ESPN finally cuts Irvin

"Michael Irvin will not be returning to ESPN," said network spokesman Bill Hofheimer."We thank him for his contributions and wish him well."

ESPN stood behind Irvin despite a couple of embarrassing incidents. During a November 2005 traffic stop in Plano, Texas he was arrested after a drug search turned up a crack pipe inside his car.

Them in November, Irvin joked on the radio that Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo's athletic ability was the result of some African-American heritage.