Toward the end of the 2023 season that saw the Philadelphia Eagles lose five of their last six regular-season games, star quarterback Jalen Hurts took an unusual approach to trying to improve his game.
Per ESPN's Tim McManus and Jeremy Fowler, Hurts made a call to former New York Giants defensive coordinator Wink Martindale to get some advice before the playoffs. Martindale had parted ways with the Giants after Week 18.
"I've been doing this for 40 years," said Martindale, now the defensive coordinator at the University of Michigan, "and it's the first time I've had an opposing quarterback call me up.