FS1 reached an $18 million buyout with ESPN that paves the way for analyst Keyshawn Johnson to join Skip Bayless on UNDISPUTED, The New York Post’s Andrew Marchand reports. According to Marchand, Johnson is expected to be on UNDISPUTED starting Monday.
Johnson was part of ESPN’s layoffs over the summer, which ended a tenure at the network that began in 2007. However, ESPN still had control over Johnson’s ability to be an on-air broadcaster elsewhere since his contract, which was due to pay him $18 million over five years, with ESPN did not expire.
FS1 and ESPN came to the buyout agreement, which also allows Johnson to host a radio show or podcast elsewhere if he so chooses.
