Rob Parker, ESPN sports personality, was let go from his post at the network today in the wake of his controversial comments on First Take referring to Robert Griffin III as a "cornball brother" and "kind of black." Parker wasI'm told Rob Parker was under the impression he was returning to ESPN next week, until they told him this morning that he was fired. — Michael David Smith (@MichaelDavSmith) January 8, 2013. Parker gave his first interview since his suspension to WDIVRob Parker will no longer be embracing debate at ESPN. Nearly a month after the commentator earned a 30-day suspension for racially charged commentary about Washington Redskins quarterback Robert Griffin III duringESPN talking head Rob Parker was fired Tuesday, after an incident last month in which he questioned the "blackness" of Washington Redskins QB Robert Griffin III. Parker had been on suspension since then, but Parker's firing came two days after he gaveESPN has parted ways with Rob Parker, the First Take panelist who was suspended by the network following his offensive comments about Redskins quarterback Robert Griffin III. "Rob Parker's contract expired at year's end," said an ESPN spokesperson.
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