2029 Future NFL Predictions With Ben Solak!

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🗓️ 14 May 2026

⏱️ 79 minutes

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Sheil and Ben Solak from ESPN shine a light on some of the most polarizing players, teams, and coaches around the league, and theorize the headlines we’re likely to see about them buzzing around NFL media circles in three years.(00:53) 2029 Future NFL Predictions(04:06) Jalen Hurts(18:55) Peyton Manning and Tom Brady(26:25) Mike Tomlin(45:03) Kyle Shanahan(50:48) Robot refs(57:35) Lamar Jackson(01:05:20) Chicago Bears(01:10:06) San Diego ChargersThe Ringer is committed to responsible gaming. Please visit www.rg-help.com to learn more about the resources and helplines available.Host: Sheil KapadiaGuest: Ben SolakProducer: Chris SuttonVideo Editor: Stefano SanchezProduction Supervision: Conor Nevins and Arjuna Ramgopowell Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Some follow the noise.
0:03.3	Bloomberg follows the money.
0:05.4	Because behind every headline is a bottom line.
0:09.3	Whether it's the funds fueling AI or crypto's trillion dollar swings,
0:13.8	there's a money side to every story.
0:16.5	And when you see the money side, you understand what others miss.
0:20.9	Get the money side of the story.
0:22.9	Subscribe now at Bloomberg.com.
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0:45.0	Prep for summer with Abercrombie in the app, online, and in stores. Welcome to the Ringer NFL show. I'm your host, Sheel Capadia. We got a fun one today. We are doing 2029 predictions. That's right. We're looking into our crystal ball and saying,
1:13.6	what storylines around the NFL will we be discussing three years from now? If that sounds familiar
1:19.1	to you, that's because we've done this episode before with a man you might be familiar with. Ben Solac
1:24.7	from ESPN and you know what? We convinced him, hey, come back for this
1:28.2	episode this offseason. And so Solac joins me. We make our predictions for 2029. Let's take a
1:34.5	break. We'll come back and we'll talk about it. All right, we are back here with our old friend Benjamin Solek from ESPN.
1:54.4	An old staple show for us.
1:56.2	We are predicting storylines three years from now.
1:59.5	I found this to be a fun exercise.
2:01.1	But before we get ready to it, I mean, people want to know the fatherhood, the gardening,
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