An Enormous Bird Crashed Into Stephen A. Smith’s Office

Does Stephen A. have a new First Take partner?

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Most sports fans would love to get face to face with ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith for a spirited discussion about all things sports. So too, apparently, would large birds of prey. 

Smith’s colleague Trey Wingo broke the news Tuesday morning that Smith had an unwelcome visitor in his office: a turkey vulture that had crashed through the window. 

So a turkey vulture has crashed through a window into the office of one @stephenasmith here on campus...and is currently sitting in there staring out the window contemplating his fate. This is actually happening right now

— trey wingo (@wingoz) March 26, 2019

The scene was just as incredible as it sounded. The bird blasted a hole in Smith’s window at least two feet tall and a foot wide. 

Assemble the army...@stephenasmith’s office is under attack here at hq. #turkeyvulture pic.twitter.com/SM6BhlANRd

— Jerry (@jermail) March 26, 2019

Update: FACEOFF!!! pic.twitter.com/Z9SvH5bJ2k

— Jerry (@jermail) March 26, 2019

Smith, luckily, was not in his office when the intruder arrived. 

Damn! Even a Turkey is that depressed from seeing that I’m gone from Bristol. Hoping it doesn’t harm itself 🙏 https://t.co/Bq765a7xZv

— Stephen A Smith (@stephenasmith) March 26, 2019

Bristol animal control was eventually dispatched to the scene, along with someone to clean up the glass. 

GLASS REMOVAL HAS BOOTS ON THE GROUND pic.twitter.com/JsdB7wWaDy

— Jerry (@jermail) March 26, 2019

The bird was eventually extricated by removing the rest of the glass from the window and wrapping the interloper in a tarp. 

MAJOR UPDATE: THE BIRD IS ALIVE AND FREE PLEASE CREDIT ME. pic.twitter.com/YeBXKviS3c

— Jerry (@jermail) March 26, 2019

UPDATE: TURKEY VULTURE IS ALIVE... pic.twitter.com/1i7oVf9to2

— UNSPORTSMANLIKE Radio (@UnSportsESPN) March 26, 2019

I look forward to hearing Stephen A.’s take on the animal control officers tomorrow on First Take.