"Dave Portnoy is still an employee of Penn Entertainment. However, he has said publicly that he is unsure if the arrangement will continue after his contract expires in 2025."
"We're not even at ESPN. But we're gonna be there, and if Shannon Sharpe is to be there and you start talking about what a day could look like, that's f--king awesome."
Whatever the underlying motivation, the message to every other host and producer on the payroll is the same: sharing confidential editorial strategy with outside political figures will get you fired. No matter how close you are to the audience or the administration.