R.I.P. In Peace ESPN

Skip Bayless has decided to leave ESPN when his contract expires at the end of August.

His final appearance on First Take will be the day after the NBA Finals conclude.

We want to thank Skip for his many contributions to ESPN. His hard work and talent have benefited ESPN for 12 years.

According to Sports Illustrated’s Richard Deitsch, ESPN was prepared to offer Bayless around $4 million annually.

First Prince, now this. Too much.

See, I'm sure a lot of people will celebrate it, but I think they'll also miss him in a weird way. His more controversial and outlandish statements draw attention, and give people something to get riled up over.

On a side note, at 64, he's older than I thought he was.

That's proof that there is a god, and he is a merciful one

He's going to Fox Sports.

Skip Bayless ✔ ‎@RealSkipBayless
They laugh @ me for not eating fried food, but why lift as psycho hard as I do, then screw it up eating crap? Sorry, want to stay RIPPED.
2:29 PM - 1 Feb 2011

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He's going to Fox Sports.

Noooooo

He better stay the hell away from fox sports live, which is a great show

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ibaka didn't come hard.

thank goodness i missed the boat on skip/first take

@richarddeitsch: From a reliable source: Fox Sports is paying Skip Bayless in neighborhood of $5.5 million per for four years, plus a $4M signing bonus.

Man deserves it for his hard-hitting sports journalism.