Shannon Sharpe has taken a leave of absence from his post at CBS

[IE]

Sep 15, 2010 - Shannon Sharpe was among the best tight ends the NFL has ever seen and has had a successful post-football career as a CBS analyst after retiring in 2003.

Now his broadcasting career is in jeopardy after a woman named Michele Bundy has accused him of sexual assault, the Denver Post reports.

Atlanta's Fulton County Superior Court has granted a temporary restraining order against Sharpe following a petition filed by Michele Bundy under the category of "family violence."

Bundy alleged in her petition that Sharpe threatened her life and forced her into sex. A protection order hearing has been set for Monday.​

Sharpe hasn't commented on the situation other than saying in a statement,"I have decided to step aside from the NFL Today (show) until this matter is resolved." CBS reportedly accepted his decision to take a leave of absence.

He's been eligible for the Hall of Fame and, as one of the best tight ends in NFL history, many expect him to eventually. Off-the-field situations are not supposed to be taken into account when Hall of Fame voters determine who's in and who's out so in theory this won't affect his chances.

 

[MadJack]

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[gardenweasel]

Sep 15, 2010 - Shannon Sharpe was among the best tight ends the NFL has ever seen and has had a successful post-football career as a CBS analyst after retiring in 2003.

Now his broadcasting career is in jeopardy after a woman named Michele Bundy has accused him of sexual assault, the Denver Post reports.

Atlanta's Fulton County Superior Court has granted a temporary restraining order against Sharpe following a petition filed by Michele Bundy under the category of "family violence."

Bundy alleged in her petition that Sharpe threatened her life and forced her into sex. A protection order hearing has been set for Monday.​

Sharpe hasn't commented on the situation other than saying in a statement,"I have decided to step aside from the NFL Today (show) until this matter is resolved." CBS reportedly accepted his decision to take a leave of absence.

He's been eligible for the Hall of Fame and, as one of the best tight ends in NFL history, many expect him to eventually. Off-the-field situations are not supposed to be taken into account when Hall of Fame voters determine who's in and who's out so in theory this won't affect his chances.

not sure he was such a good fit as nfl analyst....there were times when he was harder to understand than a dell customer service representative...:shrug:

 

[Cold]

not sure he was such a good fit as nfl analyst....there were times when he was harder to understand than a dell customer service representative...:shrug:

Agree totally. Ebonics is not a good language for a TV analyst.:sadwave:

 

[Happy Hippo]

I always called him "marbles" because he sounds like he has a mouth full of them when he talks on tv...

 

[Old School]

at least ya never get coach/company squak from him..


came in telling it like it is...

 

[hedgehog]

not sure he was such a good fit as nfl analyst....there were times when he was harder to understand than a dell customer service representative...:shrug:

:142smilie

 

[WhatsHisNuts]

I only have one question: Who gives a shit?

 

[MadJack]

I would have never known he was gone :shrug:

 

[WhatsHisNuts]

I would have never known he was gone :shrug:

Exactly

 

[Old School]

I would have never known he was gone :shrug:

watching Terry..:shrug:

 

[IE]

i know people are on the edge of their seats but had to relay the info

Shannon Sharpe returns to CBS


With Shannon Sharpe stepping aside until the legal case against him had been resolved and with the legal case against him resolved on Wednesday, Sharpe is now stepping back in.

"I had every expectation that based on truth alone these claims would never reach a court," Sharpe said in a statement released by CBS, per SportsByBrooks.com. "This issue was dismissed in its totality and no monies and no communications were exchanged. Now I look forward to getting to work."

Added CBS spokesperson LeslieAnn Wade, "We are pleased that Shannon will be in his usual position with The NFL Today on Sunday."

The protective order entered against Sharpe on an "ex parte" (i.e., he had no say in the matter) basis was withdrawn on Wednesday, and the case itself was dismissed. No further action against Sharpe is pending.

 

[gardenweasel]

i know people are on the edge of their seats but had to relay the info

Shannon Sharpe returns to CBS


With Shannon Sharpe stepping aside until the legal case against him had been resolved and with the legal case against him resolved on Wednesday, Sharpe is now stepping back in.

"I had every expectation that based on truth alone these claims would never reach a court," Sharpe said in a statement released by CBS, per SportsByBrooks.com. "This issue was dismissed in its totality and no monies and no communications were exchanged. Now I look forward to getting to work."

Added CBS spokesperson LeslieAnn Wade, "We are pleased that Shannon will be in his usual position with The NFL Today on Sunday."

The protective order entered against Sharpe on an "ex parte" (i.e., he had no say in the matter) basis was withdrawn on Wednesday, and the case itself was dismissed. No further action against Sharpe is pending.

does this mean that no canoodling actually took place?

 

[Glenn Quagmire]

does this mean that no canoodling actually took place?

I take it one of two ways:

1) No canoodling took place, or

2) Ol' horseface paid this chick a shitload in hush money. Probably not Tiger Woods-type hush money, but a buttload nonetheless.

P.S. Thanks for giving me a reason to use 'canoodling' in a post, Weasie. I don't care what Pauly Shore says, you are BY FAR the funnier Weasel. :0008

 

[gardenweasel]

I take it one of two ways:

1) No canoodling took place, or

2) Ol' horseface paid this chick a shitload in hush money. Probably not Tiger Woods-type hush money, but a buttload nonetheless.

P.S. Thanks for giving me a reason to use 'canoodling' in a post, Weasie. I don't care what Pauly Shore says, you are BY FAR the funnier Weasel. :0008

i`ll take door #2,monte....:toast:

/monte hall paradox refresher...

In search of a new car, the player picks a door, say 1. The game host then opens one of the other doors, say 3, to reveal a goat and offers to let the player pick door 2 instead of door 1

 

[Glenn Quagmire]

Good ol' Monte Hall. Funny you mentioned goats, they had a real hard-on for goats on that show.

And I was always a big fan of the puke green washer/dryer combo, that back then would you set back about 6 grand. And I think the new microwaves were somewhere in the neighborhood of $40K. Yet the brand new cars were roughly $3.5K.