Stephen A. is UP IN ARMS over Mad Dog's take on Aaron Rodgers in NYC 🤣 | First Take

Stephen A. Smith, Chris "Mad Dog" Russo and Courtney Cronin join Christine Williamson on First Take to debate whether or not QB Aaron Rodgers knows what he's in for from fans and the media as the new starting quarterback of the New York Jets after being traded from the Green Bay Packers this offseason.
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[@bam7099]

“If he pass gas, they’ll think it’s perfume” 😂😂

[@FaceFamous]

I hate when he says that. After all these years that one got to go.

[@rodrahama2344]

might as well make jokes when you obviously have no clue

[@iceman9428able]

Stephen A Smith and Mad Dog got me rolling 🤣 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@rodrahama2344]

SAS is a dum dum

[@mohamad4257]

When nfl and nba season is done this show is random lol. Same stupid storylines debating.

[@futurekillerful]

@@mohamad4257agreed but it’s still hilarious tbh

[@Playsinvain]

Rodgers does not hiccup

[@Sibbs002]

The Taylor Swift bit killed me 🤣

[@cobra2966]

Did she just say 500 million people watched Pat McAfee’s livestream 😂😂

[@couturecriminal8330]

Exaggeration for dramatic effect it worked on me.

[@Rockleelives777]

Exactly.... ain't no way that's true. Barely 500 million people in the entire country

[@10yc56]

5:52 500,000,000?! You mean 500,000 😂

[@m.a.sboxing268]

This chemistry is making good new elements 😂

[@bootysackjohnson7394]

This is comedy gold. Stephen A is something else, man

[@ImagineBeingFat]

Yeh. A clown.

[@agentcodybanx8909]

Oh the crew is back. My mornings arent so boring anymore

[@komandanteify]

Oh this lady is good. She could replace Molly.

[@demariomontague27]

"SHOULD"

[@FailedNBAComissioner]

ESPN killed off so many hosts this week, it feels like a funeral mood on set today.

[@FaceFamous]

No doubt

[@jackdecaluwe5115]

500 million people?? What😂😂😂

[@Alex-vx8sm]

Lmaoo was like huh really 🤔

[@coolcatfindsagun1079]

The person who needs to be drug tested is the lady who said 500 million people watched Pat mcafee live

[@GappyHilmore18]

What Mad Dog said wasn't egregious to the point where Stephen A needed to react that way in my opinion

[@starastro4591]

That’s what he gets paid the big bucks for. To be an over the top clown type of character. Some viewers seem to love it

[@josephgreene4174]

this must be your first time watching this channel, it's their love language!

[@zachhicks8020]

If Mad Dog would have said September or October, then Stephen A is just being Stephen A. He said July...

[@artificialintelligence0101]

I thought you would realize by now that he's literally playing a character

[@FaceFamous]

"TV" Personality how he acts with the camera off is totally different

[@kassi420]

Mad Dog is Skip Bayless without Skip’s baseless stupid takes.

[@EvangelismforGod]

Lol, good point!

[@waillachab284]

Mad dog , SAS , JJ redick are gold

[@ChrisC-327]

Mad Dog is 100% right.. there's alot of people that don't want him to be here and they are waiting for that one thing to instantly write him off and thats a fact

[@ricardorivera7549]

no one is arguing he wont be criticize. the thing is mad dog saying he cant handle the srcutinity, when rodgers is one of the most talked about and scrutinized players in the league forever. he is used to the attention. isnt he called diva and attention seeker for a reason? he will love the big market in NY

[@jeremysegarra850]

500 million?!?! 🤦‍♂️😂FOH

[@Moss81CT]

Courtney is solid. She knows her 💩

[@parkerlister1527]

On me

[@Semperityy]

i agree

[@Semperityy]

wait what lol????

[@littledawg5417]

U understand she said 500 million people were watching the Aaron rodgers decision live 💀😭

[@Moss81CT]

@michaelskidmore5219 😂 yeah she over exaggerated a lil there

[@MrNumbers446]

Mad dog Wednesday is the only time i watch this show.He is with no doubt!!!!the most entertaining..The other guests are unbearable.We most miss any that got let go

[@Keithcooksey]

Agreed

[@deshundillard1337]

as a packers fan, i hope they suck cuz we got they 1st round pick mane 😂😂😂

[@robertkuhn-qr6vb]

100% Me as well. I know Dog is getting paid well, but this show is so beneath him. WFAN is 100 times better than no talent espn.

