LeSean McCoy’s future at Fox unclear after network cancels multiple FS1 shows
Joy Taylor, Craig Carton, Keyshawn Johnson, and Paul Pierce were all stars on FS1 shows that have been canceled.
LeSean McCoy’s career as a sports talker on FS1 is up in the air after the network canceled three shows in its latest lineup shake-up.
A source confirms Fox Sports is canceling The Faculty, which the former Eagles running back co-hosted since September alongside Emmanuel Acho, Chase Daniel, and James Jones. The Athletic’s Andrew Marchand was first to report the news.
McCoy did not respond to a request for comment, and Fox Sports declined to comment.
It’s unclear if McCoy will be out at Fox after the moves, or if he could land on a future show. Fox’s future lineup plans are unclear, though Colin Cowherd’s The Herd and First Things First with Nick Wright, Chris Broussard and Kevin Wildes are expected to remain in their normal timeslots.
After spending 12 seasons in the NFL, including six with the Eagles, McCoy joined Fox Sports in September 2022. In addition to his role with the network, McCoy co-hosted The 25/10 Show with former Eagles teammate and new Delaware State head coach DeSean Jackson, but the duo haven’t posted any new episodes since January.
Acho, Daniel and Jones hosted Monday’s episode of The Faculty and made no mention of the cancellations. Acho had two stints with the Eagles during his brief NFL career, while Daniel was Carson Wentz’s backup in Philly in 2016.
Speak, which once featured McCoy, is also among the shows being canceled. The show’s host, Joy Taylor, had been the subject of lurid headlines involving an alleged relationship with Acho.
Taylor’s contract was set to expire this summer. Her co-hosts on Speak were former New York Jets wide receiver and ex-ESPNer Keyshawn Johnson and former Boston Celtics star Paul Pierce.
The third show getting nixed is Breakfast Ball, which was hosted by longtime WFAN personality and one-time 94.1 WIP host Craig Carton, Danny Parkins, and longtime Fox Sports NFL announcer Mark Schlereth.
Carton joined FS1 in August 2022 after serving prison time for bilking investors out of millions of dollars with a fake-ticket Ponzi scheme.
In the backdrop of the moves is a sexual harassment scandal involving former FS1 executive Charlie Dixon, who has been out at the network since April.
Former Fox Sports anchor and reporter Julie Stewart-Binks claimed Dixon sexually assaulted her in 2016 and is suing both him and the network. Dixon is also being sued by a former Fox Sports hairstylist, who accuses him of groping.