LeBron's Olympic clutchness, CeeDee Lamb-Cowboys contract mess, Jordan Love's value | NFL | THE HERD

First Things First co-host Nick Wright joins Colin Cowherd to discuss how LeBron James' clutchness in Team USA's exhibition games further proves he is the best player in the NBA. He then looks at CeeDee Lamb's contract situation and discusses what the Dallas Cowboys should do ASAP, along with whether Jordan Love deserves a big bag from the Green Bay Packers.
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LeBron's Olympic clutchness, CeeDee Lamb-Cowboys contract mess, Jordan Love's value | NFL | THE HERD
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[@jamieharris1254]

Mkikg

[@bennettmurphy9576]

“If they like ya still, you’re not asking for enough” favorite Colin quote by far 😂😂

[@hugodecroix294]

That is great Quote to be fair

[@jamesjohnson8257]

I was thinking the same thing

[@mikekillagreen9432]

Yes. Lmao

[@wifi8811]

I’m definitely stealing that one & taking it as a life lesson.

[@paulbrusuelas6706]

That is probably the sagest advice Colin has ever given in his 30 year career. 🤣

[@obviouslyPSM]

“Lubricator, not an agitator, he’s an elevator” damn I didn’t know Colin had bars like that lol

[@alwaysbeenbrand]

colin’s obsession with the word ‘lubricator’ needs to be studied

[@ericm.3054]

😂😂😂

[@crankybitch23]

@@ericm.3054what a lubricated comment

[@pfunk1992]

😂😂😂😂

[@fegmedic514]

Obviously lebum is using it on his hole

[@Vic-Vega]

Preferably whilst sporting a rubber glove. 🧐

[@jro8673]

Nick looking like one of the founding fathers

[@turaabi]

Got the Mr Candy suit on lol

[@doniajahaan4029]

Something between Jesus and Shakespeare

[@softjones3128]

200 years later. Looks like a disowned son from 1976

[@kwh6769]

He’s becoming Nicolas cage

[@williamdillard5060]

Rushmore Nick.

[@LazyGrilling52]

Damn good contract advice by Colin at the end there🤣

[@ChrisMrPeligroBoone]

I love how well Nick and Colin get along lol. If they had a show or podcast together it would be 🔥🔥🔥

[@BSmack1]

Nick goes on Colin's pretty often... it actually their best work

[@SalKhayer]

I think once or twice a month Nick makes an appearance on the Colin Pod. It's actually really good.

[@claude2732]

Both Lebron’s men

[@abandy6465]

favorite herd segment is this one: interviewing wright.

[@joekabooki]

I feel like Colin does stuff like putting Josh Allen on the same tier as Mahomes and including Goff in tier two, just to set up Nick with soft lobs.

[@jmilkie44]

Nah not for Nick….it’s to get clicks, replies and views from the audience tho for sure. They all do it it’s part of the job

[@tuomashanninen184]

I just love Nick Wright. Colin and him together is gold

[@_Apache]

🤡

[@mikekillagreen9432]

Best segment of the show!

[@fabbes4808]

Nick looks like an entertainer in the 1600s castle courts, ready to dance funny at any second.

[@joeymorini7685]

Lebron having to close for this Olympic team and getting it done really shows how embarrassing the lakers front office has been and how they’ve completely ruined lebrons last run of his career

[@mikemarc92]

Yes. Great point

[@davis2k1234]

AD is one of the best players in the NBA although I guess Klutch made that deal happen not LA front office and Reaves and Dlo solid players the trade deadline turned around the team in 2023 they have done good job not great

[@FranciscoVelasco-q6w]

But we all know the Lakers front office is Klutch hahaha.

[@edd2649]

They won one, injuries is most to blame post 2020

[@lennybeason1110]

He can’t close against Denver but is closing against lesser competition while playing on a Superteam 😂

[@willmc4052]

Clutch against south sedan 😂

[@Justin-zj8nj]

Nick takes a sip every time he’s done talking.

[@shanemccarthy3170]

Nick refuses to go a full segment without mentioning Brock Purdy. He's either in love or he harmed his family

[@terrancebrisoc9875]

Trevor doesn’t have one good season n has more turnovers than touchdowns why nobody ever mentions that

[@Csuarezftw]

this & John M coming on gotta be by far my Favorite segment of the week!

[@pleasedonttemptme5963]

This segment was great

[@evanfisher3016]

Had to skip the whole LeBron part, can't stand Nick slobbing over him

[@KyleJBales]

You're just mad you still have to watch Bron win

[@mikekillagreen9432]

I don't negotiate through the media. 😂😂

[@tylerspringstube4868]

Nick looking like the lead singer of Nickelback 😂

[@DudeWithADayJob]

Love these 2 together!

