PFT: ESPN commentator on RG3: “He’s kind of black, but he’s not really”

[Goaldeje]

LOL, it sure feels that way doesnt it?

 

[CounterTrey]

ESPN just fired him....finally.

 

[Snydershrugged]

ESPN just fired him....finally.

for real? Awesome if so!

 

[Lanky Livingston]

ESPN just fired him....finally.

for real? Awesome if so!

Well, kind of. His contract is coming up and they have decided to not renew it. They lack the balls to actually fire him.

 

[Henry]

Shame on ESPN. This entire incident has just been ugly.

Here's a link:

http://espn.go.com/espn/story/_/id/8825796/rob-parker-contract-not-renewed-espn

"Rob Parker's contract expired at year's end. Evaluating our needs and his work, including his recent RG III comments, we decided not to renew his deal," an ESPN spokesperson said in a statement Tuesday.

 

[Lanky Livingston]

Yep. To me, this screams "well, we kind of preach controversy & edgy statements on first take, so we can't really fire this guy, but he definitely crossed the line that we haven't clearly defined for this show, so we're not going to renew his contract, even though we can't come out and explicitly state that, seeing as how we've coached him to be controversial while on First Take."

 

[Om]

Rob Parker is a bad SNL skit.

 

[Neophyte]

Rob Parker is a bad SNL skit.

Well, not yet, but Saturday is coming.

 

[Jugband McGillicuddy]

"The NFL wants to see a successful black quarterback."

"Cornball brother."

Only one of these is a fireable offense.

Great work, ESPN. Seriously. Great work.

 

[Rymanofthenorth]

and its not the one you would think, didnt some other guy say something about nappy headed hoes?

 

[Om]

Ry,

That was Don Imus, I think when he was Asst. Equipment Manager for the Nets.

 

[Fear The Spear]

In other news, Rob Parker has now been hired by Al-Jazeera TV





(not really......but maybe)

 

[Fear The Spear]

"The NFL wants to see a successful black quarterback."

"Cornball brother."

Only one of these is a fireable offense.

Great work, ESPN. Seriously. Great work.

If you think about that Juggy, you'll realize that it's not actually the statement that makes it fireable or non-fireable, but the color of the skin of the person who stated it