John Madden was described by one of his colleagues, Al Michaels as being “as important as anyone in the history of football” – as a Super Bowl winning coach, genuinely revolutionary in-game analyst and then of course as the man who gave his name to a computer game which brought the sport to millions around the world.

 

US Murph talks to us about Madden, days after his death at the age of 85. We also discuss the latest twist in the life of Antonio Brown, who took his jersey off and walked off the field in the middle of a game on Sunday night.

 

Ken’s vegan streak is now running to 60 hours, and today he gives us a soup recipe, and a few words of wisdom to go with it. Just don’t try and label him…

 

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