From the archives. In summer 2024, Greg and John welcomed back quarterback and co-host ⁠Aaron Ellis⁠, then of ⁠Japan's X-League's⁠ ⁠Dentsu Caterpillars⁠, to talk about his experiences in playing in Japan, Europe, and Mexico. He compares the X-League with the ⁠European League of Football⁠ and ⁠Mexico's Liga-de Fútbol Americano⁠, where has played, and in doing so holds the distinction of being the only professional football player to have played in all three major international leagues outside of Canada and the United States.

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From August 2024, on the eve of week one in 2024 X League play in Japan, Greg and John sit down with Mike Phair, the head coach of IBM Big Blue to talk about his team and the upcoming season. Coach Phair talks about his coaching philosophy and the lessons he learned from coaching in the NFL and CFL. In addition we learn how John almost was a movie star!

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With the release yesterday of the 2025 X League Super schedule, John and Greg take a look at the games for the six week autumn schedule for the top 12 teams of Japan's top tier gridiron division. The also talk about some of the new names coming to Japan and also not returning to Japan, and also talk a little about why vuvuzelas are frowned upon in sports.

Gridiron Japan livestreams over at Gridiron Japan Television on YouTube at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.gridironjapantv.net⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, on Facebook at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.facebook.com/GridironJapan.jp⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠X (Twitter)⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! Learn more at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.gridironjapan.jp⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.