ESPN announced Friday morning that commentator and Saturday First Take host Rob Parker has been suspended for his comments Thursday concerning Washington Redskins quarterback Robert Griffin III. Parker may not be out of hot water; network spokesperson Mike Soltys added that ESPN was conducting a "full review" of the incident.
ESPN suspends Rob Parker
The network put its host on ice pending further review after on-air remarks about RGIII’s race on Thursday.
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Following yesterday’s comments, Rob Parker has been suspended until further notice.We are conducting a full review.
— Mike Soltys (@espnmikes) December 14, 2012
Parker made racially charged remarks about RGIII during a Thursday appearance on First Take. He questioned the rookie quarterback’s blackness, asking if RGIII was a “brother or is he a cornball brother.”
The on-air contributor went on to add:
“He’s not really ... OK, he’s black, he kinda does the thing, but he’s not really down with the cause, he’s not one of us. He’s kinda black, but he’s not really, like, the guy you really wanna hang out with because he’s off to something else.”
A video of the exchange is below.
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