EMERGENCY POD: Za'Darius Smith abruptly retires

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🗓️ 13 October 2025

⏱️ 24 minutes

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On an emergency Eagle Eye podcast, Reuben Frank and Dave Zangaro react to Za'Darius Smith's abrupt retirement. 📢 Subscribe NOW to get the latest Eagles, Sixers, Phillies & Flyers news: / @nbcsphilly NBC Sports Philadelphia serves Philly sports fans 24/7 with the latest news on the Eagles, Sixers, Phillies and Flyers. Watch live games and insightful analysis from our experts on NBC Sports Philadelphia. Subscribe to our channel for the latest Philly sports news and highlights! » Visit NBC Sports Philadelphia: https://www.nbcsportsphiladelphia.com/ » Facebook: / nbcsphilly » Twitter: / nbcsphilly » Instagram: / nbcsphilly 📱NBC Sports Philadelphia App Apple Store: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/nbc-spo... Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/de... 🔉Podcasts: 🦅 Eagle Eye Podcast: 📺Watch: • Eagle Eye 🎧Listen: https://eagleeye.simplecast.com/ 🏀Sixers Talk Podcast: 📺Watch: • Sixers Talk 🎧Listen: https://sixerstalk.simplecast.com/ ⚾Phillies Talk Podcast: 📺Watch: • Phillies Talk 🎧Listen: https://philliestalk.simplecast.com/ 🏒 Flyers Talk Podcast: 📺Watch: • Flyers Talk 🎧Listen: https://flyerstalk.simplecast.com/ 🛫Takeoff with John Clark Podcast: 📺Watch: • Takeoff with John Clark 🎧Listen: https://takeoff.simplecast.com/ Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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0:00.0	Well, Rub, this is an emergency podcast, Eagle Eye podcast presented by Nissan, Ruben Frank and Dave Zengaro did not expect to be hopping on here today with you,
0:25.0	Rub.
0:25.7	A lot of surprises today so far.
0:28.4	It's still early.
0:30.5	Monday morning, Zadaria Smith goes on Instagram, announces his retirement from the NFL.
0:36.9	So the Eagles go from a thin edge rush room to a thinner edge rush a room all of a sudden.
0:43.5	Yeah, did not see this coming at all.
0:46.8	You know, I talked to Zadarius.
0:48.1	I think, gosh, I think I spoke to him on Tuesday last week in a locker room.
0:53.4	He was gung-ho.
0:54.5	He was looking forward to playing,
0:55.9	and there was no, certainly no indication that he was thinking anywhere along
1:01.8	these lines.
1:03.1	He had a lengthy Instagram post, but didn't really say why he's doing this,
1:07.3	why he's doing it now, didn't mention the Eagles.
1:09.3	It was kind of weird.
1:13.7	He talked real generally about his career and he had a long good, really good, long career. But as far as
1:22.1	the Eagles concerned, you know, Vic was really happy with the way he was playing, and he was pretty good.
1:28.6	I mean, he was really good in that Denver game.
1:29.9	He might have been one of the best defensive players in the Broncos game.
1:34.1	So, yeah, you're right.
1:35.7	They don't get Nolan back possibly until after the buy, most likely,
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