[@mr.fukk12]

Yep good riddance on those guys that got fired especially max and Keyshawn I couldn’t stand listening to Keyshawn for the last few months.

[@mr.fukk12]

@@deshundillard1337as a bears fan I wanted Rodgers to stay just one more year cause the bears finally got a good gm and coach and was hoping the bears we’re gonna give him a clean sweep to send him off and out the league with a collarbone injury in the last minute of the second bears packers game of the year. I’m glad the packers fans are gonna be stuck trying to find a good quarterback for a while tho and feel how it feels to be a fan of a team in need finally.

[@WrestlingIsReal649]

Lol Rodger look like he want all the smoke 😂😂😂

[@richardgentry6996]

Ain't gotta worry bout Rodgers. It's the other 52 and Coaches. 😊

[@FailedNBAComissioner]

HOW DID THEY DECIDE WHO TO FIRE? We want to know!

[@brooklynbandit9222]

Whoever had the biggest contract

[@julianclanton1204]

Biggest contracts. They had to pat McAfee

[@PriCEGotBeats]

Money is the motive

[@j_c_d_b]

When Stephen a. Does that exhale before he talks you know it’s bout to go down 😂😂

[@benicionewman6535]

This felt like 2011-2014 Stephen A 😭

[@fahads1866]

The two weeks off was his system rebooting lol

[@Isaiahlovelace]

finally something serviceable to watch

[@terrificggpr]

Y’all better stop playing with Courtney Cronin

[@NYnickyBarnes]

These two got great chemistry lol 😂 they both get hyped lmao

[@trevonricks5975]

So we acting like Aaron Rodgers doesn’t know criticism?

[@beeslikethat]

It's a great day when Molly's not around 👍

[@romellh7457]

Rodgers has been one of the most popular and talked about athletes I've seen my whole life. I think he can handle Ny 😂

[@t-bone2019]

He could do no wrong in Green Bay! NY press and talk radio, if he plays bad and they don't win, will be ruthless!

[@romellh7457]

@@t-bone2019 he'll be fine lol

[@ricardorivera7549]

@@t-bone2019 no wrong in GB? media has been DRAGGING him the past like 5 years specially since the whole covid situation. i remember a bears reported publicly campaigning for him to lose his his mvp cuz he got covid lmai

[@larrybober6335]

He is NOT popular. He is hated

[@johnnier.o.d4746]

he'll be fine, he's a cali kid, it's not like he grew up in wyoming or idaho (no disrespect,to these 2 beautiful states) ......

[@Leritaquese]

Finally. Go to see Steve back

[@a.d.8316]

“That’s Asinine, Asiten, Aseleven, Asitwelve! “. From way back old First take lol.

[@BangBangNinerMan]

I wish mad dog was on everyday. Him and SAS going back and forth is awesome.

[@ericpersaud873]

Man I love Stephen A and mad dog on this show together, pause. They are really hilarious

[@jring383]

Rodgers is arguably the most talked about and scrutinized player in the NFL when it comes to sports media coverage. Hes been in the NFL for 18+ years. 1 year of NY media coverage is nothing compared to the amount of criticism hes faced already from the biggest names in sports media. Skip, Colin, Florio, etc....

[@JuliusC1973]

Rodgers has been handled with Kid Gloves in Wisconsin, he was worshipped there. If you pay any attention to New York Sports and The Sports Media in New York City then you know Mad Dog is not wrong. It's been 55 Seasons since The New York Jets have gone to a Super Bowl and won a Super Bowl. The New York Media will break down ever snap, every handoff, every pitch, every pass, every dropback, every drop and every fumble. You think covering The New York Liberty, New York Football Club, New York Red Bulls, New York Yankees, New York Mets and New York Giants will keep THe New York Sports Media from focusing on The New York Jets? Think again, you'll see. Football Training Camp is only 3 weeks away.

[@TYLERtheMAGGOT1]

Agreed. They think only greenbay covered Aaron rodgers when ESPN would talk about him on a weekly basis. Every summer, it's always What is Aaron rodgers going to do next. This is a horrible take from everyone on this show including the person who asked the question

[@S1LVAW0LF]

Idk man, dude could barly handle the spotlight in green bay and is now a guy who microdoses to deal with mental health from Green Bay, which is a tiny bubble. THIS IS NY, it’s just different. not comparing jets to packers, just the cities doe. NYC has double wisconsins population LOL.

