Thursday, January 10, 2013

ESPN parts ways with Rob Parker after his comments on RG3

Sports columnist and commentator Rob Parker has put his foot in his month one too many times. He's now out on a job. ESPN suspended Parker last month for.TV pundit Rob Parker, after making controversial comments on race in relation to Washington Redskins quarterback Robert Griffin III, is gone from ESPN. Parker, who is African American, made those comments on the morning talk show First Take, aboutESPN sports commentator Rob Parker (pictured above) was finally given the boot by his employers on Tuesday as part of the fallout from his statements last month, when he questioned NFL Redskins quarterback Robert“Rob Parker's contract expired at year's end. Evaluating our needs and his work, including his recent RGIII comments, we decided not to renew his deal,” ESPN spokesman Mike Soltys said on Twitter. It's unclear whether that decision was made before orAnd then Rob

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