Joy Taylor took her mind off her Fox Sports ouster on Thursday night as she spent some time with her NFL rookie nephew, Mason Taylor.
Earlier this week, The Athletic reported that Taylor was losing her job at the network, as her show ‘Speak’ and two other programs were being eliminated.
Taylor co-hosted ‘Speak’ with Keyshawn Johnson and Paul Pierce, while morning shows ‘Breakfast Ball’ and ‘The Facility’ were also cancelled.
However, she had some good news to celebrate on Friday as her nephew signed his rookie deal with the Jets.
Taylor, a second-round pick by Gang Green in this year’s NFL Draft, signed a four-year, $10.5million deal according to multiple reports.
And $9.6million of that figure is guaranteed at signing, according to Spotrac.
Joy Taylor lost her job at Fox Sports as three shows – including hers – were cancelled
She spent some time with her nephew, Mason, and his girlfriend, Sage, on Thursday
Taylor was selected by the No. 42 overall pick in this year’s draft by the Jets
A night earlier, Taylor spent time with Mason and his girlfriend, Sage, as the group posed for a selfie which was posted to the media personality’s Instagram page.
Taylor is the younger sister of former Dolphins star Jason Taylor, who is Mason’s dad.
Mason, 21, is expected to be the Jets ‘starting tight end this season after the team selected him with the No. 42 overall pick in the draft.
His aunt spent nearly a decade at Fox Sports before losing her job earlier this week.
Emmanuel Acho, who co-hosted ‘The Facility,’ also lost his job alongside colleagues Chase Daniel, James Jones and LeSean McCoy.
The news of their exits came months after Taylor was accused of using sexual relationships with Acho and network executive Charlie Dixon to further her career.
The shock allegations stemmed from a bombshell suit , which was filed on behalf of hair stylist and former Fox employee Noushin Faraji, which named Taylor, Dixon, former FS1 host Skip Bayless and the Fox Corporation.
Taylor, 38, was alleged to have told make-up artist Faraji to ‘get over it’ when she confided in her about claims she was sexually assaulted by top programming executive Dixon. Taylor denied the allegation.
The 38-year-old had been ousted from the network as part of a brutal overhaul
Taylor, seen at Jets minicamp, is expected to be the starting tight end for the team this year
Back in January, Taylor was also alleged to have used ‘her sexuality to get on a show’ when she sought a spot on Acho’s program ‘Speak’.
She denied ‘each and every allegation against her’, with lawyers branding the lawsuit ‘a transparent attempt to improperly leverage media attention and public perception to extract financial gain.’
Two weeks ago Taylor finally spoke out about the lawsuit that embroiled several Fox Sports stars in scandal, claiming the allegations left her battling ‘dark times’, ‘grief’ and ‘trauma’.
Much of the lawsuit focused on allegations of sexual harassment, sexual battery, negligent supervision, retaliation and other hostile workplace issues between 2012 and August of 2024.
Bayless was accused of offering $1.5million to Faraji for sex, while Dixon was accused of groping the stylist’s buttocks.
Back in April, reports claimed Fox Sports executive Dixon had lost his job after being accused of sexual battery in two separate lawsuits.
