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Shannon Sharpe Officially Leaves FS1’s ‘Undisputed,’ Ends 7-Year Partnership With Skip Bayless

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During the Tuesday edition of FS1's

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Andrew Powell Sports and Entertainment Blogger
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Dang … it’s crazy that Shannon is actually leaving.

During the Tuesday edition of FS1’s “Undisputed,” Shannon Sharpe issued an emotional goodbye as he officially announced that he was leaving the show and ending his seven-year partnership with Skip Bayless.

“Ladies and gentlemen, this is officially my last day at work,” said Sharpe during the broadcast. “After seven years, the train stops for Shannon Sharpe and ‘Undisputed’ right here.”

Ryan Glasspiegel of the New York Post first reported the news of Sharpe’s departure May 31, with it coming to light that the Pro Football Hall of Famer and Fox Sports agreed on a buyout. Glasspiegel also reported Sharpe would officially leave “Undisputed” sometime after the 2023 NBA Finals, which came to a conclusion Monday night with the Denver Nuggets winning their first championship in franchise history.

Here was Skip’s farewell to Shannon:

It’s sad to see Skip and Shannon’s partnership actually come to an end, but I think we all know it needed to happen

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It’s crazy though that they couldn’t even wait a full 24 hours until the NBA Finals was over, it was literally the next morning that Shannon was forced out (because you know he was).

Man, this is a cutthroat business that I’m in, and this is a perfect example of that.

Until next time, Shannon. Keep ballin’, Unc. (RELATED: Uh Oh! Stefon Diggs Misses Bills’ Mandatory Minicamp, Has Sean McDermott ‘Very Concerned’)

And keep doing you, Skip.

I know you will.