Hour 2 - Not Playing Tag

The Ben Maller Show

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News, Sports, Sports News, Football

4.8 • 863 Ratings

🗓️ 18 February 2026

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Summary

Ben Maller talks about the Seahawks deciding not to franchise tag Kenneth Walker, the temperature in the room surrounding C.J. Stroud with the Texans, reports that the Vikings are cutting down the playbook for J.J. McCarthy, Maller to the Third Degree, and more!

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0:00.0	This is an I-Heart podcast.
0:02.6	Guaranteed Human.
0:04.3	Ding dong.
0:06.0	It's our number two.
0:10.0	All right, so let me explain to you here, an hour two of the Ben Mather's show.
0:13.6	I'm going to explain it to you like you're five years old.
0:15.4	What message the Seahawks are sending to Kenneth Walker?
0:20.2	They are not planning on franchise tagging.
0:23.4	The Super Bowl MVP will also check in in Houston.
0:26.8	What is the temperature in the room around Texans quarterback C.J. Stroud.
0:32.7	There are conflicting reports about him being on the trading block this offseason.
0:38.2	Also, can you put into context what this report about the Vikings chopping down their
0:44.4	playbook for J.J. McCarthy means we will examine at great cost who leaked the story and why
0:53.1	the story was leaked now.
0:54.5	We'll go there as well.
0:56.0	Settle in on this Wednesday.
0:57.4	It is our number two.
1:00.9	Well, it is a popular game on the playground, but we have decided an NFL team has decided.
1:06.7	We're not going to play tag.
1:08.2	We're not playing tag.
1:10.0	We're not doing it.
1:10.8	Welcome in the beginning of a... We're not going to play tag. We're not playing tag. We're not doing it.
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