[@wblake22]

@@S1LVAW0LFWhat you mean he couldn’t handle the spotlight here? Rodgers was Mr. Wisconsin when he was here. Now that title belongs to Giannis.

[@jring383]

@@S1LVAW0LF Dude was the main topic of conversation almost on a daily basis on ESPN, FS1, etc... the local NYC media isnt competing with the reach they have. Like i said, he was already in the media about as much as any one person could possibly be.

[@tylerasweet]

Mad dog brings me back to skip bayless’s days on FT

[@johnmarston6429]

Welcome back Stevie, we missed you!

[@kwesiadjei4367]

Please keep the lady in white suit, she's good

[@jamesjefferson3809]

That’s Courtney Cronin

[@Maddenlegend4ever]

Imagine thinking the giants are a quiet team after making it to the 2nd round of the playoffs.

[@ericpapilayaTV]

so incredibly funny! everything Steven A ranted about ya could say against the knicks too. word for word

[@edmilsonrodrigues5393]

She got more knowledge than Molly no cap

[@joebuffy1840]

Yea she loves football

[@edmilsonrodrigues5393]

@@joebuffy1840 and she knows football

[@joebuffy1840]

@@edmilsonrodrigues5393 So tired of Molly interrupting for years. Also complaining she is underpaid.

[@WrestlingIsReal649]

Where my boy jj at y’all fired everybody we want to see just to keep Kendrick Perkins 😂😂😂

[@FaceFamous]

I believe he's on tomorrow Thursdays is his day

[@nicholaslittlefield]

500 million😂. She’s dense

[@BigBen1994]

Stephen A put Molly on vacation lmao 🤣🤣

[@nicholasagius6427]

As a jets fan madog is corect when he says that jets fans have a defatest attitude.

[@JMR2875]

"If this dude pass gas, they'll think its perfume." ☠😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@GOKUKAMEHAMHA1]

Welcome back

[@5starathlete804]

Nobody buy newspapers anymore 😂😂

[@Annie_Kimono]

My favorite topic discussed by my favorite talking heads, and here I am distracted by how great their suits are

[@robonrich6549]

I think ESPN needs to go over the Luxury Tax 😂😂😂

[@625realone]

Perfume?! Eau de Aron?! 😂

[@KidCalypto]

SAS gotta make sure Disney doesn’t drop him next 😂

[@tonysanders7904]

Why can't this lady be the full time moderator

[@With-Kujo]

I wonder if the recent cuts made were to back up the Brinks truck unto Unc's driveway?

[@FaceFamous]

Pat McAfee. ...Shannon in talks with Fan Duel to take Pat McAfees old spot

[@allenvanthimassr.5098]

SAS won't hop off Roger's join... Sad

[@ChiTownMade]

Never thought Aaron Rodgers would leave the packers.

[@dubbrown5594]

I like Mad dog!!! He is hilarious 😂😂😂😂

[@auriigreer1494]

Take it easy🔥⚡️

[@idkwth2423]

Five Hundred Million People 🤣😆

[@Mj-uz1ng]

That was funny

[@MrAwesomemax]

lmao courtney cronin.

[@nehemiahvaughn4768]

Doggy has those crip keeper hands

[@damidge7780]

Did Russo really say the Jets aren't use to a carnival act??

[@ismailzarour5879]

when i want to watch skip, but your mom said we have skip at home

[@ajm.5160]

I like Courtneys Takes too she knows her stuff & is real about what she doesn't.

[@Dray_3stacks]

How ESPN keep MAD DOGG 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@BlueBarrier782]

Me: I want to watch Skip Bayless! ESPN: We have Skip Bayless at home.

[@zarak8116]

500m? 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@Playsinvain]

Lol. He does not hiccup.

[@bigbyrd6215]

Lmao pass gas it will be like perfume

[@beaulah_califa9867]

Mad Dog reminds me of Judge Judy. I couldn't figure out for the longest time who he put me in mind of.

