Original reports from sources like Sports by Brooks indicate that previous NFL great Shannon Sharpe has stepped down from his co-host position around the CBS sports program “NFL Today”. Michele Bundy has been approved for a temporary protective order guarding her from Sharpe, who allegedly committed sexual attack against her. At this time, Shannon Sharpe has not been charged with a crime. Nevertheless, it is clear that Sharpe has stepped down from his TV host position because of the recent turn of events.
Michele Bundy claims Sharpe committed sexual attack
Since 1994, Shannon Sharpe – twin brother of former NFL star Sterling – has faced 10 separate court cases involving previous sex partners. In this instance, Michele Bundy claims Sharpe forced her to have sex with him by threatening her life. Columbia Broadcasting System has remained silent in regards to Bundy’s states, and all Sharpe has said on the matter publicly is that he will clear up legal matters before returning to “NFL Today”. Other lawful matters on Sharpe’s plate include child support trouble with Melinda Wilson. In 2004, Erika Evans – the mother of one of Sharpe’s kids – filed a misdemeanor battery charge against him, but the court charge was dropped in favor of dispute mediation.
Not a shining example
Bleacher Report casts some light on the question of whether this event with Michele Bundy will harm Shannon Sharpe’s chances of being enshrined within the National Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio. His accomplishments as a player are unquestioned, and he has come close to being elected in each of his first two years of eligibility. Tony Gonzalez of the Kansas City Chiefs may have amassed stats more gaudy than Shannon Sharpe’s, but that shouldn’t keep him out of the Hall.
Morals clause doesn’t element in
What should the NFL do – if anything – concerning a good choices clause in the HOF selection process? League bylaws spell out that only on-field adventures be chronicled when selection decisions are made. Yet how can football fans forget Lawrence Taylor, who was enshrined in 1999 despite a very checkered off-field acumen, asks Bleacher Report. He got in without any trouble because he was a dominant defensive player. All of these things inform us as to Taylor’s character, but his dominance on the football field was all that was necessary for the Hall of Fame.
Sharpe will get one more chance at the Hall of Feb. 5, 2011. Will Shannon Sharpe be a shoo-in for that list, or will the Michele Bundy event push him toward borderline status?
Further reading
Bleacher Report
bleacherreport.com/articles/463238-shannon-sharpe-leaves-cbs-where-now
Sports by Brooks
sportsbybrooks.com/restraining-order-issued-against-shannon-sharpe-28968
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