Shannon Sharpe said he is "at peace" with the end of his run at ESPN, but he does have one nagging issue with how the dismissal was handled.
The Hall of Fame tight end and media commentator is disappointed news of the network's decision to move on from him couldn't hold until after his brother's induction into the Pro Football Hall of Fame this weekend. Sharpe, who had made twice-weekly appearances on ESPN's "First Take" since 2023, revealed this on his "Nightcap" podcast on Wednesday, July 30, and confirmed that he learned his time at ESPN was over earlier this week.
Sharpe said his only request was that the network wait until Monday, Aug. 4, to release the news. His older brother, longtime Green Bay Packers wide receiver Sterling Sharpe, is being enshrined in Canton, Ohio as part of the Pro Football Hall of Fame class of 2025 on Saturday.
Shannon and Sterling Sharpe are set to become the first pair of brothers in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Shannon Sharpe was inducted in the class of 2011.
ESPN "did what they feel they needed to do and I'm at peace with that," Shannon Sharpe said. "But I just wish guys, I just wish this thing could have waited until Monday because I hate the fact that I've overshadowed my brother. The first two brothers in the Pro Football Hall of Fame and this is what the headline is going to be for the next couple of days."
