Her Game Days

53. We're Officially Her Game Days + This Week's Pick Six

Victoria Henderson

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The Football Social Club | Episode released July 28, 2026

The Game has a new name — and it's ours. Victoria kicks off this episode with the official rebrand to Her Game Days, why it captures what this community has always been about, and her own origin story (a lost bet on a second date, a Detroit Lions jersey, and a friendship group that turned into a movement). Then it's straight into the Pick Six: the six biggest stories in the NFL this week, plus a rapid-fire round of everything else you need to know before Sunday.

So no woman has to do game day alone — new fans, lifelong die-hards, and everyone in between, this one's for you.


In This Episode

[00:00] The Rebrand: Game Days Are For Her. The Game is now Her Game Days, the Football Social Club. What the new name means, why it matters for the next generation of women fans, and why this community was never about proving you belong in a "boys' club."

[03:17] Victoria's Origin Story: How a lost bet on a second date turned into a lifelong Lions fandom, a group chat, and eventually this whole community — and why Her Game Days exists for the women who got into football through a guy and stayed for themselves.

[05:15] Housekeeping: Substack + Fantasy Football

  • We're live on Substack: hergamedays.substack.com
  • All socials are now @HerGameDays
  • Season 2 of Living in a Fantasy, our fantasy football league, has its waitlist open now. Sign-up details drop once the season kicks off, with returning leaguers hearing from us no later than August 10th. Link in the description — share it with any woman in your life, new fan or die-hard.

[06:44] Training Camp Diaries Victoria's in San Diego and headed to Rams training camp Monday — her first ever camp experience. She's got tickets to four different camps this summer and will report back next week.


This Week's Pick Six

1. Justin Herbert & Madison Beer Are Engaged. The Chargers QB popped the question to the Grammy-nominated pop star. Both Pisces, birthdays five days apart, and — per Victoria — one of the more believable romances in the NFL/pop-star crossover universe (joining Olivia Culpo & Josh Allen, Taylor & Travis, and the now-ended Cardi B & Stefon Diggs). Herbert is signed through a five-year, $262.5M extension; his 2026 salary of $24M is fully guaranteed.

2. Jalen Carter Is Now the Highest-Paid Defensive Tackle Ever. A four-year, $152M extension (worth up to $160M, $106M guaranteed) makes Carter the highest-paid DT in NFL history at $38M/year. Victoria also revisits a difficult chapter from his time at Georgia, a fatal car crash involving a teammate and a staffer following the team's national title celebration, and the toll it's taken on him since.

3. Vita Vea Wants Out of Tampa: The Bucs DT requested a trade after extension talks fell through, he's in the final year of his deal with no guaranteed money left. He wants a West Coast team, ideally the Raiders, to be closer to home. Victoria breaks down why the guaranteed-money conversation is basically a relationship metaphor (you'll have to listen).

4. Daniel Jones Is Fully Cleared and Ready for Camp. The Colts QB confirms he's recovered from the torn Achilles that ended his breakout 2025 season, the one that turned him from a Giants cautionary tale into the guy who beat out Anthony Richardson and signed the largest two-year contract in NFL history ($88M, up to $100M).

5. Kyle Shanahan Comes Forward After His Car Crash: The 49ers head coach was seriously injured in a mid-July collision, with a broken nose, three ribs, a broken hand, 40 stitches, and a severe concussion. Initially reported as the other driver's fault, Shanahan corrected the record himself this week, taking responsibility for the crash.

6. Eric Bieniemy's Family Situation: A developing and difficult story out of Kansas City: the Chiefs OC's wife was shot by their son and is now in stable condition following surgery. Bieniemy has stepped away from camp to be with his family. Sending good energy to Eric and Mia.


Rapid Fire: News You Should Know

  • Brian O'Neill (Vikings RT) signs a $96M extension through 2030
  • Jacoby Brissett (Cardinals QB) gets a raise to $15.5M as presumptive starter
  • Aaron Rodgers confirms 2026 is officially his last season — and gives a rare update on his private life
  • Tyreek Hill escalates his divorce proceedings
  • George Pickens (Cowboys WR) playing on the 2026 franchise tag
  • A Cardinals front-office staffer faces an indefinite ban over a draft leak and gambling investigation; he's appealing
  • Daniel Adongo, a former Colts linebacker, was deported this week
  • A Patriots wide receiver's now-iconic shirtless, barefoot training camp entrance
  • Patrick Mahomes spotted beachside with Brittany Mahomes, LeBron James, and Kevin Durant
  • Ben Steele (Commanders TE coach) fired following a DWI arrest, just months into the job


Links

  • Substack: hergamedays.substack.com
  • Instagram / Socials: @HerGameDays
  • Fantasy Football Waitlist ("Living in a Fantasy"): link in episode description

Thanks for listening to another Pick Six. Keep up with everything Her Game Days on socials, and we'll see you next week for a training camp update.

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