Ravens Ex Shannon Sharpe Bids Heartfelt Farewell to 'Undisputed'
Former Ravens tight end and Pro Football Hall of Famer Shannon Sharpe has made quite the name for himself in the televised sports media realm. But on Tuesday, he closed the most recent chapter of his television career, as he officially said goodbye to Fox Sports 1's Undisputed.
It was an emotional farewell that ended the final episode for Sharpe, who didn't address any reported issues with co-host Skip Bayless.
The message from Sharpe was that he was leaving on his own terms, but less than two weeks ago Twitter was ablaze with rumors that Bayless and FS1 forced him out. Sharpe fueled the fire by "liking" those tweets.
But on Tuesday it was all business and there was no indication of strife or ill-will between the two who hosted Undisputed together for almost seven years. Sharpe has not announced the next chapter of his post-football career.
After the announcement of his departure, Sharpe took to Twitter to possibly shed some light on the reason for his leaving, but not by tweeting directly. Sharpe "liked" a number of tweets that shed some light on the turmoil between him and his co-host Bayless. He then "liked" another tweet that contained a full-on frontal assault on Bayless.
Sharpe clicked the little heart on a tweet from Dan Clark, a baseball writer with more than 50,000 followers: “Shannon Sharpe has outgrown Skip Bayless. He is far superior. He has a wonderfully bright future ahead. Bayless, meanwhile, won’t find another partner. His career will nosedive because he is a piece of shit.”
Sharpe played for the Ravens for two seasons, sandwiched between time with the Denver Broncos. In 32 games played in Baltimore in 2000 and 2001, the Hall of Famer registered 140 catches on 219 targets for 1,621 yards and seven touchdowns.
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