Stephen A. Smith agrees to new deal worth at least $100 million with ESPN: report

Stephen A. Smith volition proceed to beryllium ESPN's staple — and marque a batch of wealth portion doing so.

The longtime newsman and analyst has agreed to a five-year hold worthy astatine slightest $100 million, according to The Athletic.

Smith has been a longtime big of "First Take," which volition proceed to beryllium his superior work with the network, the study said.

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Stephen A. Smith accepts the Gil Nickel Humanitarian Award onstage during the 27th Annual UCLA Jonsson Cancer Center Foundation’s "Taste for a Cure" Event astatine the Beverly Wilshire successful Beverly Hills, California, connected May 10, 2024. (Tommaso Boddi/Getty Images for UCLA)

The study besides stated that helium volition marque less different appearances, which volition springiness him much rein connected his ain podcast. There, helium further dives into different topics, including plentifulness of politics.

Smith has been a regular connected NBA programming with the network, but The Athletic says that volition nary longer beryllium the case.

The 57-year-old has besides hinted astatine a governmental run. In an quality connected "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon" connected Wednesday, the sports writer initially claimed that helium "doesn't want" the position, but helium past made a remark that seemed to powerfully hint astatine the anticipation of a presidential run.

ESPN big Stephen A. Smith hinted that helium whitethorn see moving for president successful 2028 portion appearing connected "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon" connected Wednesday night. (Screenshot/NBC)

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"And I’m saying, ‘Wait a infinitesimal now. I don’t privation to bash this.’ But the information that they’re talking astir maine this way, I indispensable say, I o.k. this message," helium said.

The "I o.k. this message" remark intelligibly didn't get by Fallon, who exclaimed, "Oh, my God!" successful response.

Smith was captious of erstwhile President Joe Biden but voiced enactment for erstwhile Vice President Kamala Harris during the predetermination cycle. A professional of President Donald Trump, helium has regularly criticized the Democratic Party and their messaging up of the predetermination arsenic good arsenic aft Trump won.

The astir $20 cardinal yearly wage is simply a immense rise for Smith, who had been making $12 cardinal per year, per The Athletic.

Stephen A. Smith argues that modern Democrats person forgotten their ain past palmy policies. (Stephen A. Smith YouTube channel)

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Smith antecedently wrote for the New York Daily News and The Philadelphia Inquirer, and adjacent did section vigor successful some New York and Los Angeles for ESPN.

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