[@exsnstr]

The 2 sports media goats right now

[@ATAKA-Bro]

Sponsored by Klutch Sport (Lebron)

[@Brody-573]

Glad there’s 33% more

[@fiedler230]

Purdy getting clicks must really work. His televised games make him look much better.

[@mozartz73]

This is the. Weakest u s a basketball I can remember the games are too close

[@alval2465]

That suit is horrible 😂😂😂

[@SteveSmith-br3vu]

Shouldn't be close enough for "clutchness".

[@travisoshea]

Seriously. That is not a great thing

[@damianpresha9833]

Why not ? What you got against competition?

[@SteveSmith-br3vu]

@@damianpresha9833 bro. It's never been competitive, not really. The team USA is supposed to dominate in basketball. Always has. Shouldn't need clutch here

[@damianpresha9833]

@@SteveSmith-br3vu I guess y'all forgot USA lost that's why America sent the very best. If you really think other countries not supposed to be better 30 years later ok then.

[@SteveSmith-br3vu]

@@damianpresha9833 not to elite NBA levels .

[@BTIsrael]

Josh Allen doesn’t belong on the same tier with Lamar Jackson SMDH 😒

[@waynebryant1857]

Funny

[@almightyderic527]

No cap 💯

[@frank-bmtz]

Nice of Nick to visit his nephew again.

[@FavreianVengeance]

Clutch? Lebron is old and slow, and teams are taking advantage. USMNT almost lost a couple games to teams that the proper starting lineups would've beat by 15 or more.

[@ray5432112345]

Might be best chemistry in the sports world!!! I could listen to them talk about sports everyday-All day

[@AhOhITzXray]

Greatest quote by Colin ever

[@marquesmurray]

I would let all 3 go, offer what I think is best, the. Let them move on or trade them.

[@AlexTheLi0n]

I totally agree and go for draft picks that you can win with

[@danielpaquet3963]

It's not Jordan Love's fault that Aron rodgers went one or two seasons too long for the Packers, Or else Love would have another year of starting under his belt.

[@wazzy360]

13:55 Biggest adjustment Nick needs to make is to his hair 😅

[@carlosalbertoalvaradoalejo7210]

Lebron is taking EPO

[@motherlodebassin5369]

Nicks purdy hate is stupidity. Nick ignores Andy Reid and just gives qb wins to mahomes then hates on purdy. Purdy was better than mahomes last year. That’s a damn fact

[@MrZola1234]

I have always really liked Lebron, but I am surprised by the selection to have him carry the torch because he is hated by half of the population. Also, the haters are so much more vocal than his fans.

[@daviegriffin3539]

Haters are louder than the rest of us. 🤔 💙🇺🇸💙

[@RandomEmail-v2j]

What have trevor done to earn a spot over purdy or hurts? Literally the most overrated player in history

[@brianogrady3185]

Love how Nick passive aggressively takes credit for creating QB pyramids/tiers (like it’s original), but stole comparing NBA players to NFL QBs for Colin’s boy Russillo.

[@nationxcmo]

All the shows will get canceled once LeBron retire. Won’t have anything else to talk about.

[@lucio989]

They’re still talking about Jordan, bird, magic, lebron still plays so it makes sense to talk about him.

[@nationxcmo]

@@lucio989 I watch sports talk 24/7, they never talk about Bird or Magic. Maybe Jorden if it’s a LeBron debate. But good try. & now we have his son in the league ig you have an excuse why he’s getting more coverage then the lottery picks too??

[@lucio989]

@@nationxcmo I see new videos about Larry bird every day. Jordan recently had a Netflix special and a movie about signing his shoe deal. And why would anyone talk about a lottery pick over a top 5 or top 10 player. Lebron is still a very high level player.

[@nationxcmo]

@@lucio989 you’re seriously sitting there comparing the coverage of LeBron in 2024 to Bird or Magic? It’s not even a billionth percent close.

[@lucio989]

@@nationxcmo words mean things. They’re going to be talking about lebron til 2070 or past that.

[@sage1336]

When I think clutch it ain’t LeBron

[@lucio989]

That shows how skewed the perception is against stats

[@scoop2448]

@@lucio989 For his reg season career, Lebron is 12-92 (13%) on game-tying/go-ahead shots in final 5 seconds (top 5 worst all time).

[@lucio989]

@@scoop2448 name someone better…. Instead of being negative why not also mention he is the best all time? Can you name anyone with more? Ohhhh

[@sage1336]

@@lucio989 facts are not negative & he is not the greatest top 10 maybe

[@lucio989]

@@sage1336 you’re supposed to shoot if you’re losing… the point is to make as many as you can. Who made more?

