Sharpe’s last appearance on ESPN was in late April, when the lawsuit was filed in Nevada. No details of the settlement were released. The lawsuit had sought $50 million. The 57-year-old Sharpe called the accusations “false and disruptive” at the time they were levied and hoped to return in time for the NFL season.

ESPN has ended its relationship with the NFL star less than two weeks after he reached an out-of-court settlement in a lawsuit accusing him of sexual assault and rape, the Athletic reports.

Shannon Sharpe addressed his ESPN exit and apologized to his brother for the timing during his episode of Nightcap on Wednesday night, hours after The Athletic's Andrew Marchand reported that the network had cut ties with the high-profile personality.