Richard Deitch of Sports Illustrated is reporting that former Eagles defensive end Hugh Douglas is no longer an employee of ESPN: "The former NFL player and Numbers Never Lie panelist was let go by ESPN today after disturbing details emerged last week from Deadspin and The Big Lead regarding an alleged confrontation between Douglas and ESPN Numbers Never Lie host Michael Smith at the National Association of Black Journalists Convention and Career Fair in Orlando." The 'confrontation' in question was a previous incident in which Douglas, intoxicated at an Orlando club with several co-workers, threatened three different times to beat up his co-host of "Numbers Never Lie," Michael Smith. Douglas had apparently tried to climb onto the stage where a DJ was performing, then began shouting at Smith when he did not join him. Racial slurs followed. ESPN was criticized for the racial nature of the squabble, having offered limitless coverage of Eagles receiver Riley Cooper's racial comments, only to call Douglas' use of slurs aimed at Smith an "internal" matter. Douglas tweeted the following after the news of his release broke: "I am very disappointed in leaving ESPN and will have more to say about this situation and my future at the appropriate time." Source: Philly.com
Oh yeah...my bad. They probably threw a bag over his head, threw him in the back of a black van and drive him to a secret location in Bristol... Aka Old School
This crap is getting outta hand...Thanks Riley Cooper...First you at a concert, now Hugh Douglas...SMH
and he won't be the last. espn said he called michael smith an uncle tom house n****r at some kind of convention last week.
ESPN said he was fired for his attitude,not for saying uncle tom and the other team. wtf knows? maybe he was just an butthole!
Missed that story, Got a link? Be extra funny if it wasn't them being hypocritical by down playing it to 'an internal matter' but them not even addressing the racial implication. Then again, it's ESPN where making sense is not required...
