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“Undisputed” sports commentator Shannon Sharpe’s unexplained absence from the Fox show on Tuesday led fans to speculate that he was silently protesting co-host Skip Bayless’ insensitive tweet about The 24-year-old Buffalo Bills player collapsed on the field during Monday night’s game against the Cincinnati Bengals. CPR was administered for 10 minutes before Hamlin’s heartbeat was restored, and he remains hospitalized in critical condition. While thousands of fans tweeted their concern for Hamlin, Bayless seemed more focused on the game itself. “No doubt the NFL is considering postponing the rest of this game – but how?” Bayless Story continues Meanwhile, Fans supported Sharpe’s absence. “I respect Shannon Sharpe for not showing up to today’s Undisputed,” one viewer Also Read: “That boy Skip fighting for his life. Glad Shannon didn’t show up. What Skip did last night was disgusting,” another He tried to explain that his controversial tweet was meant to convey the sentiment that, given Hamlin’s collapse, “everything else is irrelevant.” He stated, “That was the point of my last tweet. I’m sorry if I was misunderstood, but his health is all that matters. Again, everything else is irrelevant. I prayed for him and will continue to.” He said he got a call from his “boss at Fox,” who told him, “Hey, people are really reacting strongly to your tweet. Maybe you should clarify.” Also Read: On Tuesday, he said he wasn’t sure that ...

Skip Bayless provides some background on his history with Basketball Hall of Famer Charles Barkley and wonders why Charles has always disliked him so much. "This 15-year onslaught has amazed me, it has amused me, but it has always confounded me because for the life of me, I have no idea why exactly Charles wants to [hurt] me. … I don’t know Charles Barkley. I’ve never had a single conversation with Charles Barkley." Despite Barkley’s issues with him, Bayless said he has been and will remain a fan of Barkley’s on-TV personality, and pointed to one thing the two have in common: their objectivity when it comes to James. "As God as my witness, I do not hate LeBron James, Charles Barkley. … But I have tried to tell the truth about LeBron as I see it. … The irony of all this is that Charles Barkley, to me, has been the one guy on TV who has, every once in a while, had the guts to criticize LeBron James when it is merited."

• • • • Jenny Taft’s fan club is growing by the minute after she shut down Skip Bayless on Wednesday’s episode of “Undisputed.” Current and former ESPN staffers, including Cari Champion and Katie Nolan, took to social media to praise Taft for the The 33-year-old Taft stood her ground during the debate, reminding Bayless, “I’m allowed to have an opinion.” Champion — who previously hosted “First Take” alongside Bayless and Stephen A. Smith — tweeted, “I OVERSTAND.” Champion left ESPN in early 2020 and has voiced concerns about the network’s culture since her departure. “Jenny Taft forever, honestly,” Nolan tweeted Wednesday. The former Fox Sports host is an ESPN personality across multiple shows. Jemele Hill — a former ESPNer, Cari Champion; Jenny Taft; Katie Nolan Getty Images Hill and Champion’s close friendship is well-documented and the two have a show, “Cari & Jemele (Won’t) Stick to Sports,” on Vice. Champion responded to Hill’s tweet with the bulging eyes emoji. ESPN broadcaster Holly Rowe joined in on the conversation and quoted Taft in a tweet, writing, “’I am allowed to have an opinion’ Jenny Taft Stand your ground. Why is he still allowed on TV always being mean?”

While the Fox Sports’ Skip Bayless is under fire for a tweet he posted after Hamlin collapsed during Monday night’s game between the Bills and the Cincinnati Bengals. Hamlin was taken off in an ambulance after being administered During the frightening scene, players from both teams soon retreated to their respective locker rooms. With the status of the game uncertain, Bayless posted the following Monday night: Get Tri-state area news and weather forecasts to your inbox. The NFL postponed the game less than an hour after Bayless’ tweet went up, but the negative reaction towards him continued to build. Bayless posted a second tweet Monday night in an attempt to clarify his original message, saying he was “sorry” if his first tweet was “misunderstood.” 11 hours ago On Tuesday, Bayless went on-air for “Undisputed” without his co-host, Shannon Sharpe. Bayless made another attempted apology, but not for his original thoughts from Monday night. “I apologize for what we are going to set out to do here today, if it offends anyone, because we’re going to try to do the show pretty much as we usually do the show,” he said. “I’ll admit, I’m still pretty shook up by what happened last night to Damar Hamlin. In fact, I’m still wrecked. In fact, I’m not sure I’m capable of doing the show today, but after barely sleeping on it, I decided to give it a try.” You can watch Bayless’ full remarks below:

“There has been a lot of speculation of why I wasn’t on-air yesterday, and I won’t get into speculation or conjecture and innuendo, but I will say this: In watching that game on Monday night, what happened to Damar Hamlin struck me a little different,” said Sharpe, a Hall of Fame tight end who won three Super Bowls. “As a brotherhood in the NFL, when injuries happen, and we know injuries are a part of the game… but I’ve never seen anybody have to be revived and fight for their life on the field. “I cannot even get through a monologue without you interrupting me,” Sharpe replied. “... I was just gonna say, Skip, I didn’t want yesterday to get into a situation where Damar Hamlin was the issue. We should’ve been talking about him and not getting into your tweet. That was what I was gonna do, but you can’t even let me finish my opening monologue without you interrupting.”

