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Report: Maria Taylor has $3M salary offer from ESPN, interest from other networks
Jason Owens
Thu, July 8, 2021, 8:32 PM·2 min read
With her contract set to expire amid a tumultuous NBA Finals for ESPN, Maria Taylor reportedly has a roughly $3 million salary offer on the table to remain at the network.
She also has other suitors.
The New York Post's Andrew Marchand reported Thursday that ESPN offered the 34-year-old reporter and TV host a roughly $2 million raise over her current yearly salary of $1 million.
The report arrives as the network deals with the fallout from reporter and host Rachel Nichols' 2020 comments suggesting that Taylor, who is Black, was awarded her job as "NBA Countdown" host during the Finals because of a diversity effort rather than her merits.
Nichols, who is white, had shared hosting duties with Taylor during the 2019-20 regular season and expected to host the show during the Finals.
Maria Taylor's contract at ESPN is set to expire before a potential Game 7 of the NBA Finals. (Doug Buffington/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
Will Maria Taylor consider staying at ESPN amid fallout?
Nichols made the comments not realizing she was being recorded while in the NBA bubble in June 2020. Taylor has reportedly refused to work directly with Nichols since her comments were internally leaked at ESPN. Her comments went public Sunday in a New York Times report, more than a year after they were made and two days before Game 1 of the Finals.
Nichols was replaced as the network's sideline reporter for the Finals by Malika Andrews after the Times' report. According to the Times, ESPN didn't initially discipline Nichols for her comments but suspended a Black woman producer who internally shared the recording, fueling speculation that Taylor is unhappy with ESPN's treatment of Black employees. Taylor has not addressed the issue publicly outside of a Wednesday tweet referencing "dark times."
Taylor's contract ends before potential Game 7
Taylor's contract will expire July 20, the same day Game 6 of the Finals will be played, if needed. The uncertainty of Taylor's contract status looms large over the network's coverage.
Will she be satisfied with ESPN's reported $3 million offer? Will she be comfortable working for the network after the Nichols fallout?
According to Marchand, Taylor has options. NBC and Amazon are both interested in hiring Taylor, according to the report. Taylor has a strong background covering football and could presumably join NBC's NFL and college football coverage or Amazon's team covering the NFL with its upcoming "Thursday Night Football" package.
What Amazon and NBC are willing to offer Taylor was not reported.
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Jason Owens
Thu, July 8, 2021, 8:32 PM·2 min read
With her contract set to expire amid a tumultuous NBA Finals for ESPN, Maria Taylor reportedly has a roughly $3 million salary offer on the table to remain at the network.
She also has other suitors.
The New York Post's Andrew Marchand reported Thursday that ESPN offered the 34-year-old reporter and TV host a roughly $2 million raise over her current yearly salary of $1 million.
The report arrives as the network deals with the fallout from reporter and host Rachel Nichols' 2020 comments suggesting that Taylor, who is Black, was awarded her job as "NBA Countdown" host during the Finals because of a diversity effort rather than her merits.
Nichols, who is white, had shared hosting duties with Taylor during the 2019-20 regular season and expected to host the show during the Finals.
Maria Taylor's contract at ESPN is set to expire before a potential Game 7 of the NBA Finals. (Doug Buffington/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
Will Maria Taylor consider staying at ESPN amid fallout?
Nichols made the comments not realizing she was being recorded while in the NBA bubble in June 2020. Taylor has reportedly refused to work directly with Nichols since her comments were internally leaked at ESPN. Her comments went public Sunday in a New York Times report, more than a year after they were made and two days before Game 1 of the Finals.
Nichols was replaced as the network's sideline reporter for the Finals by Malika Andrews after the Times' report. According to the Times, ESPN didn't initially discipline Nichols for her comments but suspended a Black woman producer who internally shared the recording, fueling speculation that Taylor is unhappy with ESPN's treatment of Black employees. Taylor has not addressed the issue publicly outside of a Wednesday tweet referencing "dark times."
Taylor's contract ends before potential Game 7
Taylor's contract will expire July 20, the same day Game 6 of the Finals will be played, if needed. The uncertainty of Taylor's contract status looms large over the network's coverage.
Will she be satisfied with ESPN's reported $3 million offer? Will she be comfortable working for the network after the Nichols fallout?
According to Marchand, Taylor has options. NBC and Amazon are both interested in hiring Taylor, according to the report. Taylor has a strong background covering football and could presumably join NBC's NFL and college football coverage or Amazon's team covering the NFL with its upcoming "Thursday Night Football" package.
What Amazon and NBC are willing to offer Taylor was not reported.
Report: Maria Taylor has $3M salary offer from ESPN, interest from other networks
Taylor's contract at ESPN is set to expire before a potential Game 7 of the NBA Finals.
That's a lot of money to turn down, especially for someone as young as Maria.
Yeah, the culture at ESPN sucks but it's the same at other corporations like Fox Sports.
She also has to consider there aren't too many other places that would pay that much.
And she doesn't have enough of a following to get a Dan Lebetard type of deal to podcast and do other projects.
Yeah, the culture at ESPN sucks but it's the same at other corporations like Fox Sports.
She also has to consider there aren't too many other places that would pay that much.
And she doesn't have enough of a following to get a Dan Lebetard type of deal to podcast and do other projects.
I hope she makes the max.
Whatever and wherever that may be.
But ill be honest.
I never tuned into ESPN specifically to check her out.
Whatever and wherever that may be.
But ill be honest.
I never tuned into ESPN specifically to check her out.
I hate that her salary is being made public like this. I am not mad at all, that she allegedly shot for mid Stephen A loot at 5 Mil, versus his 8M per year. That's good negotiating. Settling for 3M per ain't bad though, assuming it's a longer contract. She better make more than Rachel Nichols. Crazy how nobody barks when people like Tony Romo come out the gate banking 17M per.
