Source: (Photo by Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic) / (Photo by Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic) Shannon Sharpe has been fired from ESPN, just weeks after reaching a settlement in a $50 million civil lawsuit in which he was accused of rape. The NFL Hall of Famer and Club Shay Shay podcaster had previously stepped away from his role on ESPN's First Take after the lawsuit was filed earlier this year, with expectations he'd return ahead of the NFL season. That return will not happen. A source confirmed to The Hollywood Reporter that Sharpe won't be rejoining the network.