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5 min read“If my dad had been Howard Stern, I think I might have a better shift.” That line, from Ben Maller during his overnight Fox Sports Radio show, captures the central tension of the episode’s first major topic: whether Shadur Sanders, the son of Hall of Famer Deion Sanders, is an NFL-caliber quarterback or a social media personality who won a contest to play for the Cleveland Browns. The hour that follows spins out from that question into two other unrelated but equally provocative sports-business observations — the NFL’s ratings dominance over the NHL, and Jeff Bezos choosing Liverpool FC over an NFL franchise.
The Shadur Sanders Reality Check
Maller frames the whispers that Shadur Sanders might be traded or released — and might not even make the Browns’ 53-man roster — as a case of “magical realism,” where reality and fantasy get blended together. His argument is blunt: nobody is trading for Sanders, because you wouldn’t be acquiring a quarterback; you’d be buying a traveling circus. “You know how expensive it is to feed the elephants and house the clowns,” Maller says. He estimates Sanders travels with a six-person entourage — camera guy, sound person, lighting, makeup, producer, publicist — and that the player himself hasn’t been doing the one thing that matters: playing well.
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What you'll learn
- 1 (02:18) **Stuck in Brown Town** - Ben opens the hour with a preview of three main topics: the Browns' QB situation, NFL preseason ratings vs. NHL, and Jeff Bezos investing in Liverpool FC.
- 2 (04:52) **The Browns' QB Battle: Reality or Fantasy?** - Ben assesses the quarterback competition in Cleveland between Deshaun Watson and Shedeur Sanders, questioning whether trade/release rumors are credible.
- 3 (10:50) **Sanders' Panera Problem** - Ben elaborates on Shedeur Sanders' fundamental struggles with quarterback basics, comparing his cadence issues to ordering at Panera.
- 4 (12:38) **NFL Practice Game > NHL Regular Season** - Ben discusses how a Hall of Fame preseason game between the Panthers and Cardinals drew 7 million viewers, exceeding every single NHL broadcast from the 2025-26 season.
- 5 (17:18) **Jeff Bezos Passes on the NFL for Liverpool** - Ben analyzes Jeff Bezos joining a billionaire consortium to buy roughly 30% of Liverpool FC, worth about $2 billion, rather than buying an NFL franchise.
- 6 (22:18) **Ask a Weedman Segment Begins** - Ben transitions to the recurring "fix the world" segment with caller Weedman Hippie, who takes questions from the Maller Militia.
- 7 (27:12) **Weedman's World Peace Plan** - Weedman suggests dropping pillows instead of bombs to achieve world peace, and Ben jokes about pillow fights.
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Show Notes
Ben Maller talks about whispers that Shedeur Sanders will be traded or released and won't make the Browns 53-man roster, the Hall of Fame Game getting much better ratings than every game in the NHL, Jeff Bezos investing in Liverpool FC, Maller to the Third Degree, and more!
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