Eric Mangini joins Nick Wright, Kevin Wildes and Chris Broussard on First Things First to discuss the NFC Championship Game. Nick weighs in on the matchup and explains the San Francisco 49ers need Brock Purdy to maintain composure in a hostile environment to come away with a win.
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As the New York Jets turn focus toward next season, the biggest open-ended question surrounds the quarterback position. The team plans to move forward with Zach Wilson in 2023, but that does not inspire much confidence for fans at home, or for the coaching staff.
Robert Saleh says that Zach Wilson will be a New York Jet in 2023.
Wilson struggled during his first two years in the league. Although he played through injury in 2022, his time under (behind) center did not lead to wins and Mike White became a cult hero as his replacement.
No matter who was at quarterback, the Jets were bad.
Shannon Sharpe and T.I. continue their discussion on Tip’s musical career. T.I. reveals to Shannon that he was paid $1,500 from his first feature and talks about his collaborations with Destiny Child, JAY Z and more.
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Scott Rolen on Tuesday pulled off the biggest climb in modern Baseball Hall of Fame voting history. After receiving just 10.2% support in his first year of eligibility, he was elected by the Baseball Writers’ Association of America in his sixth year with 76.
Nick Wright, Chris Broussard, Kevin Wildes discuss the highly anticipated Kansas City Chiefs vs. Cincinnati Bengals matchup in the AFC Championship Game. The cast breaks down the matchup, weigh in on Patrick Mahomes injured ankle and determine if he will play at an MVP-caliber level.
Find out why Sam Panayotovich likes the 49ers to cover and other best bets for this weekend’s championship round games.
Geno Auriemma has been in the game for a loooooooooong time, but the legendary UConn women’s basketball coach still has plenty of gas left in the tank. Just ask ESPN reporter Holly Rowe.
Auriemma took out a half’s worth of frustration on Rowe over some questionable refereeing in Thursday’s game against Tennessee.
The 68-year-old lashed out when Rowe asked him how he planned to to address putting Tennessee on the free throw line after the Huskies racked up eight personal fouls amid a 19-7 Tennessee run before the half.
The Bengals quarterback had a rather unique choice of who he plays the popular game with.
Joe Burrow and the Bengals have been preparing all week to take on the Chiefs in the AFC championship game on Sunday. However, rather than pouring over even more tape or discussing the gameplan in excruciating detail, Cincinnati’s franchise quarterback has a different plan for Saturday’s flight to Kansas City: play Super Smash Bros.
That’s right: Joe Burrow is a fan of the Nintendo classic.
The technical director is under fire for racist comments.
Georgi Ivanov, the technical director of the Bulgarian Football Union, is under fire after commenting that no players of “other skin color” should play for the Bulgarian national team.
Ivanov defended his racist comments.
“I stand behind my words that my wish is to watch Bulgaria with Bulgarian players,” Ivanov said, per Balkan Insight. “As long as I’m director, a foreign player with a foreign passport or other skin color won’t play. I don’t want players from other countries to replace Bulgarian ones.
Christensen retired following the season as part of a series of team coaching staff moves.
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Buccaneers quarterback coach Clyde Christensen retired following Tampa Bay’s wild card round loss to the Cowboys as part of a series of coaching moves triggered by head coach Todd Bowles.
Christensen was not going to be retained by Bowles next season, so he elected to retire. He will collect a salary on the final year of his contract, which is scheduled to expire following next season.