like stars Lamar Jackson and Patrick Mahomes
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Episode 4 - Week 4: Stretching the Field
Release Date: 2020-10-07Grind reporters Chad Johnson and Mark Sanchez go beyond the boundaries of the NFL map.
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Episode 5 - Week 5: Happy Returns
Release Date: 2020-10-14Hall of Famer Ed Reed and super Steeler Brett Keisel head to some old haunts, while Rich explores one of the best sports comebacks in ages.
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Episode 6 - Week 6: Early Reviews
Release Date: 2020-10-21Hall of Famers Brett Favre and Cris Carter explore football from the grassroots to the NFL, happening against the backdrop of COVID and the social justice movement.
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Episode 7 - Week 7: Friends and Rivals
Release Date: 2020-10-28It’s the holiday season, Grind-style, as Michael Vick heads to Las Vegas for National Tight Ends Day and Chad Johnson celebrates two of the league’s top rookie wideouts.
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Episode 8 - Week 8: The Mid-Season Variety Show
Release Date: 2020-11-04Three generations of Favres, three Troy Trojans, and Patrick Mahomes wired for sound lead The Grind’s mixed bag of mid-season fun.
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Episode 9 - Week 9: Helping Hands
Release Date: 2020-11-11Hall of Famers Jerome Bettis, Ed Reed, and Rich’s new assistant pitch in to show teamwork at work for the NFL’s best.
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Episode 10 - Week 10: Make A Name for Yourself
Release Date: 2020-11-18Hall of Famers Jerome Bettis, Ed Reed, and Rich’s new assistant pitch in to show teamwork at work for the NFL’s best.
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Episode 11 - Week 11: The Game Within The Game
Release Date: 2020-11-25DeMarcus Ware and Mark Sanchez report on the critical quarterback/pass rusher battle that decides a clash between the Broncos and Dolphins, while Rich reflects on the history made by Jerome Boger and his crew on Monday Night.
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Episode 12 - Week 12: Next Man Up
Release Date: 2020-12-02Hall of Famer Jerome Bettis and All-Grind wide receiver Chad Johnson report from Atlanta and Jacksonville in a week the unexpected unfolds all across the League.
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Episode 13 - Week 13: Set the Stage
Release Date: 2020-12-09Hall of Famer Cris Carter leads a wide receiver masters class, while Chad Johnson’s “Grind Across America” stops for guitar lessons at the Grand Ole Opry.
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Episode 14 - Week 14: Linked in History
Release Date: 2020-12-16Hall of Famer Ed Reed watches Week 14 with his Miami Hurricane teammate Reggie Wayne, while Charles Woodson reports on star defensive backs young and old.
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Episode 15 - Week 15: On the Fly
Release Date: 2020-12-23Hall of Famer Jerome Bettis reports on fellow big back Dalvin Cook, while Michael Vick races to the desert for the battle of young quarterbacks Kyler Murray and Jalen Hurts.
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Episode 16 - Week 16: Rich Eisen’s New Year’s Grindin’ Eve
Release Date: 2020-12-30NFL The Grind counts down to 2021, with help from DeMarcus Ware reporting on Eagles/Cowboys and the story of Hall of Famer Kurt Warner’s crazy Christmas week tripleheader.
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Episode 17 - Week 17: How it Started, How it’s Going
Release Date: 2021-01-06Chad Johnson and Ed Reed gather to look back on their journeys to the last weekend of the 2020 regular season, before reporting from playoff hopeful Cleveland and the winter wonderland of Buffalo.