Tag: First Take

“I mean, my God, I’ve done everything but put diapers and a bib on this brother,”

"As my grandma used to say, ‘Boy, stirring up old ish, it still smells.’"

"It’s really easy to talk that talk like you got all the facts when I’m not there to respond. It’s another thing entirely if I’m there to refute all the bulls**t coming out of your mouth.”

"We got to know what the bosses think. They don’t always go by just ratings, they don’t always go by just popularity."

"ESPN will deliver a total of 13 NFL Draft-related programs and 10 First Draft podcast episodes over the next month, all leading up to draft night in Green Bay on April 24"

"They kept the broadcasters here, and everyone else was in Tokyo. That’s not the way to do it.”

"If I gave you ten years to build a brand that would change the game and your industry and business, could you do it? How would you do it?"

“Believe it or not, I know this may be shocking for people to believe. But I didn't have any intentions of talking about it,”

"I’m forever grateful and I’m forever humbled because it’s a lot of luck that comes with something like that to have people see your talent, to care, and in your case, to trust because trust is a really, really, really big thing with you..."

"What Smith's new deal implies is that there's a reward for being at the top of your profession. It shows that ESPN values its top people too."