Shannon Sharpe is talking out after his reported firing by ESPN on Wednesday, saying he’s “at peace” with the axing.
After The Athletic’s Andrew Marchand broke the information earlier within the day, the Professional Soccer Corridor of Famer addressed the information on his “Nightcap” podcast.
Sharpe mentioned he had identified that he was formally accomplished at ESPN for a bit bit, however he hoped the information wouldn’t be made public till his brother, Sterling Sharpe, was formally inducted into the Professional Soccer Corridor of Fame this weekend.
That, nevertheless, didn’t occur.
“I found out this information a little earlier in the week, and really the only thing that I really asked is, ‘Guys, could we wait until Monday? My brother’s going into the Pro Football Hall of Fame, I really want it to be about him and I want it to be about my family,” Sharpe mentioned. “I said, ‘This coming out will overshadow everything he’s worked his entire life for.’ And, unfortunately, it didn’t happen that way.”
Sharpe mentioned he “profusely” apologized to his brother about it.
The previous Tremendous Bowl champion wideout is completed on the community after he settled a $50 million lawsuit the place he was accused of rape.
Sharpe had been named in a civil lawsuit filed in Nevada state courtroom this spring that alleged he dedicated assault, sexual assault, sexual battery and battery.
He denied “all allegations of coercion or misconduct,” by means of his authorized group, and he stepped away from his duties at ESPN in April.
“I really enjoyed my time at ESPN, they gave me an opportunity to bring my audience that saw me really just grow,” Sharpe mentioned on his podcast. “They did what they felt they needed to do, I’m at peace with that. I just wish this thing could’ve waited until Monday because I hate the fact that I am overshadowing my brother. First two brothers in the Pro Football Hall of Fame, and this is what the headline is going to be for the next couple of days.”
Sharpe then used his podcast platform to apologize on to his brother yet another time.
The 57-year-old joined ESPN after leaving FS1’s “Undisputed” in 2023, showing on the morning present “First Take.”
Along with “Nightcap,” he hosts the “Club Shay Shay” podcast.