​( m.2016) ​ Family Skip Bayless (born John Edward Bayless II) Early years John Edward Bayless II was born in Bayless's interest in sports began at an early age. He played baseball and basketball. Bayless was the salutatorian of Northwest Classen's graduating class of 1970. He was a two-year member of the The Hustler, the university's student newspaper, and spent the summer of 1969 interning under sports editor Frank Boggs at Career Print journalism Bayless went directly from Vanderbilt to At 26, Bayless was hired by In 1989, Bayless wrote his first book, God's Coach: The Hymns, Hype and Hypocrisy of Tom Landry's Cowboys, about the rise and fall of The Boys: The Untold Story of the Dallas Cowboys' Season on the Edge, and following the third Cowboys Super Bowl win in four seasons, Bayless wrote a third book about the Cowboys, Hell-Bent: The Crazy Truth About the "Win or Else" Dallas Cowboys. Hell-Bent caused a stir, in part, because in the course of writing about the conflict between Cowboys coach In 1998, Bayless left Dallas after 17 years and become the lead sports columnist for the Chicago Tribune in July 2001. Bayless's work has also appeared in various national sports publications, including Radio In 1991, Bayless began a two-year stint hosting a sports talk radio show from 6–8p.m. Monday through Friday for Dallas radio station The Skip Bayless Show from 6–9a.m. weekdays from 1994–96. In 1996, the original owners sold the station to Coppock On Sports. In 2001, he becam...

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​( m.2016) ​ Family Skip Bayless (born John Edward Bayless II) Early years John Edward Bayless II was born in Bayless's interest in sports began at an early age. He played baseball and basketball. Bayless was the salutatorian of Northwest Classen's graduating class of 1970. He was a two-year member of the The Hustler, the university's student newspaper, and spent the summer of 1969 interning under sports editor Frank Boggs at Career Print journalism Bayless went directly from Vanderbilt to At 26, Bayless was hired by In 1989, Bayless wrote his first book, God's Coach: The Hymns, Hype and Hypocrisy of Tom Landry's Cowboys, about the rise and fall of The Boys: The Untold Story of the Dallas Cowboys' Season on the Edge, and following the third Cowboys Super Bowl win in four seasons, Bayless wrote a third book about the Cowboys, Hell-Bent: The Crazy Truth About the "Win or Else" Dallas Cowboys. Hell-Bent caused a stir, in part, because in the course of writing about the conflict between Cowboys coach In 1998, Bayless left Dallas after 17 years and become the lead sports columnist for the Chicago Tribune in July 2001. Bayless's work has also appeared in various national sports publications, including Radio In 1991, Bayless began a two-year stint hosting a sports talk radio show from 6–8p.m. Monday through Friday for Dallas radio station The Skip Bayless Show from 6–9a.m. weekdays from 1994–96. In 1996, the original owners sold the station to Coppock On Sports. In 2001, he becam...

While the Fox Sports’ Skip Bayless is under fire for a tweet he posted after Hamlin collapsed during Monday night’s game between the Bills and the Cincinnati Bengals. Hamlin was taken off in an ambulance after being administered During the frightening scene, players from both teams soon retreated to their respective locker rooms. With the status of the game uncertain, Bayless posted the following Monday night: Get Tri-state area news and weather forecasts to your inbox. The NFL postponed the game less than an hour after Bayless’ tweet went up, but the negative reaction towards him continued to build. Bayless posted a second tweet Monday night in an attempt to clarify his original message, saying he was “sorry” if his first tweet was “misunderstood.” 11 hours ago On Tuesday, Bayless went on-air for “Undisputed” without his co-host, Shannon Sharpe. Bayless made another attempted apology, but not for his original thoughts from Monday night. “I apologize for what we are going to set out to do here today, if it offends anyone, because we’re going to try to do the show pretty much as we usually do the show,” he said. “I’ll admit, I’m still pretty shook up by what happened last night to Damar Hamlin. In fact, I’m still wrecked. In fact, I’m not sure I’m capable of doing the show today, but after barely sleeping on it, I decided to give it a try.” You can watch Bayless’ full remarks below:

“There has been a lot of speculation of why I wasn’t on-air yesterday, and I won’t get into speculation or conjecture and innuendo, but I will say this: In watching that game on Monday night, what happened to Damar Hamlin struck me a little different,” said Sharpe, a Hall of Fame tight end who won three Super Bowls. “As a brotherhood in the NFL, when injuries happen, and we know injuries are a part of the game… but I’ve never seen anybody have to be revived and fight for their life on the field. “I cannot even get through a monologue without you interrupting me,” Sharpe replied. “... I was just gonna say, Skip, I didn’t want yesterday to get into a situation where Damar Hamlin was the issue. We should’ve been talking about him and not getting into your tweet. That was what I was gonna do, but you can’t even let me finish my opening monologue without you interrupting.”