Over the past month, Stephen A. Smith has made his stance on adding Shannon Sharpe to First Take clear, with the longtime ESPN personality publicly backing the idea of teaming up with the NFL Hall of Famer and former FS1 host.
On Friday, Smith addressed a recent report regarding Sharpe, who left FS1’s Undisputed in June, speaking to ESPN about coming on as a contributor. And, as he so often as in his career, Smith gleefully discussed the topic after confirming talks remain ongoing.
“I’m not going to tell you that’s true, I’m not going to tell you it’s not either,” Smith said in a clip from Friday’s edition of his Stephen A. Smith Podcast. “What I can tell you is that the honchos are talking to Shannon Sharpe. What I can tell you is that the honchos are fully aware that Stephen A. Smith wants Shannon Sharpe on First Take. … and I aim to get him.”
