This was inevitable.

WFAN's Craig Carton has been suspended by parent company CBS Radio. According to Newsday's Neil Best, the suspension is pending further investigation and is indefinite.

CBS Radio/@WFAN660 has suspended Craig Carton pending further investigation. Phil Simms to co-host Thursday. — Neil Best (@sportswatch) September 7, 2017

On Thursday morning, Carton's co-host, Boomer Esiason, hosted the "Boomer and Carton" program alongside ex-Giants quarterback Phil Simms.

During the show, Esiason vowed to keep the popular morning program going sans Carton and alluded to a long-term show without his partner. While discipline from CBS Radio is troublesome for Carton, legal issues are now the bigger hurdle.

On Wednesday, Carton was arrested by the FBI for federal charges of a Ponzi scheme.

Esiason reacted to the news on-air during Wednesday's show when the arrest had become common knowledge for listeners.

"I am aware now why Craig is not here this morning. Unfortunately, he was arrested this morning," Esiason said. "Over here at the station they're aware of it as well. They're cooperating with authorities. I'm taken aback by it and surprised, just like I'm sure everybody else is. I have no other information. There's nothing else I can say ...

"So I guess there will be more news to come, I'm sure, from somewhere, but it's not going to come from me, because I don't have any. That's all there is about that. Not easy."

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