NFL Hall of Famer Shannon Sharpe will not return to ESPN despite settling the $50 million lawsuit accusing him of rape.
Sharpe stepped away from his duties as a commentator on the network’s First Take in April after the lawsuit was filed by an ex-girlfriend, known only as “Jane Doe.” The former NFL star was accused of assault, sexual assault, battery, sexual battery, and intentionally inflicted emotional distress, all during a “rocky consensual relationship” with a woman more than 30 years younger that lasted for two years.
