Stephen A Smith is the face of ESPN. He is the most high-profile talent on the network. With him building that status over a number of years...it makes sense for him to be the highest paid talent at ESPN.

However...it doesn't make sense that Stephen A Smith is making more money than every head coach not named Bill Belichick. There are numerous instances of Stephen A proving he lacks knowledge of sports outside of the NBA...so what's the justification for ESPN paying him so much money?

Our theory is ESPN is paying him to push their woke agenda. We look at the details and timeline of Stephen A Smith's contract...and show how it lines up with the timeline of ESPN going woke.