With all the publicity she’s getting out of this. She honestly hustle this to something similar to what Jemele Hill did. They are giving out podcast deals to people with far less talent. She milk this to something greater than espn.
Has LeBron made a statement about his boy yet?
As someone who has been in the corporate world for many years, trust and believe
Yeah, he's been (not) surprisingly quiet through all this. I guess he don't wanna fuck up his money by speaking out.
WHEN THE FUCK WILL INKOSI SPEAK UP AND SPEAK OUT
And we’ll never see Maria again just like we don’t see Jemele.
I haven’t seen Jemele in a minute and when I did, it was because she was talking about ESPN, Maria and Rachel.
I wish Maria the best and to do what’s best for her.
She asking for damn near half of that.
I gat no problem wit her tryna set the market fot black women moving forward at $5 million out the gate.
Props Maria, that’s why u tatted on my ahn.
DisAgreed. Also, Maria called nobody a white supremacists yet.
Jamele has one of my top 3 podcasts that I listen to.
He said he ain't getting involved he got a movie to promote. People tried to make him part of the story and failed miserably.
When I brought up Tony Romo numerous times in this thread negroes were silent as if he’s deserving of that salary. One even went as far as trying to explain why he is deserving of it. While only working a few months out of the year. The hypocrisy of some of you niggas man......... There is NO reason why the “worldwide leader of sports” has to lowball their employees that work year around like that. Niggas caped for the white man, while shitting on the black woman working twice as hard and actually saying she doesn’t deserve her bread. Shit is sad really
“You” listen to.
Nobody’s shitting on the Black woman. You might, but most of us are tuning in to hear what Maria has to say. Most of us aren’t tuning in to see what any of them are saying, we just want to see whatever game’s on.
Maria and Romo are on two different spectrum, people are saying Romo’s the best at what he’s doing. He did also play the sport professionally so he truly knows the ins and outs of the game.
Maria’s good, but most of them can be easily replaced and we’d never know it.
Many explained why Romo deserved the money, and some said he didn’t.
And in one of the threads I commented first saying I don’t really pay Romo much attention so I couldn’t say if he deserved the money or not.
If they can afford to pay him 17 million a year, then they’re making way more than that.
https://www.bgol.us/forum/threads/r...hest-paid-sportscaster-in-tv-history.1078774/
https://www.bgol.us/forum/threads/cbs-keeps-tony-romo-for-17-million-a-year.1083187/
I'm sure I'm not the only one that listens to her considering her Spotify deal.
Some of these brothas don’t understand business but want to act like they are all self-made entrepreneurs and not corporate employeesHe said he ain't getting involved he got a movie to promote. People tried to make him part of the story and failed miserably.
I like LeBron but he needs to say something about this he is almost at the end of his NBA career so it is what it isYeah, he's been (not) surprisingly quiet through all this. I guess he don't wanna fuck up his money by speaking out.
Some of these brothas don’t understand business but want to act like they are all self-made entrepreneurs and not corporate employees
Anybody that gave MJ and Kobe lifetime coon passes looks silly tryna cancel LeBron over some shit someone else said. I don't take them serious at all. Most of this board has dissed BLM and MeToo organizations just like this CAC Jew his dumbass just got caught on camera saying it. If they ain't bother to demand MJ speak on Phil being racist last week, they don't need to worry about Bron speaking on this Jew that runs his Dem shill group.
Maybe hes wrapping up his copy of Malcolm X.Word. Nigga can tweet out about the Finals what about ya fuckin Boyyy!!!!
Nichols makes 1.5 million per
I know you mad busy and all but PLEASE check your PM lol I only got a few days left
See this is what's odd to me....every article was quick to label him LeBron's spoke person.....
Mendelssohn is also her "spokesperson"......
Whatever that means her PR person....publicist....etc.
It's just odd that they used LBJ to "reduce" the potential racial blow back.....
Does LBJ need to say anything?
No, he doesn't owe anyone an explanation
However, I would like him to say something or at least distance himself from ole boy.....
Having a white dude say that after #metoo and George Floyd he is exhausted is not a good look.
That’s all I wanna hear
Bro Jemele doing VERY well unbothered been solid and been doing a lot more now she focused on producing and building her own platform up.
Lebron dont owe anyone shit.
I dont even wanna see anyone asking for a response from him.
The work he done put in and the visibility he gives to his actions, dude is above reproach to me.
Unless ya'll wanna show me the schools you built and the black kids you putting through college.
I dont even wanna see anyone asking for a response from him.
The work he done put in and the visibility he gives to his actions, dude is above reproach to me.
Unless ya'll wanna show me the schools you built and the black kids you putting through college.
I feel the same way, this is between Maria and that cac Rachel Nichols and what she said. Lebron has nothing to do with any of this so why would anyone want to hear from him?
Because:
LeBron James’ PR advisor Adam Mendelsohn.
Mendelsohn was a founding member of More Than A Vote, a movement he started working alongside Maverick Carter and LeBron James himself. He has been personally offering insight to the Lakers star for over a decade already.
Mendelsohn stated:
“I don’t know. I’m exhausted,” claimed LeBron’s PR advisor Mendelsohn. “Between Me Too and Black Lives Matter, I got nothing left.” Nichols then laughed.
In my opinion what he said was worse than what Rachel said so yes, it would be nice for Lebron to speak. But business moves are made behind the scene so I hope that he cuts ties with him.
Do you want fame or fortune? Obviously u would choose fame. Jemele makes probably the same while having different platforms to speak on without the restraints.
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