Hour 1: Take Flight?

First Take

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4.2 • 5.5K Ratings

🗓️ 11 March 2025

⏱️ 45 minutes

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On today's episode of First Take, Stephen A. Smith, Chris Canty, and Shannon Sharpe discuss Justin Fields' deal with the Jets. Then, the guys debate which team in the NFL needs to figure out a QB situation more: the Browns or the Steelers. Kendrick Perkins joins the show to talk about the Lakers loss to the Nets last night and J.J. Redick's reaction. Then, Stephen A., Chris, and Shannon debate who will have a better season in 2025: Sam Darnold or Brock Purdy? And Perk drops by again to discuss how big of a statement the Nuggets made last night against the Thunder. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:30.9	Hey, hey, welcome into first take. We got a ton to get into today. J.J. Reddick unleashes on his
0:36.6	Lakers after last night's lost to the net. Shannon,
0:40.2	what's the deal? Wait to you hear what S.A. has to say about that. Should the Eagles actually be
0:44.7	worried about the commanders after that tonsill trade? That answer is going to shock you. And how high
0:49.7	can Steph and Jimmy take the Warriors in the West? It stephen a smith shannon sharp chris canty and
0:55.7	kentricin will be here too but first we start in the nf l gentlemen ready to roll
1:02.2	that's always okay one month after saying goodbye to a ron rogers the new york jets addressed
1:09.6	the quarterback position on the first day of free agent negotiating period, agreeing to terms Monday with former Pittsburgh Steelers backup Justin Fields.
1:16.8	Sources telling our Adam Schaefter.
1:19.0	Fields will sign a two-year, $40 million contract that includes $30 million in guarantees.
1:26.2	Chris Canty and NYU with me. Good to see you, sir. Good to see you as well.
1:30.0	Okay, gentlemen, I'm going to start with you here, Stephen A. Big News. How much pressure is on
1:35.2	fields to show out with the Jets? Well, I think his career is on the line. He was in Chicago. I know he's
1:41.5	relatively young, but he was in Chicago, and then he moved on from Pittsburgh.
1:45.0	And when he was in Pittsburgh, obviously, there was some trepidation as to who would be the starter for the Pittsburgh Steelers.
1:50.6	Maybe that's not the right world.
1:51.8	There was just some uncertainty, rather, as it pertained to whether it was going to be him or it was going to be Russell Wilson. He starts the first five or six games, had a winning record, but yet throughout the entire process
2:02.8	when Russell Wilson was injured to start the season, Mike Tomlin refused to name Justin Fields
2:10.9	as the starter. So it gave us all cause to pause because we were saying, well, he's there with
2:16.6	him, he's practicing with him he sees
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