1. I doubt Zach knew this was coming

2. I doubt the Ringer can afford his salary. He might end up there in a piece and have content elsewhere, but I doubt they are bringing him on as a featured piece in a planned move like that.

3. Usually when these ESPN contracts get terminated, they can’t work at a competitor until their contract ends if they want to keep that money owed on the contract. So the timing likely doesn’t work unless Zach’s espn contract was about to end