The sports podcast genre originated in the 2000s, as podcasts in general began to gain a following during the decade. In the mid-to-late 2010s, professional athletes began to host their own podcasts, often covering the sports they played and leagues they were involved in. Sometimes, these player-hosts were still active upon the launch of their podcasts. Professional athlete-hosted podcasts began to become more widespread in the 2020s.
Such podcasts hosted by professional athletes are listed below, organized by the sport in which a player participated in.
American football players
+Key❧Player was retired when podcast debuted‡ Non-professional athlete co-host* Former co-host Podcast Host(s) Debuted Ref. The Hawk CastA. J. HawkBussin With the BoysTaylor LewanWill Compton Club Shay ShayShannon Sharpe ❧ The Pivot PodcastRyan Clark ❧Channing Crowder ❧Fred Taylor ❧ Lemme Tell You Somethin''' |Nate Newton ❧Isaiah Stanback ❧*John Rhadigan ‡
|New Heights|Jason KelceTravis Kelce
| The Edge|Micah Parsons
| Nightcap|Shannon Sharpe ❧Chad Johnson ❧Gilbert Arenas ❧
| 4th & 1''Cam Newton
Athletics competitors
+Key❧Player was retired when podcast debuted‡ Non-professional athlete co-host* Former co-host Podcast Host(s) Debuted Ref. MarathonTalk Deena Kastor Martin Yelling ‡ January 2010 Showrunners Scott Fauble June 2019 Sit & Kick Josh KerrDavid Ribich January 2020 Coffee Club Podcast Geordie BeamishOlli HoareMorgan McDonald 2021 Unconventional Voices of Track & Field Jade JohnsonAnson Henry May 2021 Running Things Donovan Bailey ❧Jason Portuondo ‡ July 2021 Lactic Acid Dominique Smith ‡Laura Thweatt October 2021 Out of the Blocks Jasmine Todd ❧Katelyn Hutchinson ‡ January 2022 Nobody Asked Us Des LindenKara Goucher ❧ January 2023 Ready Set Go Justin Gatlin ❧Rodney Green ❧ January 2023 Running: State of the Sport Amby Burfoot ❧George Hirsch ❧ August 2023
Baseball players
+Key❧Player was retired when podcast debuted‡ Non-professional athlete co-host* Former co-host
Podcast Host(s) Debuted Ref. The 6-1-1 PodcastRyan Howard ❧Jimmy Rollins ❧ The Adam Jones PodcastAdam Jones ❧Jerry Coleman ‡All the Smoke BaseballMatt Barnes ❧Nick Swisher ❧Chris Young ❧ Baseball TodayTrevor Plouffe ❧Chris Rose ‡Bauer BytesTrevor BauerBeadle & DeckerCody Decker ❧Michelle Beadle ‡Big Head PodKevin Mench ❧Blue Bird TerritoryKevin Pillar ❧Ricky Romero ❧Mitch Bannon ‡The Casa de Klub PodcastCorey Kluber ❧Tyler Casagrande ❧The CompoundIan HappDakota MekkesCut on the DiamondTrevor May ❧ Diggin' DeepEric Hosmer ❧Mike Moustakas ❧Peter Moylan ❧Justin Su'a ‡Anthony Seratelli ❧* Endless BlummerGeoff Blum ❧David Tuttle ‡ Farm to FamePeter Moylan ❧Kelsey Wingert ‡ The GenCastRyan Rowland-Smith ❧ IMHOSteven BraultTrevor WilliamsThe Journeyman PodcastDan StrailyThe Justin Masterson ShowJustin Masterson ❧Life After the Show ft. Clint FrazierClint Frazier ❧Mayday! with Trevor MayTrevor May ❧The Mayor's Office with Sean CaseySean Casey ❧Rich Ciancimino ‡The Mo Vaughn PodcastMo Vaughn ❧Brendan Tobin ‡ Off Base PodcastXavier Scruggs ❧Lauren Gardner ‡ Off the Cuff with Aubrey HuffAubrey Huff ❧ Off the Mound with Ryan DempsterRyan Dempster ❧ On Base with Mookie BettsMookie