Micah Parsons Claps Back

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1:17Rich Eisen:Then there's Trey Hendrickson. I don't know. There's no other organization knows me better than this one. This is the one where I don't know. Wilson, under pressure, sacked, Trey Hendrickson. Live from the Rich Eisen Show studio in Los Angeles. Because with the Bengals, you just don't know, man. You never know. Today's guests, Royals pitcher Rich Hill, actor Chad Michael Murray, USA Today sports columnist Christine Brennan, plus latest news and more. And now, it's Rich Eisen. Well, that's right. Welcome to this edition of the Rich Eisen Show. We're live on the Roku Sports Channel, the Infinity Sports Network, Sirius XM, and Odyssey.

2:01Rich Eisen:We say hello to everybody who's taking in the show through our podcast all three hours. We greatly appreciate you, however you consume this program. Give us a call. 844-204-RICH is the number to dial. Big day on this program. Big day on this program because we're celebrating not one, but two birthdays. Happy 45th birthday, Christopher Brockman. How are you, sir? Good day. Thanks, Rich. Appreciate that. You got it. Very excited for you today. And happy birthday to you, TJ Jefferson. How old are you today, sir? I'm up there. He's up there. He's up there. He's up there. He's out there. He's in here, everybody.

2:44Rich Eisen:Jason, is it your birthday? It is not. What is your birthday? April 8th. Happy birthday. Thank you. Just turned 30. It's our birthday. celebration show. First day of Leo. Happy Leo season. Leo season is upon us. We are celebrating it in many different ways. One is in hour number two of this show. TJ Jefferson's birthday wish that he wants to have granted by the other birthday individual here. Yes. Chris Brockman must remain positive for the entire hour of the show. 60 minutes. 60 full-on minutes. Of positivity. I guess in terms of body switching, that's a perfect hour for Chad Michael Murray to come in here to promote Freak Year Friday.

3:31Rich Eisen:See how we do? Which is in theaters next Friday, August 8th. So Chris is going to body switch with somebody who's passionate and cares, is empathetic. That's our number two? Who takes people at their word. Okay, very good. I mean, I'm passionate and I care. Okay, very good. Absolutely. Nice. No, he's very passionate. Very good. And he does care. Sure. And in our number three, we will celebrate your birthday, TJ, by you granting Chris Brockman his birthday wish, which is for TJ to finally play the win-loss game for the Dallas Cowboys. And because we've mapped it out this way, Chris, we purposefully are going to do that in an hour in which you don't have to be positive.

4:23Thank goodness. Okay. I didn't agree to that. Yeah, I really appreciate it.

4:26Rich Eisen:So in hour number two of this show, be sure to tune in because, TJ, we've got several things to talk about. Oh, yeah. Things I know Chris loves. Oh, yes. And people I know he loves. Yes, exactly. Plays I know that he loves to see. Animals that he reveres. All of those things. Yeah, we can't wait to talk about that. Players that he knows make great GMs. So in other words, we might bait Chris in our number two of this program. I mean, we're laying it all out. Thank goodness I have a mute button over here. And celebrating for me, Chris, it's perfect. Our first guest joining us in 17 minutes time is somebody who is 134 days older than you.

5:08Rich Eisen:Hey, you're celebrating your 45th birthday today. You're 45 years and no days. Rich Hill is 45 years and today 134 days old. The reason why I know that is because last night he became the oldest starting pitcher in Major League Baseball. He became the oldest starting pitcher in the history of the Kansas City Royals. And that's saying a lot because he supplanted Gaylord Perry in that regard. And you know, Gaylord Perry was an ancient, ancient man when he was pitching Major League Baseball. Even when he was like 20, he looked 40. He was like Wilford Brimley of pitchers, right? Wilford Brimley. Rich Hill has now set a record.

