Rob Parker will not be returning to ESPN in 2013. The reporter was suspended for 30 days last month following a rant on First Take against Washington Redskins quarterback Robert Griffin III. While discussing the rookie’s role as an African-American signal caller, Parker questioned the star’s “blackness,” citing Griffin’s white fiancée and rumored status as a Republican. “Is he a brother or a cornball brother ?” Parker, who is also black, actually asked. Rob Parker Robert Griffin III Rant Parker later Tweeted an apology , but ESPN said today in a statement: “Rob Parker’s contract expired at year’s end. Evaluating our needs and his work, including his recent RG III comments, we decided not to renew his deal.”
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Rob Parker Let Go By ESPN
