On Wednesday, news broke that ESPN had severed ties with Hall of Fame tight end Shannon Sharpe. Sharpe wishes it had stayed under wraps for five more days. Via Andrew Battifarano of the New York Post,

Shannon Sharpe responds after the news that ESPN was cutting ties with the hall of fame tight end after dealing with a legal issue.

This weekend Shannon Sharpe will finally get to live his long-awaited dream of inducting his older brother Sterling into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. But before getting a chance to do that, he had to address ESPN's recent announcement on his status at the network.