Stephen A Smith has long been thought to be in line for a role on ESPN’s coverage of the NFL, and he’s hardly made any secret of his desire.

And now, the ‘First Take’ host has been handed a new position in the wake of co-host Molly Qerim’s departure from the network this week.

According to a report from Front Office Sports, Smith will be part of ‘Monday Night Football’ as of this season and will make at least three appearances on the ‘Monday Night Countdown’ pregame show, the first of which will come next Monday.

“I’m going to be doing at least three Monday Night Football games this year,” he told the outlet.

FOS had reported that appearances on ‘MNF’ would be part of the massive $100 million deal Smith signed with ESPN, and by securing such a deal, he’s set to follow in the footsteps

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