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First Take

Hour 2: Fly Eagles Fly

First Take

ESPN Radio

Sports

4.05.7K Ratings

🗓️ 2 September 2025

⏱️ 27 minutes

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0:00.0

Talk about stepping up.

0:02.3

Bang!

0:03.4

It's time to level up your game.

0:05.8

Introducing the all-new ESPN app.

0:08.4

All of ESPN, all in one place.

0:10.7

Your home for the most live sports and the best championship moments.

0:14.6

The electricity is palpable.

0:17.1

Step up your game with no annual contract required.

0:20.2

It's the ultimate fan experience.

0:22.6

Level up for more on the ESPN app or at stream.esPN.com.

0:27.7

Sign up now.

0:31.7

We're very excited about this.

0:33.6

The all new ESPN app is the best way to watch sports.

0:37.4

All of ESPN. It's all in one place.

0:39.4

We've got live games, live stats. Plus, you can track your fantasy teams and, of course,

0:42.9

personalize it with your favorite leagues, teams, and players. To the NFL, former cowboy star,

0:48.9

Micah Parsons made his practice debut at the Packers Monday after a tumultuous ending in Dallas.

0:54.1

Parsons became the highest paid non-quarterback in NFL history, a four-year contract,

0:58.9

180 million guaranteed, 136 in total guarantees.

1:03.6

Earlier, we had his agent, David Mulligeta, on the show.

1:08.6

You got a call from Jerry's assistant and was asked to come in to meet about leadership. So when he got back from his vacation, he came in and he gave him a call told him he was back, he was ready to meet. At some point during that meeting that was represented to him about, was going to be about leadership. It turned into contract and talk. And, you know, if you're a 25-year-old football player and your boss who happens to be the most powerful person in the NFL, starts talking about contracts, it's hard for you to end that conversation. So they had a conversation. Micah nodded his head out of respect. Obviously, there's a power dynamic that's a little different there. One guy is the owner of the team and the GM. and the other one is Michael Parsons, a young 25-year-old football player. So I'm not sure if there was a miscommunication there. By the time, Michael walked out, but at no point did Michael believe that he was negotiated in contract. We now welcome in our friend, Rich Eisen, whose show will now be direct-to-consumer on the all-new ESPN app, Hi, Rich, that I was just promoting earlier. It's also going to be available on Disney Plus. Here's what I want you to know. It's right after us starting at noon Eastern. So you can check that out every day. Molly. Hi, Rich. Hey. Hello. What's up, Stephen, Hank? How you doing, buddy? I just want to make sure Molly because Molly doesn't know this, Molly doesn't know this rich, so I'm going to help her out here. Before we do anything, Molly, we must say hello to Mrs. Eisen, as in Susie Schuster, Eisen. We can't have. I like my life. I like my life.

2:34.5

I like my life.

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