[@dgaynoe]

The fact these games are close is laughable, please just stop comparing them to the original dream team

[@KyleJBales]

The same dream team that lost to a college team?

[@Blackcl33dd]

@@KyleJBales what about when it mattered ?

[@samuelgaona7196]

​@@Blackcl33ddthey've only played exhibition games, and the world has gotten better at basketball in the last 30 years, it's never gonna be the same

[@EnjoyerOfWater]

The original dream team played 1 NBA player the whole tourney. This year’s team has played 4 in just a single game. Buddy doesn’t know ball outside of basic stats I see

[@waynebryant1857]

@@KyleJBalesscore?

[@natedog9499]

25% Nick 25%

[@charlesdavis3553]

Nfl need to stop over paying for hope

[@carloskreek7419]

Agreed! Love is the perfect example. "I'm not playing unless I'm getting top money," even though you didn't see anything until the last 8 games, and the game against the 49ers as jaw-dropping as some make it out to be. But they'll pay him hoping he'll be like Stroud? Stroud did it the whole season, others have been around longer so they know what they're paying for. This "hope" is a dumb reason for holding out.

[@gmr5139]

The best player in a pick up games!! What a joke?

[@turaabi]

No one: Literally nobody: Nick Wright: well Lebron James *gukgukguk*

[@stackonez7182]

Somebodies stuck in 2018…. Real original.

[@eaglesohio8455]

Questions about hurts and purdy but Goff and Lawrence is on the list

[@bookswithbenjamin8902]

Goff answered all the questions buddy

[@KyngJenkins-j7z]

LeBron James clutchness and has 2 bronze

[@KyleJBales]

Olympics my dude ... He is 2-1 for Gold and the 1 is bronze in 2004 when he was 20 years old.

[@KyngJenkins-j7z]

@@KyleJBales he got 2 bronze

[@KyngJenkins-j7z]

@@KyleJBales including dis yr

[@FranciscoVelasco-q6w]

"nicko the Clown" is WRONG as usual. Lebron is Not better than Jokic, Luka or Giannis. And the rest of team USA did Not take these games seriously, as simple as that.

[@obiwanyutuben]

He literally said he is not better. User-rl5dw2cn9v the guy that has the listening comprehension skills of a gerbil.

[@EnjoyerOfWater]

Cowboys have 3 guys in key positions wanting to be the highest paid in their position while having no NFCG appearances is WILD lmao. But that’s just business in the NFL

[@DremianBlades-cx5lj]

Only a fool would think that any squad would be close to the 92 Olympics team. Prime Jordan, Drexler, Barkley, Ewing, Robinson, Malone, Pippen, and Stockton were better at that time than anything the NBA could assemble today...

[@treydezellem27]

Was Nicks math right at the beginning, shouldn’t it be 25% more or what am I getting wrong on it?

[@MrAndrew0511]

Can they afford the highest paid WR ever, nah. Can they get him a SB ring? nope. He should take a pay cut and go to the Chiefs!!! Dak wants Mahomes money but can't produce Mahomes wins, he's not irreplaceable. Brok Purdy is carried by his team. If you took brok out of SF it would be over for him.

[@JonathanSaffayeh]

Having Trevor on the list is awful

[@bookswithbenjamin8902]

😂😂😂

[@phillipsosa3353]

It’s crazy how Jordan love passed the eye test with 8 good games when purdy had 2 good seasons went to 2 nfc championships and a Super Bowl and played good and yet he hasn’t “passed the eye test” 😂

[@bookswithbenjamin8902]

Talent around love was way less proven

[@phillipsosa3353]

@@bookswithbenjamin8902 that’s fair, I’ll give you that but love also had time to sit back and learn from one of the greats for 3 years whether Aaron was taking time to teach him or not he still got to sit and watch greatness and learn, Brock got thrown in when he wasn’t even supposed to get any playing time or even be the back up and he came out firing and hasn’t stopped. And don’t sleep on them Green Bay WRs they’re nice

[@jasonjanisewski78]

Anyone who thinks this team with a 40 year old as its best player and only able to beat Sudan by 1 point could come close to much less beat the Original Dream Team has to be on drugs lol

[@lucio989]

South Sudan today would beat South Sudan 32 years ago by 100. The whole world is getting better and better.

[@MAKD88]

You are delusional my guy, are you paying attention? The Olympics has not started yet. Why would they try hard in a warm up game when they have not only the Olympics, but also the NBA regular season later this year. THE OLYMPICS IS ALL THAT MATTERS. That’s when you are gonna see them turn into the Avengers torch everyone. Right now they are just sleepwalking past teams, THIS IS NOT MAX EFFORT. I’ll come back later to say I told you so.

