Stephen A. Smith continues to be an ESPN staple and while doing so you'll make a lot of money.
Longtime reporters and analysts have agreed to a five-year extension worth at least $100 million, according to Athletic.
Smith has been a longtime “First Take” host, and this remains his main duty in the network, the report says.
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Stephen A. Smith will accept the Gil Nickel Humanitarian Award on stage at the 27th UCLA Jonsson Cancer Center Foundation's “Taste for A Cure” event, held in Beverly Wilshire, Beverly Hills, California on May 10, 2024. (UCLA's Tommaso Boddi/Getty Images)
The report also said he would make fewer other appearances. There, he is divided into other topics, including more politics.
Smith is a regular in networked NBA programming, but athletics says it's no longer the case.
The 57-year-old also hints at a political run. The sports journalist who appeared on “Tonight's Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” on Wednesday initially claimed he “didn't want” the position, but he made comments that appear to strongly suggest a possible presidential run.
ESPN host Stephen A. Smith suggested he would consider running for president in 2028 while appearing in “Starring Jimmy Fallon” on Wednesday night. (Screenshot/NBC)
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“And I'm saying, 'Wait now. I don't want to do this.' But the fact that they're talking about me like this means I have to say I approve this message,” he said.
The comment “I approve of this message” was clearly not obtained by Fallon, who cried out, “Oh, my God!” In response.
Smith was critical of former President Joe Biden, but he expressed his support for former Vice President Kamala Harris during the election cycle. A critic of President Donald Trump, he has regularly criticised Democrats and their messages before the election and after Trump won.
An annual salary of around $20 million is a major raise for Smith, who earned $12 million a year, according to Athletic.
Stephen A. Smith argues that modern Democrats have forgotten about successful policies of the past. (Stephen A. Smith YouTube Channel)
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Smith previously wrote for the New York Daily News and the Philadelphia Inquirer, and even did local radio for ESPN in both New York and Los Angeles.
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