5:53Rich Eisen:He pitched for his 14th different Major League Baseball franchise last night. That ties Edwin Jackson for that all-time mark. He is now the oldest starting pitcher in the history of the Royals and Tampa Bay Rays. So there's some record-setting moments. And he acquitted himself very well. 45-year-old man threw 90 pitches last night. Crazy. Gave up one earned run. He took the loss in Chicago, where, by the way, he got it amazingly in Wrigley Field, where he made his first Major League Baseball appearance in relief of Greg Maddox against the Florida Marlins in 2005. so the table's set for today's birthday 45 year old birthday edition of the Rich Eisen Show so we got that and then there's you 844204 Rich number to dial on this program Christine Brennan will be on the show in hour number 3 she's got a red hot book called On Her Game Caitlin Clark and the Revolution in Women's Sports available now wherever you get your books she was a guest on Women's Sports Now last week and Women's Sports Now will record its latest episode today to air on Thursday on Roku.

7:10So it's all good in this hood.

7:13Rich Eisen:844-204-RICH, number to dial. Sorry, TJ. Happy birthday to you. We have to start this program with the Dallas Cowboys again. I mean, I get it. Because as soon as we were done, as soon as we were done, Micah Parsons started talking. He's holding in. He's saying that he needs to work on something on his body, that he's getting ready for the season. He's there to show leadership. which is something that one of the many things that Jerry Jones in his Monday season opening training camp opening press conference was alluding to is that everybody here is under contract. Micah Parsons is one of them. He mentioned how, you know, the contract.

7:53Rich Eisen:I listen, I guess in his mind is going to happen. And if it doesn't, they'll deal with it then. I'm basically paraphrasing everything including hey even when he signs even when he signs a contract long term they might not have him all the time don't forget he missed six games the actual number last year was really four he also dragged Dak into it by saying Dak missed games after signing him to the highest paid position player Trayvon Diggs was mentioned by someone else and he then used that as an opportunity to dig at the media for saying that he signs people too late because Diggs is one of the people he signed early and Diggs is out.

8:40Rich Eisen:Maybe we'll start the season on the physically unable to perform list. But right now, Micah says that he is physically unable to perform or he might be physically unwilling to perform. So that might be what the U stands for. We've got a whole bunch of these soundbites. What's the first one? There's no movement on the deal. Now, everything should be, every soundbite we hear should be taken in by you, the viewer or listener, with, I guess, the background knowledge that Clarence Hill, the longest serving Cowboys beat reporter, he furnished us with this information from DLLS Cowboys. that's who he's representing now he said yesterday that jerry and micah had a handshake deal on an agreement back in the spring and micah then told jerry to speak to his agent and according to clarence hill nobody named jones has reached out to parsons agent and that's why everything remains sort of status quo, meaning no signing yet.

9:57Rich Eisen:It's not as if the Cowboys front office or any representative of the Joneses haven't talked to the agent, but I guess Micah saying talk to my agent after agreeing to something has gummed up the works. So that should be your background knowledge as you listen to this soundbite. I mean, there's not really much movement, man. you know I want to be here I've always stated I want to be here but you know you know at the end of the day they sign the checks like always and let's see if they want me to be here at the end of the day no I think they got their own timeline of when they want to get things done at any given time they could get things done so I don't think that helps I just think I'm doing this for myself and my teammates like I said this isn't for Jerry this isn't for Steven this is for For guys like Trey, this is to help guys like Donovan, Sam, guys who I know I can get better just by being here and being there for them.

10:53Mike, are you getting frustrated? No, I'm not. You know what I mean? I've been pretty successful over my last course of these last couple years. So, you know, I'm going to just let God do his work.

11:04Rich Eisen:Trey, meaning Trevon Diggs, who is standing directly to Micah's left when he was talking to reporters. He's disappointed. I mean, he's trying. And by the way. How could he not? Of course not. you know what I mean of course he's disappointed because sure would you be disappointed really when you know based upon everything that you know that you're going to get a few extra million dollars out of this when it's all said and done I don't know if that's going to happen because that's just the way it gets done let me just explain something to you just from my own personal knowledge having negotiated contracts on my own behalf with an agent obviously um when you are being made to wait or something's being grinded out because it's a negotiation to the people who are negotiating but to you it's your business and your true life right nothing's guaranteed you're not sitting you're going you know what it's going to happen eventually you know what it's it's it's going to turn out all right you know what i mean you you feel it you believe it you got to hope for it but while you're going through it it flat out sucks there's no other way to put it and he's in that he's in that zone right now mclaurin's in that zone right now trey hendrick's in that zone right now and none nobody ever know is if it's going to happen for sure or the fact that it took so long that they're going to be able to leverage more money because somebody else has already reset the market i i have no idea i believe it will happen and when it does micah's going to be all happy and loving on the Joneses and instead right now he's left to basically say hang his hat on I'm not doing it for them I'm doing it for my teammates that's why I'm here he was then asked uh how again it's it's just a rondelay I'm sure maybe new reporters were noticing oh wait Micah's talking with with Trevon right there on a practice field in the middle of Oxnard uh let me get in here he was asked how close uh they are to a deal potentially in his mind Micah how would you characterize how close you are to getting something done?

