EXCLUSIVE: Shannon Sharpe will almost certainly not be returning to ESPN’s First Take next week. With rape allegations, a $50 million lawsuit, and a derailed multi-million dollar settlement surrounding the NFL Hall of Farmer the Jimmy Pitaro-run cable sports outlet has decided to bench Sharpe from his regular Monday and Tuesday slot on the Stephen

ESPN has announced that Shannon Sharpe is stepping away from First Take show amid rape allegations against the NFL Hall of Famer.

Shannon Sharpe has offered his last words on ESPN’s “First Take” for the foreseeable future in the wake of accusastions and a $50 million lawsuit from a Nevada woman who alleges the former NFL player raped and threatened her in the c ourse of a two-year relationship.