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Simmons done at ESPN - contract bought out

Posted on 5/15/15 at 1:23 pm
Posted by supatigah
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Member since Mar 2004
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Posted on 5/15/15 at 1:23 pm
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Just came out they have settled the final months of his deal and he will not appear on any more ESPN platforms

No more Grantland columns
No more BS Report/Bill Don't Lie podcasts
No more appearances on the Grantland Basketball Hour

Expect the details to come out soon but I wonder if there is a grace period where he is supposed to lay low or a clause that prevents him from bashing ESPN
This post was edited on 5/15/15 at 1:25 pm
Posted by PortCityTiger24
Member since Dec 2006
87455 posts
Posted on 5/15/15 at 1:25 pm to
Britt McHenry just got a promo
Posted by Nonetheless
MAGA
Member since Jan 2012
33650 posts
Posted on 5/15/15 at 1:26 pm to
Good move for Bill.

Bad for ESPN.
Posted by bwallcubfan
Louisiana
Member since Sep 2007
38235 posts
Posted on 5/15/15 at 1:27 pm to
Not surprised...would have been awkward to have him on after everything came out.

Now on to the DP Show he goes...
Posted by boXerrumble
Member since Sep 2011
52631 posts
Posted on 5/15/15 at 1:29 pm to
quote:

No more BS Report/Bill Don't Lie podcasts


I will miss these.
Posted by WeBeezYoSuperBowl
Trap house
Member since May 2015
988 posts
Posted on 5/15/15 at 1:33 pm to
Thank God. Hate his squeaky pussy arse voice. Good riddance.
Posted by Haydo
DTX
Member since Jul 2011
2965 posts
Posted on 5/15/15 at 1:36 pm to
No more Jalen and Bill podcasts/NBA previews
Posted by sms151t
Polos, Porsches, Ponies..PROBATION
Member since Aug 2009
140002 posts
Posted on 5/15/15 at 1:52 pm to
How will Disney and ESPN survive? It seems every time that ESPN loses a personality they come back with a better replacement than what they just lost.

First it was Mees, then Olberman, then Patrick, and now Simmons. People will bang the doors down for a gig with the company and it's ability to reach the masses.

I always thought that Grantland was owned by Disney, but employed Simmons as part of his project when they hired him in 2011.
This post was edited on 5/15/15 at 1:54 pm
Posted by smash williams
San Diego
Member since Apr 2009
20059 posts
Posted on 5/15/15 at 1:59 pm to
"Don't get fired Bill"
Posted by StrongSafety
Member since Sep 2004
17547 posts
Posted on 5/15/15 at 2:00 pm to
Shoulda listened when jalen kept saying "don't get fired, Bill"

Posted by LSUsmartass
Scompton
Member since Sep 2004
82437 posts
Posted on 5/15/15 at 2:01 pm to
quote:

Expect the details to come out soon but I wonder if there is a grace period where he is supposed to lay low or a clause that prevents him from bashing ESPN

They bought out his contract, wouldn't that void any agreement?
Posted by LooseCannon22282
Mobile
Member since May 2008
33973 posts
Posted on 5/15/15 at 2:38 pm to
as long as he wasn't talking about football, I didn't mind him.
Posted by Pankins
Flahrida
Member since Oct 2010
1206 posts
Posted on 5/16/15 at 7:19 pm to
His writing was pretentious, douchey, and occasionally funny.

Most other writers on Grantland are borderline unreadable. ZachLowe, however, is a fricking gem.

ESPN will be fine. It is what it is.
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