Shannon Sharpe and Skip Bayless
Is Shannon Sharpe leaving the Fox Sports show ‘Undisputed’? When is the NFL Hall of Famer’s last show with Skip Bayless? Learn all there is to know.
Legendary NFL Hall of Famer Shannon Sharpe is leaving “Undisputed.” The Hall of Fame tight end reached a buyout with Fox Sports to leave the FS1 morning show he’s hosted alongside co-host Skip Bayless since September 2016. Sharpe is expected to depart “Undisputed” in late June following the conclusion of the NBA Finals – his final show is expected to be aired after the 2023 NBA Finals conclude in June.
Sharpe’s departure comes after tensions between Sharpe and Bayless spilt on to the air in January following Bayless’ controversial tweet about Damar Hamlin, who suffered a cardiac arrest during the Buffalo Bills’ Week 17 game against the Cincinnati Bengals that was subsequently canceled. Sharpe no-showed “Undisputed” the next morning, but confronted Bayless when he returned.
“There’s been a lot of speculation to why I wasn’t on air yesterday… Skip tweeted something, and although I disagree with the tweet, and hopefully Skip would take it down,” Sharpe said, before Bayless interjected: “Timeout, I’m not gonna take it down, because I stand by what I tweeted.” A clearly frustrated Sharpe responded, “I can’t even get through a monologue without you interrupting.”
Sharpe has not announced his next move. But with him goes “Club Shay Shay,” his podcast that has over 1 million followers on YouTube.
Sharpe has also previously served as commentator for CBS Sports’ “The NFL Today” from 2004-2014. It is not clear who will replace Sharpe on “Undisputed.” His partner Bayless signed a four-year, $32 million contract with Fox Sports in 2021. This marks the second notable co-host break-up Bayless has experienced. Before joining Fox Sports, Bayless hosted ESPN’s “First Take” alongside Stephen A. Smith until June 2016.
Sharpe is a three-time Super Bowl champion, a four-time All-Pro and enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Sharpe and Bayless did not immediately respond to requests for comment, nor did a Fox Sports spokesperson. It is unclear at this time what FS1 will do to replace Sharpe on the show.
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