{"id":26330,"date":"2025-03-07T06:19:26","date_gmt":"2025-03-07T05:19:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/?p=26330"},"modified":"2025-03-07T06:19:27","modified_gmt":"2025-03-07T05:19:27","slug":"stephen-a-smith-reportedly-signs-to-new-100-million-contract-with-espn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/stephen-a-smith-reportedly-signs-to-new-100-million-contract-with-espn\/","title":{"rendered":"Stephen A. Smith reportedly signs to new $100 million contract with ESPN"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Stephen A. Smith has reportedly signed a new contract with ESPN. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/6181819\/2025\/03\/06\/stephen-a-smith-contract-espn-first-take\/\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>According to The Athletic<\/a>&lsquo;s Andrew Marchand, both parties have reached a new five-year contract worth $100 million. CNBC has not announced any changes in his role at ESPN.<\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">BREAKING: Stephen A. Smith has agreed to a new contract with ESPN worth at least $100 million for five years, sources briefed on the agreement told <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AndrewMarchand?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>@AndrewMarchand<\/a>.<br><br>Details on his deal:<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/EcjczdemkV\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>https:\/\/t.co\/EcjczdemkV<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/L2558SX5Rs\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>pic.twitter.com\/L2558SX5Rs<\/a><\/p>&mdash; The Athletic (@TheAthletic) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheAthletic\/status\/1897768521980932484?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>March 6, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure><p><strong>Also Read: <\/strong><\/p><ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/klay-is-stuck-in-purgatory-right-now-klay-thompsons-father-makes-honest-opinion-on-mavericks\/\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>&ldquo;Klay is stuck in purgatory right now&rdquo; &ndash; Klay Thompson&rsquo;s father makes honest opinion on Mavericks<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/watch-stephen-currys-heartwarming-interaction-with-superfan-grandma-kitty-during-nets-game\/\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>WATCH: Stephen Curry&rsquo;s heartwarming interaction with superfan Grandma Kitty during Nets game<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/stephen-a-smith-defends-dodgers-spending-calls-out-mlb-teams-for-hoarding-revenue-sharing-money\/\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>Stephen A. Smith defends Dodgers&rsquo; spending, calls out MLB teams for hoarding revenue-sharing money<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Smith&rsquo;s new contract put him among top three highest-paid sports broadcasters <\/h2><p>Smith, a former newspaper beat reporter will continue to appear on the morning debate show &lsquo;First Take&rsquo;. The 57-year-old will also get opportunities outside of the network. Smith will no longer be a part of the NBA pregame show next season. <\/p><p>Last year, Smith was asked on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.complex.com\/sports\/a\/backwoodsaltar\/stephen-a-smith-100-million-5-years-espn-rumor\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>&lsquo;Who&rsquo;s Talking to Chris Wallace&rsquo;<\/a> about demanding &ldquo;something in the range of $100 million for five years.&rdquo; He backed himself and said he was &ldquo;fully aware of what I&rsquo;m worth.&rdquo;<\/p><p><em>&ldquo;I would ask, respectfully, pay attention to the industry, see what people are getting paid,&rdquo;<\/em> Smith said. <em>&ldquo;See how much money they&rsquo;re making and what they&rsquo;re bringing to the table. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.complex.com\/sports\/a\/backwoodsaltar\/stephen-a-smith-100-million-5-years-espn-rumor\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>Dak Prescott <\/a>just signed a contract for $240 million. He&rsquo;s making $60 million a year.&rdquo;<\/em><\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Stephen A. Smith's new contract places him among the top three highest-paid sports broadcasters &#128176; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/vXFfB2FBMr\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>pic.twitter.com\/vXFfB2FBMr<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Yahoo Sports (@YahooSports) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/YahooSports\/status\/1897786845414486403?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>March 6, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure><p>The new five-year deal will make Smith the highest-paid talent at ESPN, ahead of the Monday Night Football duo of Troy Aikman ($18 million), Joe Buck ($15 million) and Pat McAfee ($18 million). <\/p><p>The 57-year-old has also made it into the top three highest-paid sports broadcasters, only behind Tom Brady (Fox) and Charles Barkley (TNT). The 57-year-old has been floated as a possible presidential candidate in 2028. <\/p>\n<div class=\"mm-layout mm-layout-type-post mm-layout-slot4\">\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Smith will continue to appear on the morning debate show &#8216;First Take&#8217;.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":26345,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_mux_skip_reasons":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[4298,647,131],"class_list":["post-26330","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nba","tag-espn","tag-nba-2024-25","tag-stephen-a-smith"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Stephen A. 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