NIMH Ep #627 Shannon Sharpe officially now of First Take!

NIMH Ep #627
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According to Yahoo Sports
Stephen A. Smith announces Shannon Sharpe will join ESPN’s ‘First Take’ Sept. 4

Shannon Sharpe, recently of FS1’s “Undisputed,” has found a new home.

Stephen A. Smith announced on Thursday that Sharpe will be joining him and the rest of the crew on ESPN’s “First Take,” starting Sept. 4.
It is official, Shannon Sharpe is coming to ‘First Take’,” Smith said, after admitting he had only found out himself about 60 seconds earlier.

Sharpe is moving to ESPN after seven years of sparring with Skip Bayless on “Undisputed.” Fox had poached Bayless from “First Take” in 2016 and paired him with Sharpe, a Pro Football Hall of Fame tight end who had been a commentator for CBS. It was a successful partnership that led to numerous passionate, furious and dramatic debates, though an incident in January did show some friction between the two.

Sharpe will appear with Smith on “First Take” every Monday and Tuesday. As for “Undisputed,” there haven’t been any new episodes since Sharpe left. That’s reportedly because Fox Sports had been struggling to find a replacement for Sharpe. Bayless announced on Wednesday that Keyshawn Johnson, Richard Sherman and Michael Irvin would be joining “Undisputed” and turning it into an ensemble show, but that’s not confirmed yet. Johnson, who was laid off by ESPN in June, has yet to be released from his contract, according to the New York Post.

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