![]() ![]() Earlier this year, it completed its acquisition, investing an addition $388 million for the remaining 62% of the company.ĭave Portnoy is still an employee of Penn Entertainment. It invested $163 million at that time for a 36% stake. Penn first acquired a stake in Barstool in 2020. The decision was not made to stick it to Penn Entertainment according to Portnoy. Mintz was emotional in making the announcement. Several supporters, including Dana White, noted that it is the kind of decision that only happens when corporations take over creative enterprises.Įarlier this week, Dave Portnoy announced that he had hired Ben Mintz as the first employee of Brick Watch Company. Portnoy has not been shy about criticizing the company’s decision to fire Ben Mintz after Mintz said the n-word while reading rap lyrics. I trust them now as much as when they bought us.” They woulda never bought us in 1st place if that was true. ![]() The corporate woke overlord narrative is bullshit. Most of my net worth is still tied to $penn. “By the way everything I say or do nowadays is construed as me having beef with I 100% do not. He took to Twitter earlier this week to dispel the myth that he is in a feud with the company. ![]() Regardless of his next stop, Wingo made sure his exit from ESPN was classy, though also bittersweet.Dave Portnoy may have had some public disagreements with Penn Entertainment, but he says that he still trusts the company to run Barstool. Marchand also reported he reached out to the NFL Network about a role, but there wasn't mutual interest. Wingo hasn't detailed what he plans on doing next (besides play golf and enjoy life). He also became the host of "NFL Live" but ESPN blocked a return to that program with Laura Rutledge now the host. It's a tough task setting up dozens of different analysts and interviewers for three straight days discussing hundreds of prospects on live TV, but Wingo was always up to the challenge. Wingo joined ESPN in 1997 and established himself nationally as the host of ESPN's NFL Draft coverage. Andrew Marchand reported in September that Wingo was being let go by ESPN after he expressed a desire to get off morning radio (he hosted “Golic & Wingo” for ESPN Radio) and ESPN couldn't find a place for their long-time NFL lead. It's part of ESPN's cost-cutting efforts, which included massive layoffs a few weeks ago. Wingo's contract with ESPN expired and wasn't renewed by ESPN. There are many, many more, but we'll leave it there for the sake of time. Well this was unexpected - trey wingo November 26, 2020 Maui by far the best part of all of this Mahalo Nui Loa my friend - trey wingo November 26, 2020 Chap said later “ Dad what are you doing? Jeff and I were pointing out blitz pickup” ? - trey wingo November 26, 2020 I am eternally grateful - trey wingo November 26, 2020 I hope that everyone at some point gets as lucky as I was to have him as a boss, mentor, confidant and friend. no one.could ever ask for a better boss than. But while his drawn-out exit from Bristol didn't include any touching tributes or a final on-air farewell, Wingo, to no one's surprise, kept his goodbyes classy upon news leaking that yesterday was his last day with ESPN after 20 years and his former co-workers began posting touching tributes. Trey Wingo's distinguished career at ESPN ended in unceremonious fashion, which isn't exactly fair for a man who became the face of the network's NFL Draft coverage and their top NFL studio host.
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