Skip Bayless hyped up as Michael Irvin joins 'Undisputed' post $100,000,000 lawsuit debacle - "NEW DREAM TEAM"

The NFL Network removed Michael Irvin from their Super Bowl LVII broadcast team following allegations of sexual harassment from a female hotel employee. A surveillance video suggested that Irvin allegedly made advances to an employee at the Marriott International in Phoenix, Arizona.

However, the three-time Super Bowl champion wanted to clear his name by filing a $100 million defamation lawsuit. While that chapter in his life is still unfolding, he can look forward to another endeavor with his impending return on television.

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Skip Bayless announces Michael Irvin’s inclusion to Undisputed panel

The veteran sports media personality announced on Twitter that Michael Irvin will be one of his debate partners in the FS1 show Undisputed. Bayless tweeted:

“RICHARD SHERMAN! KEYSHAWN JOHNSON! MICHAEL IRVIN! NEW DREAM TEAM ON THE NEW UNDISPUTED. NEW LIL WAYNE INTRO SONG, "GOOD MORNING." NEXT MONDAY. AUGUST 28. 9:30 E, FS1. BE THERE.”

Bayless has initially announced that hip-hop artist and his good friend Lil’ Wayne will take a more active role in the show. He composed the program’s theme song, “No Mercy,” which has been used since Undisputed started in 2016. He will debate with Bayless every Friday instead of making guest appearances.

Richard Sherman became the second part of the Undisputed panel, burying their beef when Bayless was still on ESPN’s First Take. Meanwhile, Keyshawn Johnson also joins the debate desk opposite Bayless after getting laid off by ESPN. The cast is complete, with Michael Irvin following suit.

While Irvin’s schedule in Undisputed remains a mystery, having him on the show brings pride and joy to Bayless, a known Dallas Cowboys fan. He covered Irvin as a Cowboys player for the Dallas Morning News until 1998. Bayless also wrote three books about the most valuable franchise in sports.

Undisputed returns to the air on Aug. 28 after Shannon Sharpe’s departure. Sharpe left the program after the 2023 NBA Finals following a contract buyout. He was Bayless’ debate partner from Sept. 2016 to Jun. 2023.

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First Take gets Shannon Sharpe

The sports debate carousel unfolds another chapter with Michael Irvin joining Undisputed. Before Bayless announced, the New York Post’s Andrew Marchand and Ryan Glasspiegel reported that Shannon Sharpe will join ESPN’s First Take.

Sharpe will sit opposite Stephen A. Smith on the debate desk on Mondays and Tuesdays during the 2023 NFL season. Sharpe’s appearances during previous First Take episodes on ESPN2 served as his audition for the Undisputed role.