For the past several months, Shannon Sharpe’s fate at ESPN has been uncertain. That’s been due to the legal situation that the professional football player-turned-media personality became ensnared in this past April. At the time, a Jane Doe accused 57-year-old Sharpe of rape and more. Sharpe eventually stepped away from his duties at the Disney-owned sports network as a result, and he settled the lawsuit earlier in July. Now, it seems the media conglomerate has reached a decision on his future with the company.
According to sources, Shannon Sharpe has been dropped by ESPN, and this news comes by way of The Athletic. This reported decision comes months after Sharpe stated that he planned to return to the media company at the start of NFL training camp. Neither the network nor Sharpe himself have commented on the matter, as of this writing. This move not only marks the departure of another personality at ESPN but it also closes the book on a chapter in Sharpe’s media career.
