"We try our best to respect the game and showcase and display it in a fashion that might be a little bit more appetizing for a different group of people that are watching alongside the best play commentators on Earth."
"He has conquered everything in this business and now is doing an infomercial on First Take that builds his next business where he's just selling the next thing he's going to do."
“Stephen A. Smith is irreplaceable at ESPN so long as the network wants to be in the First Take business. Smith is smart enough to know that won’t be forever.”
"I'm doing all of these things. I'm not doing all of that to be in second place. I'm not doing all of that to look up at somebody else to see that they're making more than me..."
"We look forward to honoring the content that moved audiences in 2026 and continuing the Gracies’ long-standing investment in the people who will shape what comes next.”