Stephen A. Smith, Kimberley A. Martin, Louis Riddick and Chris “Mad Dog” Russo join Molly Qerim on First Take to discuss: Who the top players are in the NFL this season? Can Joe Burrow perform this year? And what the Cincinnati Bengals need to do to get back to the Super Bowl?
0:00 Predicting the top NFL players in 2025
0:20 Mad Dog speaks on if Lamar Jackson is in the top five
1:30 Stephen A. Smith ranks his top NFL players
3:00 Lamar Jackson’s stats from the 2024 season
5:18 Why did Mad Dog change his stance on Lamar Jackson this year?
6:20 A look ahead at First Takes HBC tour
7:08 Joe Burrow’s comments at the Super Bowl
7:32 Bengals players get paid
7:50 Will Burrow have any excuse if the Bengals miss the playoffs again?
13:55 Is the Bengals defense a liability?
15:05 Mad Dog speaks on how the Bengals will do this season
16:20 Louis Riddick’s thoughts on the Bengals’ slow starts
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