The deal is done. Shannon Sharpe will join First Take, ESPN announced on Thursday.
Shannon Sharpe Officially Joins First Take
Pro Football Hall of Famer & 3x Super Bowl Champion @ShannonSharpe to join @FirstTake’s signature fall football guest lineup
Sharpe will join @stephenasmith & @MollyQerim every Monday & Tuesday
Sharpe's #FirstTake Debut:
🏈Monday, Sept. 4 | 10a ET🔗https://t.co/iwEhlFK4Xy pic.twitter.com/aCmm3Zo8oY
— ESPN PR (@ESPNPR) August 24, 2023
Sharpe will join First Take on Monday and Tuesday during football season and debate against Stephen A. Smith. Sharpe’s weekly appearance behind Monday, September 4.
I’m excited to announce this fall I’ll take my on air talents to ESPN’s First Take and debate my friend Stephen A. Smith,” Sharpe said in a statement. “We’re both graduates of HBCU’s, very opinionated and animated. GET YOUR POPCORN READY.”
Ever since his departure from FS1’s Undsiputed in June, Smith had been vocal about his interest in bringing Sharpe to First Take.
“We are talking to him,” Smith said on a July episode of his podcast, The Stephen A. Smith Show, “and I’m hopeful, very hopeful, and very confident that ultimately we will be announcing sooner than later that he will be on First Take.”
GET YOUR POPCORN READY🔥🔥🔥🔥 #2HBCUALUMS #SSU #WSSU pic.twitter.com/2xoj0sSupP
— shannon sharpe (@ShannonSharpe) August 24, 2023
After weeks of negotiations, Smith finally gets his guy.
“It never hurts to have a 3-time Super Bowl Champion and Hall of Famer on the show. And it definitely doesn’t hurt to have a friend,” Smith said in a statement. “Shannon is not only a great talent, but a good man, as well. A man who’s aiming to do a lot of great things in the near future. I’m just thankful he accepted my invitation to join First Take as being one of those things — even if it means him getting beat down in debates from time-to-time 
. Buckle up, folks. Here we come!”
First Take will feature a rotating panel of guests during the football season, including Sharpe, Ryan Clark, Dan Orlovsky, Chris “Mad Dog” Russo, Marcus Spears, and more.
Shannon Sharpe Joins The Volume
Great News! @ClubShayShay will be Partnering w/ @TheVolumeSports and @ColinCowherd to bring to you even more exciting episodes and a broader expansion of talent! You do not want to miss this 🎥🎙️🎧 pic.twitter.com/mYQp0KAT7H
— shannon sharpe (@ShannonSharpe) August 23, 2023
Additionally, Sharpe signed an agreement yesterday to bring his popular podcast, Club Shay Shay, to The Volume, a digital media network founded by Colin Cowherd.
Through the partnership, Sharpe will produce new programming with his company, Shay Shay Media, at The Volume.
Last week, The NY Post reported that Sharpe would join First Take for two days a week during football season.
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