[@jasonjanisewski78]

@@lucio989 The Croatia team the Dream Team smoked in the Finals would beat today's South Sudan by 40

[@ridiculouslyalienated]

@@jasonjanisewski78 no just no... even though South Sudan doesn't have NBA players, a lot of them are playing in the GLeague... Serbia at that time wouldn't even touch american soil at all, let alone playing either in GLeague or NCAA... you can't compare basketball today with 30 years ago... Have you ever imagined 30 years ago that someday there would be Luka, Jokic, Giannis, Wemby, SGA, non american franchise players taking over the league? I don't think so, the world is catching up while america stays stagnant... cheers :)

[@jasonjanisewski78]

@@ridiculouslyalienated Croatia had Drazen Petrovic, Dino Radja, and Toni Kukoc. Sudan has G Leaguers. There is no world where G Leaguers are touching that Croatian team ROFL.

[@lakingpaul]

Not having Purdy there after the season he just had is wild. He's passing the eye test with flying colors as far as I'm concerned.

[@stackonez7182]

Purdy isn’t top 10 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 get off the drugs

[@lakingpaul]

@@stackonez7182 literally did you watch football since he started playing? How else can someone prove themselves to be at least top 10 more than Purdy has??

[@halfbak3d]

@@lakingpaul Get off the rookie deal, and lose the super team..... put pretty much any of the QB's on Colins list, on the 9ers. What do you think the outcome would be?

[@lakingpaul]

@@halfbak3d we don't know because they aren't on the Niners. All we can know is that he had the best QBR and passer rating in the league and historically the best ever through the number of games played. And that's not just his receivers making great plays, he's made some fantastic plays when things break down as well. I'm not saying he even needs to be top 5, but he's clearly top 10 and the only reason people aren't putting him there is because of his draft number.

[@halfbak3d]

@lakingpaul One more year of what he did and I'll say he's right outside the top 5. Consistency(look at hurts)and availability matters.... say burrows goes down half way through the season ending yet another..... he's no longer in that conversation. And I think Purdy, if he does just as well or better, will take his place... Bills fan here.

[@36cmbr]

Players normally do not choose personality over skill, ability and etc. So young guys supporting Bron Bron is not a real question, Colon.😂

[@giffondhall9214]

Dak and CD don't deserve a penny

[@jacklaw3962]

If Nick Wrong says "this may be the most talented basketball team ever," you know they are NOT.

[@TheJaker5]

Mahomes has 7 MVPs, Super Bowl wins, … WTF is Kylo Rat talking about?

[@daveyellick6685]

Actually he has 8. 3 Super Bowls, 3 Super Bowl MVPs, and 2 regular season MVPs

[@TitanPardy808]

Nick just ‘effed up the delivery of his stat.

[@dremac8756]

It’s a total number of achievements genius. Even then, he shorted the Goat by one. That’s what Kylo Rat was referring to fella

[@0624tre]

Somebody has to let me know what Josh Allen has done in the playoffs because these media dudes are unreal. Mahomes is the only one in this group who has won anything. So anybody else playoff success is irrelevant because they all had none

[@rickycastro1877]

take mahomes out the picture since obviously he’s goated when nobody can compare. josh allen is up next

[@0624tre]

@rickycastro1877 he's not up next ge hasn't won anything in the nfl. Lamar at least has 2 mvp

[@Friendsnow1717]

Is he gonna kneel?

[@scoop2448]

Lbj is top 5 player when he plays south sudan and dennis schroders germany team

[@dantenewyork7380]

the LeCuking is particularly nauseating lately

[@KyleJBales]

Sounds more like you are hurt he is still winning in 2024 lol

[@sprayer97]

you kinda sound like a hater....prolly cause u are

[@dantenewyork7380]

@@KyleJBales sounds like you are hurt - with with the genuflecting and mouth joint dysfunction

[@NickSibz]

Right now. The 2 non QB players in the NFL who want to be the highest paid player ever are both on the Dallas Cowboys. Then their QB wants to be THE highest paid player ever and they need all 3 of them. You cant make this stuff up.

[@sprayer97]

being told by all those nfl shows how they supposed to chase the bag and get theirs... the impact on characters and rosters long term start to show

[@austindouglas9513]

No. Flag bearing is the hook. Wow. Not really.

[@morgancimino97]

Dak won’t hold out? Colin been living under a rock?

