Nick Wright honors ‘idol’ Colin Cowherd upon Cowherd’s induction into Radio Hall of Fame
"People say all the time, don't meet your idols or your heroes. I met mine and worked with him, and it's the greatest thing that's ever happened to me."
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Nick Wright rips NFL insiders reporting ‘banal’ transactions instead of real news
"The competition amongst most of them became solely focused on being first on banal transactions..."
Nick Wright calls out ESPN for dropping Chiefs in power rankings after beating Lions
"I don’t want to overstate it when I say this is the single worst power ranking in the history of sports media."
Cam Newton, Nick Wright push back on Rex Ryan rant about Shedeur Sanders
"When you're saying these things on Get Up, which is a national show where people get their information from, you're now giving the assumption, whether it's true or not, that this guy doesn't work hard."
Nick Wright wants media to stop ignoring Lamar Jackson big game struggles
Lamar Jackson is already going to go down in NFL history as an all-time great quarterback. The Baltimore...
Nick Wright ‘truly disgusted’ with sports media’s Micah Parsons coverage
"I was really happy that Micah made the impact he did because he deserved to."
Nick Wright takes exception to fans solely watching NFL RedZone: ‘Watch a whole game like an adult’
"You cannot be a self-respecting, diehard NFL fan if the only way you consume football is through RedZone."
Nick Wright slams media for feeding social media narratives: ‘Twitter is not real life’
Micah Parsons trade rumors might not have been the best example.
Chris Broussard didn’t know about Travis Kelce-Taylor Swift engagement until told on-air
"I'm a grown man, I'm not getting excited about celebrities getting engaged."
Nick Wright, Mike Florio spar over Rashee Rice column
Nick Wright and Mike Florio's friendship was almost strained by a column over Chiefs wide receiver Rashee Rice.
Nick Wright calls Chiefs skepticism ‘embarrassing for a lot of sports media’
"Yeah, but have you seen Bo Nix?"
‘First Things First’ trying smelling salts made for great TV
"If these are so important to everybody, I feel like we should find out why."
Nick Wright calls out ‘objectively f*cking horrifying’ sex toy stunts at WNBA games
"I just want to say something to the dumbest people in the world: stop throwing sh*t on the court at WNBA games."
Bomani Jones: Nick Wright ‘is the best person in sports television’
"I think Nick and I could do something very good at this point."
Dan Patrick urges NFL media to ‘ease up’ on training camp hype
Patrick joins J.J. Watt and Nick Wright in calling for better media coverage.
Danny Parkins calls First Things First ‘arguably the best show in sports TV’ after joining cast
"I will do everything in my power not to mess it up."
Nick Wright urges NFL beat writers to report ‘carted off’ with caution
"Carted off connotates, ‘oh my God, season over.’ Rode a cart off is very different."
Nick Wright believes Bengals could be attractive destination for Nick Saban
"Let Joe and Jamar handle the offense. You handle the details."
Nick Wright sends message to fans arguing against WNBA salary increases: ‘You’re a sucker’
"General rule of thumb, blind, if workers are trying to extract more money from owners and management ... you should be on the workers' side."
Danny Parkins stays in FS1 mix after ‘Breakfast Ball’ cancellation
Despite network shakeups, Parkins is filling in on First Things First and is expected to stay with FS1.
Nick Wright to call World Series of Poker Main Event final table
"This will be one of the five coolest moments of my professional career."
Nick Wright rips ‘wholly untalented’ Kevin Kietzman after Patrick Mahomes weight criticism
"It will never feel like punching down. It's a bad dude who's bad for my city."
Nick Wright ‘enraged’ by sports media’s LeBron James discourse
"It's a lot of people that I actually really like and respect."
Nick Wright says Mark Jackson isn’t blackballed, but the NBA has clearly moved on
The NBA has made up its mind, and Jackson’s probably not getting another shot.
Nick Wright goes off on Pelicans for ‘reckless’ NBA Draft trade
"That might be the most reckless draft day trade I have seen in five years."