Betts Pacific SwingsDavid MacKinnon ❧Jasper Spanjaart ‡The Phillies ShowRubén Amaro Jr. ❧Jim Salisbury ‡Todd Zolecki ‡PLÁKATA NationCarlos Peña ❧Cuz Rod ‡The Pure Athlete PodcastJeff Francoeur ❧Britt Lee ‡Brad Williams ‡R2C2 with CC Sabathia and Ryan RuoccoCC Sabathia ❧Ryan Ruocco ‡The Rusty Ryal ShowRusty Ryal ❧Sequence with Trevor Plouffe Trevor Plouffe ❧ Shea Station Jerry Blevins ❧Jolly Olive ‡ Shegone Nation Jeff Frye ❧ Sports Spectrum's Get in the GameScott Linebrink ❧Starting 9 Live Dallas Braden ❧Jared Carrabis ‡ Steele The Show Justin SteeleMarty Mush ‡ The Top Step with Ryan Rowland-Smith Ryan Rowland-Smith ❧ The Twelve Six Podcast Collin McHugh Unfiltered with Ricky Bo and Bill ColaruloRicky Bottalico ❧Bill Colarulo ‡
Basketball players
+Key❧Player was retired when podcast debuted‡ Non-professional athlete co-host* Former co-host
NBA Podcast Host(s) Debuted Ref. The Vertical Podcast JJ Redick ''Road Trippin || Channing FryeRichard JeffersonAllie Clifton ‡ || || align="center"| |- | The Chronicles of Redick || JJ Redick || || align="center"| |- | The JJ Redick Podcast with Tommy Alter || JJ RedickTommy Alter ‡ || || align="center"| |- | Knuckleheads with Quentin Richardson & Darius Miles || Quentin Richardson ❧Darius Miles ❧ || || align="center"| |- | All The Smoke || Matt Barnes ❧Stephen Jackson ❧ || || align="center"| |- | The Old Man and the Three || JJ RedickTommy Alter ‡ || || align="center"| |- |The ETCs || Kevin Durant || || align="center"| |- | Curious Mike || Michael Porter Jr. || || align="center"| |- | The Draymond Green Show || Draymond Green || || align="center"| |- |KG Certified || Kevin Garnett ❧Paul Pierce ❧ || || align="center"| |- |Harp's Court |Derek Harper ❧
| The Pat Bev Podcast with Rone || Patrick Beverley Adam Ferrone ‡ || || align="center"| |- | Club 520 || Jeff Teague ❧DJ Wells ‡ Bishop B Henn ‡ || || align="center"| |- | Podcast P with Paul George || Paul GeorgeJackie Long ‡Dallas Rutherford ‡|| || align="center"| |- | From the Point || Trae Young || || align="center"| |- |7PM in Brooklyn |Carmelo Anthony ❧The Kid Mero ‡|
|Welcome Party |Gradey Dick
| The OGs || Udonis Haslem ❧Mike Miller ❧ || || align="center"| |- | The Big Podcast with Shaq || Shaquille O'Neal ❧ Adam Lefkoe ‡ || || align="center"| |- | Roommates Show || Jalen BrunsonJosh Hart || || align="center"| |- | The Underground Lounge || Lou Williams ❧Spank Horton ‡ || || align="center"|
| Mind the Game || LeBron JamesJJ Redick ❧ Steve Nash ❧ | || align="center"| |- |Hoopin' N Hollerin' |Jason Williams ❧Adam Ferrone ‡'''
WNBA +PodcastHost(s)DebutRef.Unapologetically AngelAngel ReeseSeptember 5, 2024Straight to CamCameron BrinkSydel Curry ‡January 23, 2025Bird's Eye ViewSue Bird ❧May 16, 2025Post MovesCandace Parker ❧Aliyah BostonJul 23, 2025Show Me SomethingSophie Cunningham and West WilsonJul 28, 2025
Ice hockey players +Key❧Player was retired when podcast debuted‡ Non-professional athlete co-host* Former co-host Podcast Host(s) Debuted Ref. Spittin' ChicletsRyan Whitney ❧Paul BissonnetteKeith Yandle ❧Brian "Rear Admiral" McGonagle ‡Suds with LudsCraig Ludwig ❧
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