The former Grantland creator and ESPN writer could have a home
Last May, ESPN publicly announced they decided to not renew the contract for Bill Simmons – which is still due to expire this September. While the company announced that both sides agreed to a mutual separation, it was pretty evident which side won the battle after Simmons also lost his editor-in-chief role for the site he created and made popular, Grantland. Since his exit from the network, Simmons has been targeted from multiple companies for his service on their platform after his deal ends later this year.
Surprisingly, Bill hasn’t thrown any shade at the Disney-owned company and has only been talking sports through social media with fans, leaving personal problems and issues internal for the moment. HBO executives are currently targeting Jon Stewart, who’s set to leave Comedy Central’s The Daily Show later this year, but their top focus and priority has set on the flamboyant New England journalist mentioned above.
With digital extensions beyond the network from a potential sports series on HBO, leaving ESPN behind for non-censorship may be the best that that’s ever happen the career of Bill Simmons and his fans. Look for more details to emerge from this story first reported by The Hollywood Reporter.
