The facts behind the case continue to roll in. On April 24, Sharpe announced he'd step away from his broadcasting duties at ESPN while "devoting this time to my family, and responding and dealing with these false and disruptive allegations set against me."

Shannon Sharpe has offered his last words on ESPN’s “First Take” for the foreseeable future in the wake of accusastions and a $50 million lawsuit from a Nevada woman who alleges the former NFL player raped and threatened her in the c ourse of a two-year relationship.