"Sometimes people fail to realize this is a sports talk show. It's about entertainment."

Tony Rizzo said those words at the beginning of Thursday morning's The Really Big Show on ESPN Cleveland.

That's true, of course, but there's a Danny Shelton-sized difference between entertaining your listeners and throwing out unsubstantiated, damaging rumors about one of the Browns' high-profile rookies.

On Wednesday's RBS, Sabrina Parr — who recently returned to the show as a part-time contributor, after causing quite a few stirs during her previous go-round on WKNR-AM, 850 — accused Browns safety Jabrill Peppers of being "on the Lean and the Molly." (The Lean, in case you, like me, aren't hip, is defined as a combination of codeine, Sprite and Jolly Rancher candy. Molly is ecstasy.)

Wednesday night, Good Karma Brands, ESPN Cleveland's Wisconsin-based parent company, told us Parr "is no longer a GKB teammate." That move was a necessity after Wednesday's debacle, which carried on for about an hour — the highlights of which were compiled by the RBS Reddit page. (Yes, there is a Reddit thread dedicated to The Really Big Show.)

Here are the lowlights from the discussion:

— Parr, for the second time, says Peppers — the former Michigan standout who is starting his NFL career in Stage One of the league's drug program after testing positive for a diluted sample at the scouting combine — is "not going to make it."

Asked by Rizzo to clarify what she's saying, Parr says, "He's not going to make it through the season."

From then on, it only gets worse.

Rizzo: "How do you say that? Can I ask ..."

Parr: "I told Hammer (co-host Aaron Goldhammer) last week he's another Josh Gordon."

Rizzo: "Can I ask why you guys are burying this kid already? I gotta be the one to stick up for him? I will. Give the kid a chance!"

Parr: "You shouldn't. I'm telling you, I've seen it first-hand, Rizz, from a different vantage point. It's the same thing all over again. How are you already high out of your mind and you've only been here for a week?"

Rizzo: "Who's high out of their mind?"

Parr: "Peppers!"

— Later, producer Eric Williams says, "First of all, he didn't test positive for marijuana. ... You're acting like he's high out of his mind all the time."

To which, Parr says, "I'm not acting. He's acting like that. I guess I can't say certain things." (YOU THINK?)

Rizzo: "No, you can't.

Parr: "Just remember, I'm telling you now that he's not going to make it."

(Parr's motivation throughout seemed to be the chance to say "I told you so" years from now. Only she wasn't talking about Peppers' ability to play in the NFL.)

— Williams, who attempted to be the voice of reason during the irresponsible show, says, "You can get a diluted sample from drinking too much water."

Parr and Goldhammer both laughed at that, and then the discussion really went off the rails.

Parr asked Williams if he ever had to take a drug test (she also used a less-friendly description of said test), and Rizzo said he has. "Many times. Many, many times."

After Parr tells Williams that he doesn't "even know how the process works," so he shouldn't "speak on it," the producer says she doesn't "even show up to work."

(Point, Williams.)

— Wait, they weren't done.

Rizzo: "Sabrina, I'm sorry. I'm not going to get into what all the kids are doing today." (He was a little late.)

Parr: "We're not talking about all the kids. We're talking about Peppers and why he's not going to make it because he's on the Lean and the Molly."

— Goldhammer, who wasn't as ridiculous as Parr during the discussion, but also seemed to be encouraging it, asks, "Are you buying his excuse that he drank too much water and had to work out for two position groups, which might be the most hysterical thing I've ever heard in my entire life?"

(Parr and Goldhammer found that hilarious. At least someone did.)

— Yes, it got more insane.

Williams: "Joe Thomas during the combine tweeted and it said, 'No player should ever have a failed test for a diluted sample, especially at the combine, where players frequently chug water to gain weight.' "

Parr, who apparently couldn't help herself, responds: "And he's on the Lean, too."

Rizzo: "Joe Thomas? No. Sabrina!"

— Parr later says "it sounds like" Peppers was "hung over and doesn't even remember" what happened with his drug test at the combine.

— Goldhammer, at least a half-hour too late, says, "We better try to really clarify that before we start throwing stuff out there." (One more time: YOU THINK?)

Williams, to Parr: "You've been throwing stuff out there all morning."

Rizzo: "You've been throwing stuff out for 52 minutes, so don't backpedal now." (Parr saved that for later in the day, when she tweeted, then deleted, that she had been "misquoted and taken out of context.")

— Goldhammer, who at this point either realized he had made a huge mistake or was doing a good job of playing it up, said, "Now, my phone's blowing up from ... Jabrill Peppers is calling me. I'll call him back during the break."

Parr: "I'll answer. Hey, remember me? I saw you."

Goldhammer: "I have a couple messages from New Jersey numbers showing up on my phone. I believe that's where Jabrill is from, so more on this as we go, I'm sure. Thanks, Sabrina."

Parr: "No problem."

Rizzo, to Williams: "At least we stuck up for him. Run the tape back."

Williams: "The Browns want the first segment, by the way. ... The Browns have asked for the first segment of the show."

Rizzo: "OK, give it to 'em."

Parr: "That's cool. I've been down this road before. I have no shame." (You don't say.)

Goldhammer, trying to reach a new low: "The Browns have asked for the first segment of the show? I have a suggestion for what the Browns can do: They can subscribe to TheLandOnDemand.com (ESPN Cleveland's new paid podcast model). Dial it up, Sashi! 85 bucks a year, $8.50 a month."

— During a discussion about Josh Gordon testing positive for marijuana at Baylor, Rizzo tells Parr she can't compare Peppers to the still-suspended wide receiver.

Parr: "Why?"

Rizzo: "Because they're two different people. That's why."

Parr: "It's the same issue."

Rizzo: "You don't know that."

Parr: "OK, I don't know. I'm just guessing."

She sounded like she was being sarcastic, but your guess is as good as mine.

We reached out to the Browns a couple times Wednesday. The organization obviously was furious with its radio partner, but the team declined comment.

Thursday, Rizzo opened his show by saying Parr had been fired, and he made it clear it wasn't his decision.

"This was her second tour of duty with us, and I have to admit, I had my reservations."

He then seemed to place the blame on Goldhammer for the show, which recently reunited the pair, being much more dramatic than it was when Rizzo was teamed with Jerod Cherry.

Rizzo admitted that what Parr said was "irresponsible, even though she didn't realize that."

Goldhammer, curiously, wasn't on the air Thursday. (ESPN Cleveland hasn't commented about any discipline that resulted from Wednesday's mess, aside from confirming Parr's firing Wednesday night.)

Much of the Good Karma team is at the Wisconsin Sports Awards, which are hosted by ESPN Cleveland's parent company. Williams, the RBS producer, said Thursday that Goldhammer was there, and "he wasn't suspended," nor was he fired.

And just to add to the drama, a description of the show that Rizzo had just lamented, the host said, "I'm not commenting on that. If you want to go with that story, fine. The event's tonight, not this morning, so you can say whatever you want."

Rizzo did apologize to "anyone who was offended," along with Peppers and the Browns.

By then, it was much too late.

The discussion should have been stopped as soon as Parr started making accusations she couldn't prove.

Instead, the talk went on for at least an hour.

This wasn't "entertainment."

It was trash.

Parr is off the air, but the damage has been done.

It's now fair to wonder what happens between ESPN Cleveland and the Browns.

And then there's Peppers, who should be more upset than anyone. We reached out to his agent on Wednesday, but didn't get a response.

This saga probably isn't over.

And we thought four hours of NFL draft talk was painful.

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