Miles Robinson

And it's a group that includes guys who I think had rising stars within Major League Soccer and the U.S. national team for years.

But Miles Robinson and Matt Miaska both having tough seasons.

I think it's been announced that Miaska is leaving Cincinnati after this season.

They've also got... veteran defender Kyle Smith, who I think was a pretty valuable part in keeping them organized at times during his time in Cincinnati, but he's found himself out of the side most recently in their 4-0 drubbing at the hands of Nashville FC.

You might play on the left side.

They put my put Miles Robinson in the middle.

I don't know what they're going to do, but like it was very clear to me that the fact was the replacement for Matt Miaska.

That's the.

thing.

If Hedebe was like playable over Kyle Smith.

you could that's you could sneak him in this whole conversation everything about this is just that there is people are personally offended that teenage adobe is still drawing a paycheck for this team like i genuinely believe that that albright could have won the window just by like having a camera watch his teenager day they was perp walked out of mercy health training because people are so mad that he exists under contract with this team and if you could have also done that to miles robinson and then maybe done the thing where you shake him upside down to get all the money out of his pocket before he leaves i think people want that more than they want this team to win or get better at this point i

genuinely believe that I do want the team to win and get better.

Good morning and welcome into this fired up Friday edition of First Word alongside James Rapine and Jacob Tissot.

I'm Marissa Contepelle and we have a lot coming at you on the show this morning including an exclusive interview I had with FC Cincinnati defender Miles Robinson that is coming up in just a bit.

But we have to start off the show by talking about the latest coming from Bengals camp.

Reports yesterday coming out that DJ Turner and the Bengals are not close to a contract extension.

Two, whoever's in at quarterback for the Raiders, fantasy note, you've got to throw it to Brock Bowers.

And that is what will make you a successful quarterback or not this season.

We have plenty ahead, including Marissa one-on-one with Miles Robinson, Bengals, Reds, and so much more.

It's a fired-up Friday edition of First Word.

I'm really excited about this one.

So SC Cincinnati defender Miles Robinson joined me in studio earlier this week and it was a great, great conversation.

He's doing so much work in the community with a launch of his new foundation.

So a lot of that talk to come tomorrow.

I mean, that's a slap in the face.

So what did Miles Robinson have to say?

Yeah.

My miles pretty much just, he didn't say much, but he said these games, you know, they're decided by small, small moments.

He hasn't played.

I get it.

But you've got to outplay at this point Miles Robinson, which, again, for a lot of people, it's not very hard to do that.

But you're paying this guy a ton of money.