NIMH Ep #593 Shannon Sharpe: Joining ESPN with Stephen A. Smith would be ‘great’!!!

NIMH Ep #594
Shannon Sharpe: Joining ESPN with Stephen A. Smith would be ‘great’!!!

According to New York Post
Shannon Sharpe, who left his post with Bayless on FS1’s “Undisputed” in June, could join ESPN’s “First Take” as a contributor alongside former Bayless co-host Stephen A. Smith, according to Front Office Sports.

The Hall of Fame tight end, 55, told USA Today it would be “great” if he were to join forces with Smith, and teased an announcement about his future in the coming days.

Joining ESPN would give Sharpe a bigger TV audience than the one he shared with Bayless on FS1 — 421,000 viewers to 154,000 — and allow him to continue his “Club Shay Shay” podcast, which has 1.23 million subscribers on YouTube.

Still, it would be a part-time role as Smith prefers a panel of rotating co-hosts to a permanent one.

Smith’s longtime co-host, Max Kellerman, was recently laid off by ESPN, though their fractious TV relationship came to an end in 2021.

Smith responded to the report of working with Sharpe on Twitter, causing the former NFL star to trend on Twitter — and respond.

“Look for me on Friday, Folks! I’ll be addressing all the things I need to address,” Smith wrote.

“Whatcha addressing on Fri? I’ve got some free time so feel free 2 [FaceTime] me b4 my meetings,” Sharpe retorted.

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