13:07I mean, I don't know. I don't know. We'll see. We'll just see how long things take, you know. That's it. Discouraged by the fact that it's taken this long? Honestly, yeah. When you go around the league and you see these other teams taking care of their best guys, I see TJ got taken care of, you know, Max got taken care of, Miles got taken care of, and he got two years left on his deal. So it's hard to, yeah, you see a lot of people around Liga and taking care of you just, you know, wish you had something, you know, that same type of energy, you know.

13:45Rich Eisen:Seeing other people, I mean, the Steelers didn't make TJ wait. He's showing up today in Pennsylvania taking care of. Miles Garrett taking care of. All he had to do was go on a Super Bowl press tour. I guess so, and say that he wanted to get traded. Yeah.

14:05Rich Eisen:I guess now there's another way to put it. What's the question for this one, Mike Hoskins? Did the Cowboys want to get a deal done? I mean, that's what happens when there's a media scrum. They're just going to keep on trying at different angles. Can't blame the folks in the Q column trying to get the A. Hit it. I mean, honestly, you know, for me, it really don't matter. Like I said, I've been pretty consistent. If they don't want me here, they don't want me here. I'll go about my business. I understand the nature of the business. Like I said, as long as I'm here and it's under contract, I'm going to do what I have to do to perform at the highest level.

14:46But if this is then, this is then. There's the same way that Jerry Jones and Stephen Jones and other Jerry Jones take care of their family, the same way I need to take care of my family. I mean, I got my own three kids of my own, so we all need to take care of our own family at the end of the day.

15:01Rich Eisen:How about that point? Because we're all talking about Landman and Jerry working with his kids, and that's how beautiful it is, and he's like, hey, in the same way that Jones want to take care of themselves.

15:15Rich Eisen:He shouldn't have showed up. You know what? I disagree. I disagree. Yeah, me too. because if it gets bad... He gives the leverage back to the Cowboys by being there. But he's also there. You don't want to be sitting at home. I mean, I guess CeeDee took that approach last year and got what he needed to get done. But it's a real tough spot. Being here for the first week isn't going to help him in week 12. But it is there for his teammates. There for his teammates. And by the way, Trevon Diggs did tell... I believe he told Jane Slater, my colleague at NFL Network, that the vibes there are real positive.

15:55Rich Eisen:Like everybody's working hard, and they're jacked to be back at work with the new coach, and there's great vibes there. That's important. Well, it is. I mean, and part of that has to be that Micah is there. But this just sucks. He's going through it. He's in a negotiation with a guy who's got a bust in the Hall of Fame for his negotiation abilities. You could say what you want about his general managership. but guy knows how to negotiate a deal with Jerry Jones. And, and, and he's just, I guess, according to Clarence Hill, just, he's not picking up the phone and calling the agent that trust me.

16:33Rich Eisen:That thing could probably get done in five minutes. If, if those two connect and everybody's willing sure, sounds like everybody is willing. It's just, this is going to play it out. And that's what Mike is going to have to deal with. And when he signs in the dotted line, he will realize the Cowboys want him there. And that, um, And, you know, it'll all be hunky-dory with the Jones family. I've seen this millions of times before. But he does have the leverage of leaving camp if he wants. Now, that's another play he can have. But only for five days, as Mike Florio pointed out yesterday. Maybe. Then there's, what, fines that get accrued that the Cowboys could just...

17:09They can put him on the non-playing retired list, and it's a whole thing. They're not going to do any of that, man.