[@pneuma2504]

Nick torched Colin, Mahomes and Allen are not in the same tier

[@WordsWithWoody]

The Chinese flag..right?

[@ricardobaylon7354]

Nick could start a Creed cover band

[@RidleyHolmes-sr2tw]

Beat Germany by 4 points. Wow. A real smackdown.

[@michaelmickles4426]

Man, the Jalen Hurt Hate happened quickly...

[@stackonez7182]

Dating back to his college days, he has 1 GREAT season and a bunch of alright seasons.

[@FrederickHolmes-hz2hs]

No it's not Nick what about when they signed Sam Bradford to a 80 million dollar contract as a rookie draft pick

[@playmajor]

Remember when Nick was bald

[@coryhardcastle3031]

So he had a few moments and now he's the best player😂😂🎉😂😂😂

[@austinclark007]

0:02 - 0:03 What does Colin say?

[@NolesomeContent]

'He's been on vacay' meaning he's been on vacation

[@MarkScott-f5r]

Burrow has the best win /loss record against Mahomes and Allen has never beat him????

[@quentindouglas6591]

Nick the GOAT

[@waynebryant1857]

Appearances don’t count.

[@devyflyy]

Josh Allen doesn’t have a flaw?

[@greenroy13]

Josh Allen has not accomplished more in the NFL than Lamar Jackson

[@MrBezl]

Hey Nick! Fantasy experts (and others) on tv having been using tiers for years. You didn’t invent “the tiers” 😉

[@tjayd1225]

Genuinely questioning how Jalen would be on the rising star before Brock when Jalen has a better o line, better receivers, still a good tight end, and now has Saquon Barkley. Is Jalen carrying his team anymore than Brock? & Jared CARRIES the lions? Great receivers, great tight end, the best o line, great running backs, and whenever he plays in colder than 60° he’s drastically worse

[@PeterDahu]

But but anyone can win in Shanny's system like Hoyer, Mullens, and Beathard lol

[@cmarisco2750]

Look, I'm a Jalen fan (go birds) and don't hate Brock. But the real question we should be asking is how is Trevor above either of them?

[@tjayd1225]

@@cmarisco2750that would be my first adjustment, Trevor hasn’t earned a spot over EITHER of them

[@mindy9397]

Jimmy g was made the highest paid qb after 5 great games

[@MegaAziz12]

I'm shocked Nick had Lamar as a top 3 Qb. Usually one of Lamar's biggest haters

[@PatrickWernham-rh3eu]

I'm not a big fan of LeBron but he is in amazing shape clearly takes care of his body and has had and is still having a great career. I

[@sonnyandreotte5721]

The podcast is Called two dudes Glaze each other The lebalco chronicles

[@pleasedonttemptme5963]

LeBron will be 40 and he’s definitely been the best player on Team USA and a top 5 player in the world which is crazy. AD has been great. Steph has been great. Ant has been great. Bam has been great. They went undefeated in the Exhibition games, nobody is talking about this lol

[@scud430challenge8]

So you haven’t been in the building and you haven’t seen the practice videos, but you say you would pay him based on that? Interesting decision making

[@trollinthedungeon5255]

Is lebron top 5 or not? Hold him accountable for his teams constantly underperforming. He has Anthony Davis guys, can they not be the 9th seed all year?

[@ATAKA-Bro]

No playoffseries win since 4 years....

[@anthonychilds8193]

I don't think CeeDee is getting more than JJ

[@officialhdband7289]

Since when did he become “Uncle Colin” 😂😂😂😂 stop it

[@dwaynehiler5735]

Let Dak walk. Trade CeeDee and depending what Micah is doing maybe trade him too

[@monophthalmos9633]

Whenever Nick Wright talks about Mahomes, just remember that if the Saints had drafted him, Nick Wright would argue all day "Mahomes is overrated".

[@brianogrady3185]

Nick gets so freaked out whenever anyone compares Mahomes to Allen that he always points out how Allen can’t beat him in the playoffs. You’re telling me if the roles were reversed and Allen had Reid as his HC and guys like Kelce and Tyreek, that wouldn’t change things *a little*??

[@kh894]

Wheres Nicks same energy with Jordan Love like he was with Aaron Rodgers 😂😂 Rodgers missed a few days but jordan abandons his team at a more important time in camp and Nick says nothing 😂😂😂 just goes to show it was a personal grudge.

[@geraldtn3175]

Nick reminds me of Sasquatch

[@HTwhoElse]

Nice Nick they all Mahomes by himself

[@chrischancellor7372]

Hasn't Bill Simmons been ranking via pyramids for like fifteen years? I like Nick a lot but I don't think it's fair for him to call that his gimmick.