Shannon Sharpe Gets His FINAL Negro Wake Up Call On @speakeasy

Shannon Sharpe Gets His FINAL Negro Wake Up Call On @speakeasy

Per Ryan Glasspiegel of the New York Post, Sharpe has reached an agreement on a contract buyout with Fox Sports and his final appearance on the daily sports talk show is expected to air after the conclusion of the NBA Finals. As part of the buyout agreement, Sharpe's Club Shay Shay podcast will also cease to be part of Fox Sports. Sharpe and Skip Bayless have been with Undisputed since the show launched in September 2016. While the format of the show is for Sharpe and Bayless to argue key sports topics of the day, there have been recent moments when it seemed like things were crossing a line. On the Dec. 12 episode, Sharpe seemed to take exception when Bayless made an off-hand comment about Tom Brady playing at the age of 45 and the former tight end retired at 35 years old. "That's what you do," Sharpe responded (h/t Glasspiegel). "Every time I call something into question, I get it … I did what I did! You make it seem like I was a bum! I'm in the effin' Hall of Fame. I got three Super Bowls!" A few weeks later, responding to Damar Hamlin's collapsing on the field in a game between the Buffalo Bills and Cincinnati Bengals, Bayless sent out a controversial tweet before the NFL decided to postpone the game:

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