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First Take

Hour 1: Earning Their Stripes

First Take

ESPN Radio

Sports

4.05.7K Ratings

🗓️ 22 July 2025

⏱️ 47 minutes

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It's another action packed episode of First Take this morning as the crew discusses the contract troubles heating up between the Cowboys and Star Michah Parsons... Plus, is Dak's legacy on the line this season for Dallas if he can't lead the Cowboys to a playoff run? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

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0:30.6

2024 is over. Now it's 2025. I want to win a championship. We're going to win. Super Bowl

0:35.4

champions, as always the expectation. Are we going to win the Super Bowl this year? I hope. I think we are. I want to win a championship. We're going to win. Super Bowl champions. That's always the expectation. Are we going to win the Super Bowl this year? I hope. I think we are. I want to win a championship. Be damned if it's just for my legacy or it's for this team, for my personal being, for my sanity. I'm competing every day to try to win a Super Bowl. I think it is a realistic. Because we can win the Super Bowl. Why not? Why can't we win? Do you think it's not really? The Dallas Cowboys undefeated in headlines. Good morning, everyone. Welcome in the first take. Thank you for being with us. Adam Shepter, Chris Canty, Hawk in the building, guys all warmed up. Thanks for being

1:11.8

with us. Oh, thanks for having me. First time in the new studio. Still got that new car smell to it. Oh yeah. We got to get you up in that frame at some point. Yeah, we got to figure that out. We got to make it happen. We got to make that happen. We got to figure out what's going on in Dallas. And I will be leaning on you especially, sir. That's where we're beginning.

1:10.6

Okay, so the Cowboys have been talking Super Bowl.

1:29.7

Jerry stepped up to the mic yesterday, and let's get you up to speed on the latest drama.

1:33.1

Star linebacker Micah Parsons is seeking a contract extension that can make him the highest paid non-quarterback in the NFL.

1:39.5

He's reportedly looking for a $200 million extension while he attended mandatory minicamp still working towards that new deal with the team.

1:46.9

Jerry Jones taking some shots at Micah and his quarterback, Dag Prescott.

1:52.2

Oh, Jerry, the gift that keeps on giving.

1:55.4

Just because we sign him doesn't mean we're going to have him.

1:58.4

He was hurt six games last year.

2:00.3

Seriously.

2:02.4

We've signed a member remember signing a player for the highest paid at the position in the league

2:07.0

and he got knocked out two-thirds of the year, Doc Prescott. So there's a lot of things you can

2:14.5

think about when you, just as the player does, when you're

2:18.2

thinking about committing and guaranteeing money.

2:23.1

Well, there's that.

2:24.7

Then Micah Parsons retweeted this post by JJ Watt that said anytime you can publicly take a

2:30.2

dig at your star quarterback and your star pass rusher simultaneously right before your season begins.

2:35.6

You just got to take it, guys.

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