A Real Jalen Hurts Conversation and a Mailbag With Zach Berman!

The Ringer's Philly Special

The Ringer

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4.8 • 887 Ratings

🗓️ 6 April 2026

⏱️ 124 minutes

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Sheil is joined by Zach Berman of The Athletic to discuss the latest news on the Eagles. Zach has his usual ZB3, but today’s is loaded with a conversation about Tim McManus’s latest article on Jalen Hurts. Is there a rift between him and the organization? Plus, the 2026 NFL draft is quickly approaching. What direction will the Eagles be heading in the draft? And a mega mailbag! A deep dive on Jalen Hurts (02:37) Eagles draft talk (38:45) Mailbag (52:06) Email hot takes: Ringerphilly@gmail.com Follow us on Instagram and TikTok: @ringersphillyspecial Become a member of our Reddit community: https://www.reddit.com/r/RingersPhillySpecial/ The Ringer is committed to responsible gaming. Please check out rg-help.com to find out more, or listen to the end of the episode for additional details. Host: Sheil Kapadia Guest: Zach Berman Producer: Cliff Augustin Music Composed By: Teddy Grossman and Jackson Greenberg Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:53.3	Yeah Welcome to it's truly a, it's truly a Philly thing here.
1:09.4	Welcome to the Ringer's Philly special.
1:12.2	Shield Capade here on a beautiful Monday afternoon with Zach Berman of the Athletic and Cliff Augustine.
1:18.9	Say his name, Cliff Augustin.
1:20.4	We're changing it up this week because we didn't do the mailbag last week.
1:24.2	I know people wanted some mailbag.
1:25.7	And of course, we had the big ESPN story drop
1:29.1	on Jalen Hertz from Tim McManus and Jeremy Fowler. And so we thought, you know what, let's have a nice,
1:36.4	nuanced conversation with our thoughts on what is happening with the organization and Jailen Hertz.
1:44.2	So we'll do that in the ZB3 and then lots of emails to get to.
1:49.9	Zach Berman back from Phoenix, Arizona.
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