[@TheMetal213]

Looks I gotta turn into Stephen A & Mad Dog more often now that Undisputed is done for 😂

[@jonathanlockett5358]

Why Mad Dog Dressed like The Jokers Origin Story!?😅😂

[@dantheman8152]

Mad Dog despises Aaron and its so glorious 😅

[@stickyrice2141]

I don't think Rodgers is one bit scared of NY news and media LOL

[@thanosbrady4084]

500 million people did not watch Aaron Rodgers announcement on Pat Mcafee…

[@JmfnG]

LEFLUR 😂😂😂

[@TheAASAllAroundSports]

I think the Jets and Aaron Rodgers is going to have a similar season to the Broncos with Russell Wilson. The grass isn’t always greener somewhere else. We saw it with Russell Wilson and the team that traded him the Seahawks ended up doing far better than the Broncos did. The Seahawks were 9-8, meanwhile the Broncos went 5-11 and gifted the Seahawks with 5th pick in the draft. Which they used on Devon Witherspoon. The AFC is not the NFC, they’re going through what I like to call the gauntlet of a Conference.

[@biggrieder]

Mad Dog is calling it exactly how it’s gonna turn out!

[@CamperLiferDude]

500 Million People watched a live stream? HUH?

[@RoadtoGloryNetsJetsUnited]

😂💯SAS

[@chaplainwin154]

He right about the New York fans

[@RyanQuinn_Mighty]

Hey Mad Dog, defeatist DEEZ!

[@andrewfalconer8599]

Did they fire the cannon for the fallen when the show started?

[@MJ_Cruz]

I missed Stephen A. saying Aaron Rodgers is "A BAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAD MAN!" 😂

[@kdash2780]

This guy mad dog sounds jus like Sid ftom ice age 😂

[@ILoveGod320]

There’s nothing to exhale about Steve Lolll

[@realquiet131]

LOL @ " Rodgers the greatest" that's very funny!

[@3321far]

A-a-ron is also as temperamental as a re-tuned Ferrari.

[@robonrich6549]

Can somebody remind SAS he still routes for the Knicks confidently 👀🙄😂😂

[@davidtamou4680]

Mad dogg, stephan A and Jj riddick with of course the beautiful molly, put them all on first take. And watch the ratings soar!. 👁️👁️👏🏽🖤

[@johnjunior7873]

I agree with maddog 100%.

[@jeffreygonzalez7364]

Charles Barkley on first take now? 😂

[@imranhossain7627]

If he pass gas, they will think it's perfume 🤣🤣🤣🤣 4:31

[@cameronlacy3457]

Aaron will be to high on hallucinogenics in July to even find New York ask his shaman.😂

[@brooklynblack9015]

Who is scared of a newspaper 📰 smh 🤦🏿‍♂️

[@arkhamknight6371]

Mad dog

[@brefanlfc]

500,000,000 people watched the Pat McAfee show??

[@DC4EVA]

A man that keeps choking in the playoffs with a first round buy! In a what have you done for me lately league!

[@shmoga]

lol hes comming off back to back MVPs, then had a down season, which was actually about league average. let me guess, your a panthers fan and havnet sniffed the lombardy since the late 90s? aaron rodgers is better then your entire team, sorry.

[@DC4EVA]

@@shmoga haha aint no panthers fan nostradamus! Those mvp years he prob had a 1st round buy and lost in the 1st payoff game to, aint sayn he aint good, but he dont jak in the playoffs in a while. You know it to!!!! As much as you worship his crybaby self he shuld have more than one lonley ring right!! Multiple mvp's n all!!

[@ThatsWildsir]

⁠@@shmoga The Panthers went to the SB in 03 & 15 tho ??

[@shmoga]

@@ThatsWildsir this is true i shoulda said the browns

[@ricardorivera7549]

@@ThatsWildsir so they sniffed it but coudnt take it. thats even tougher

[@cesar7924]

Steven a is tap dancing for masa since everyone been fired hoping he not next😂😂

[@FaceFamous]

Did you not hear what he had to say about this on his podcast. He already addressed this. And he's still the same. Try again.

[@jonmulvihill6]

It shocks me that no one on any sport show is bringing up the fact that his predecessor (Brett Favre.) played for the New York Jets as well. Why isn’t that a bigger story?

[@brianfreel1473]

Did anyone actually sit through this whole thing? Going to finish watchIng Pharaoh’s Curse (1957) instead

[@julianvelez6643]

yall gon act like she didnt say that bringing sauce to the game was the worst moment as a jet she needs to be fired immediately

[@rexryan472]

Mad Dog is right though 😂😂