In this episode of Rosters to Rings, former NBA executive Tommy Sheppard shares his origin story and the lessons learned from years inside NBA front offices. Joined by Thad Levine, the conversation explores what truly defines leadership in players—beyond talent, stats, and contracts. 

In this episode of Rosters to Rings, former NBA executive Tommy Sheppard shares his origin story and the lessons learned from years inside NBA front offices. Joined by Thad Levine, the conversation explores what truly defines leadership in players&mdash;beyond talent, stats, and contracts.&nbsp;

Welcome to the Rosters to Rings Podcast where General Managers from the MLB, NBA, NFL and more will take you behind the curtain and share their unfiltered experiences and evaluations of past and present events in professional sports.

Due to competitive reasons, league rules, ownership directives and extreme discretion, General Managers share approximately 40% of what they know and experience with fans. At the Rosters to Rings Podcast, we are here to share as much of the other 60% as we can. We will dive deep into not only what decisions are made, but how and why they are made, the strategic nature of negotiations, roster construction, the characters that make up the game, and the true depth of relationships between executives, coaches, players, agents, media and fans.

 

Welcome to the Rosters to Rings Podcast where General Managers from the MLB, NBA, NFL and more will take you behind the curtain and share their unfiltered experiences and evaluations of past and present events in professional sports.
Due to competitive reasons, league rules, ownership directives and extreme discretion, General Managers share approximately 40% of what they know and experience with fans. At the Rosters to Rings Podcast, we are here to share as much of the other 60% as we can. We will dive deep into not only what decisions are made, but how and why they are made, the strategic nature of negotiations, roster construction, the characters that make up the game, and the true depth of relationships between executives, coaches, players, agents, media and fans.
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Guiding the Flock: Tommy Sheppard on Leadership

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GMs Thad Levine and Jon Daniels are joined by Eagles VP of football administration and The Athlete Group founder Jake Rosenberg to talk all things team building in today's sports landscape. 

Jake sits down to talk through his work with The Athlete Group and how college teams are dealing with this chaotic NIL world, what separates Eagles GM Howie Roseman from the rest, and look at how teams should be looking for new head coaches. 

That and so much more on a fun episode of Rosters to Rings! 

GMs Thad Levine and Jon Daniels are joined by Eagles VP of football administration and The Athlete Group founder Jake Rosenberg to talk all things team building in today's sports landscape.&nbsp;
Jake sits down to talk through his work with The Athlete Group and how college teams are dealing with this chaotic NIL world, what separates Eagles GM Howie Roseman from the rest, and look at how teams should be looking for new head coaches.&nbsp;
That and so much more on a fun episode of Rosters to Rings!&nbsp;

Stock Charts to Depth Charts with Jake Rosenberg

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Thad is joined by NFL GM Tom Telesco to talk through the ins and outs of firing season in the NFL, as coaches and front offices have started to get let go from their teams this week. 

First, Thad and Tom break down the College Football Playoff as we are down to four teams. They look at Indiana's remarkable turnaround and the paths Ole Miss, Oregon and Miami took to get here. Then, the GMs look at who's been fired so far in the NFL, what goes into these decisions and where teams are looking to go from here. Plus, we answer your listener questions! 

 

Thad is joined by NFL GM Tom Telesco to talk through the ins and outs of firing season in the NFL, as coaches and front offices have started to get let go from their teams this week.&nbsp;
First, Thad and Tom break down the College Football Playoff as we are down to four teams. They look at Indiana's remarkable turnaround and the paths Ole Miss, Oregon and Miami took to get here. Then, the GMs look at who's been fired so far in the NFL, what goes into these decisions and where teams are looking to go from here. Plus, we answer your listener questions!&nbsp;
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The NFL's Annual Sacrifice - Black Monday

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Our Best Of series continues with Scott Servais sharing how he builds clubhouse culture, Bill Barnwell on the evolution of analytics in the NFL, Greg Maddux gives a scouting report on fellow Hall of Famers, Jason Garrett’s unforgettable Michael Irvin story, Derek Shelton’s MLB game-day routine, Jon Morosi on relationship-building as an MLB insider, and Matt Klentak on building winners in Milwaukee and Philadelphia.

We hope you have a wonderful New Year and appreciate all of the support!

Our Best Of series continues with Scott Servais sharing how he builds clubhouse culture, Bill Barnwell on the evolution of analytics in the NFL, Greg Maddux gives a scouting report on fellow Hall of Famers, Jason Garrett&rsquo;s unforgettable Michael Irvin story, Derek Shelton&rsquo;s MLB game-day routine, Jon Morosi on relationship-building as an MLB insider, and Matt Klentak on building winners in Milwaukee and Philadelphia.
We hope you have a wonderful New Year and appreciate all of the support!

Best Interviews of 2025 Part 2

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Guiding the Flock: Tommy Sheppard on Leadership

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