"Since George Floyd, the company of ESPN and the country of the United States were promising some sort of change over the last five years.But what has happened with the NFL Network and ESPN ...
having put a whole bunch of white people in charge of how to select the next evolution of ESPN, this is what happened.I want to ask you guys if anyone is noticing this.
Have you noticed that the people at ESPN who are getting the chances and big money ...are Joe Buck, Pat McAfee, Josh Pate, Rich Eisen, the Golics, Jason Kelce, Peter Schrager and the Mannings?"As the money flows in to fund [ESPN], that is now sitting out the political discussion that it's a whole lot of white people hiring a whole lot of white people and giving the money to a whole lot of white people ...
it's only those people getting that money.Has anyone noticed that?"DAN LE BATARD CLAIMS ESPN IS RUN BY MCAFEE AND 'WHITE PEOPLE' AFTER LAYOFFS, SLANDERS OUTKICK IN UNHINGED RANTTo answer his question, no.
Most people have not noticed that.For one, normal people don't count the number of white and black people on television.They don't care.
More importantly, however, people haven't noticed what Le Batard is describing because his premise is false.Consider the names Le Batard cites.He lists Joe Buck and Pat McAfee among ESPN's highest-paid talents.
They are.But between them is Stephen A.
Smith, who is black.Last year, Smith signed a five-year, $100 million contract extension with the company.
Because McAfee signed a licensing deal, Smith is ESPN's highest-paid full-time employee.ESPN did bring back Mike Golic and Mike Golic Jr.this year, as Le Batard mentions.
But their inclusion in his argument is questionable because they returned on relatively minor deals to host a radio-only program.If Le Batard is going to mention them, he should also acknowledge that ESPN brought back Stan Verrett, a black commentator with a long history of toxic, embarrassing social media posts.The Mannings are also on a licens...