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First Take

Hour 2: Feeling the Heat

First Take

ESPN Radio

Sports

4.05.7K Ratings

🗓️ 9 January 2025

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Summary

In this episode, Stephen A. Smith, Chris "Mad Dog" Russo, and Jeff Saturday react to the Cowboys denying the Bears' request to interview Mike McCarthy and Stephen A. has some thoughts about Micah Parsons' declaration that the Cowboys will win the Super Bowl next year. Brian Windhorst stops by to tell us what's next for Jimmy Butler and the Miami Heat. Mad Dog is mad (as per usual) but he also tells us about a surprise courtesy of Timothée Chalamet himself. The crew tells us how likely a Thunder-Cavs Finals is. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:30.1

Back to the gridiron. The Dallas Cowboys have denied permission to Chicago Bears to interview

0:35.0

Coach Mike McCarthy, a source telling Adam Schaefter on Tuesday.

0:38.2

Now, multiple sources said Monday that the Bears had sought permission to speak with McCarthy regarding their head coaching vacancy.

0:43.9

Following Sunday season finale, Jerry Jones addressed the possibility of another team wanting to interview his head coach.

0:50.0

We'll play that for you.

0:52.2

Then I would say, go talk.

0:55.3

I really would. Go talk. So it that for you. Then I would say go talk. I really would.

0:56.5

Go talk.

0:57.3

I just let Zeke do that.

1:01.4

I don't want anybody here.

1:03.4

That's not healthy to have somebody around.

1:05.7

It wants to be someplace else.

1:07.3

Really, it's not.

1:10.4

Is that a threat or a promise?

1:12.5

Stephen A, Jeff Saturday's here with us. Jeff, great to see you.

1:15.8

Great to see you. As always, Stephen A, oh, that sound just irks me.

1:20.0

Should McCarthy want to return to Dallas?

1:23.9

Yeah, he should. Because 31% of the games he's coached has been without Dak Prescott.

1:29.9

If Dak Prescott is healthy, chances are the results would be better.

1:33.2

If the results are better, you're coaching, rather, for the biggest brand in football and arguably all of sports.

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