ESPN parts ways with Rob Parker after his comments on RG3

“ESPN has decided to suspend Rob Parker for 30 days for his comments made on last Thursday's episode of First Take. Our review of the preparation for the show and the re-air has established that mistakes both in judgment

“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 or

So Rob Parker isn't going to be asked back to ESPN's First Take, the Worldwide Leader announced Tuesday, thanks, in large part, to his inflammatory comments last month about rookie Washington Redskins quarterback Robert Griffin III. In case you

Rob 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 was

ESPN has parted ways with Rob Parker, the First Take panelist who was suspended by the network following his offensive comments about Redskins quarterback Robert Griffin III. "Rob Parker's contract expired at year's end," said an ESPN spokesperson.