Thursday, January 10, 2013

ESPN parts ways with talk show pundit Rob Parker

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.ESPN announced Tuesday that the commentator's time with the network is over. "Rob Parker's contract expired at year's end," an ESPN spokesperson said in a statement. "Evaluating our needs and his work, including his recent RG3 comments, we decidedRob Parker, ESPN sports personality, was let go from his post at the network today in the wake of his controversial comments on First Take referring to Robert Griffin III as a "cornball brother" and "kind of black." Parker wasI'm told Rob Parker was under the impression he was returning to ESPN next week, until they told him this morning that he was fired. — Michael David Smith (@MichaelDavSmith) January 8, 2013. Parker gave his first interview since his suspension to WDIVESPN 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
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