17:15Rich Eisen:I don't think they are going to do any of that. Here's what's going to happen. We're going to make him wait. It's going to be like, we've all seen fast times at Ridgemont Heights. The way, you know, Spicoli wrecked Jefferson's car, right? And so what did they do? They put the car in front of the school. They put Lincoln rules on it to let Jefferson know that he was going to get all hyped up. They go smash Lincoln. Maybe we're doing that. Maybe we're making Micah like a dog on a leash. We know we're going to sign him. Everybody knows it's going to happen. But make him get a little ornery. Make him get a little mad.

17:48Rich Eisen:How is that good for Micah? It's not. It's not. It just isn't. Does that guy look happy? Do the vibes look good with him right there? Again, I have been on the business end of this sort of stuff, and it sucks. It sucks. But once it gets done, it gets done, and everyone comes back together as a happy family again. You know? It just happens. Or, you know, like 22 years ago, I got handed a cardboard box. But I'm getting it back. Or Jerry's implying you're not tough enough to play a whole season. Well, what was that? That's just him being him, man. That's him being him. And then leaving it up to the coach to say, go coach him up.

18:28Rich Eisen:And at some point, I'll get a deal done and everyone will be happy. He's seen it millions of times before. This isn't how you treat your best players. I'm with you. And in the meantime, to just continue on with your analogy, TJ, he will just, maybe he should, in the middle of practice, order pizza. Right, he should. And just sit there because we're on. It's really our time. If I'm here and you're here, doesn't that make it our time? That's right. Mr. Jones. Mr. Jones is Mr. Hond, you know, and he's going to just order pizza and just sit in. He's in the class, but he's not in the class. That's correct.

19:03Rich Eisen:But he's there. And in the meantime, all of us in the media, we see stories like this. And we zero in on it like Phoebe Cates coming out of the pool. Does that make sense? To everybody? You have my attention now. That's how we just latch on to it. Mustache coming in all right, Rhett. You know. Didn't expect to make these analogies. I didn't either. It just popped into my head, man. Well done, sir. I appreciate it. Meanwhile, Tua had some interesting comments today. We got our first 2025 edition of Salty Tua, potentially. Or is this just a new leadership Tua that we're seeing? Edgy Tua? I don't know what we're seeing, but that is in comments in regards to what Tyreek Hill said at the end of last season, where it seemed like you didn't want to be around there anymore.

19:53Rich Eisen:All 32 teams are in camp. It's awesome. So we've got lots to talk about with you. Phone lines are already lit. We appreciate that. 844-204-RICH is the number to dial on the program. When we come back, another 45-year-old, just like you, Chris, although I'm wondering how you would feel at this age right now, coming off of six innings of work in Wrigley Field. I shagged balls at six-year-old practice last night. And you're still very sore. You know what I'm saying? Can you imagine what Rich Hill must be feeling like today? Yep. Oh, my God. It's broken. Rich Hill coming up next. He's in Wrigley Field.

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22:31Rich Eisen:How you doing, Rich? Good, Rich. Thanks for having me on. You got it, brother. I mean, do you say congrats to somebody at this juncture? Is that what you say? Because, I mean, longevity definitely is something that matters in your business, Rich. Yeah, no doubt. I think in anything, you know, in all walks of life, it's just the passion that you have for what you're doing, whether that's baseball or whether that is, you know, anything that we do, you know, in this walk of that we're we're all going through. So, you know, for me, fortunately, I've found it early in my life. And, you know, when I was a little kid and this is what I wanted to do.

23:16and I was fortunate enough to have the talent and work on it and continue to put in the time and the effort to make it a reality.

23:30Rich Eisen:It's not like you were sitting at home on the couch either, Rich, and the Royals needed an emergency and broke glass here. You know what I mean? You were in the minors at age 45, Rich. Why are you doing it still? Yeah, I mean, I love it. And that's that's obviously the probably the cliche short answer. But I also look to 45 and saying, you know what, if this was, I don't know, a I don't know if I want to say like a normal job, but a lot of people, you know, do what they love for a long time. And I think that's, you know, one of the things that I'm fortunate that my body has been able to hold up.