The Rise Up, See Red podcast

Jess has special guest Austin McNamara, a punter from Texas Tech who went to high school in Gilbert, Arizona, to talk about his time in Lubbock, preparing for the NFL draft and giving us a glimpse of what the Cardinals' local pro day was like.

Jess and Seth complete the second part of their four NFL draft preview shows for the Cardinals, wrapping up the offensive side of the ball, talking quarterbacks, running backs and tight ends.

Howard Balzer joins Jess on the show to talk about the legacy of Pat Tillman. The 20th Pat's Run is this week and it will be 20 years since he was killed in action in Afghanistan later this month. Howard interviewed Tillman's brother-in-law Alex Garwood, the co-founder of the run and the Pat Tillman Foundation, on SiriusXM's Hall of Fame Radio show. He speaks of what he learned fro

Jess and Seth begin their Cardinals draft preview shows with two position groups on offense — wide receiver and the offensive line — their two biggest needs on the offensive side of the ball. The bulk of the show is about receivers. They go over players for the first round, Day 2 and also late-round options. They do the same thing with interior linemen and tackles as well. Enjo

In this second show of the week, Jess and Seth talk about whether it would be worth it for the Cardinals to trade for 49ers receiver Brandon Aiyuk or Bengals receiver Tee Higgins. The discussion comes with context, of course.

Jess and Seth react to the recent ruling where the Cardinals must pay former exec Terry McDonough $3 million for defamation and then discuss the Cardinals' critical, primary and secondary draft needs.

There isn't any new Arizona Cardinals news but there are trade rumors. Jess and Seth look at some mock draft trade proposals, one that involves trading Kyler Murray and another that is Trey Lance-like.

DraftKings dropped projected win totals for the 2024 season so Jess and Seth talk about those totals and odds for the Cardinals and rest of the NFL. They also discuss what Cardinals head coach Jonathan Gannon said in Orlando at the annual league meeting.

Jess and Seth talk about what Cardinals head coach Jonathan Gannon and general manager Monti Ossenfort had to say about the offseason in their recent press conference. They also go over all the proposed rule and bylaw changes for the NFL in the annual league meeting -- trade deadline, kickoffs and more.

The Cardinals made more additions in free agency. Jess and Seth talk about them and then wonder what the plan is at receiver and outside linebacker. And with the Minnesota Vikings trading up to have a second first-round pick, they discuss the possibility of draft-day trades that have come up in a few mock drafts.