Former ESPN broadcaster Sage Steele blasts company's 'hypocrisy' days after leaving

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Sage Steele has broken her silence about what she says is "hypocrisy" at ESPN.

Steele, now a former ESPN employee, was a guest on Megyn Kelly's YouTube show Thursday, just days after leaving the network.

Steele provided the "life update" on X, formerly Twitter, saying her lawsuit against the company was settled, and she decided to leave so she can "exercise my first amendment rights more freely."

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ESPN analyst Sage Steele talks on set during Game 4 of the NBA Finals between the Toronto Raptors and the Golden State Warriors June 7, 2019, at Oracle Arena in Oakland, Calif. (Rey Josue II/NBAE via Getty Images)

Before Steele spoke, Kelly showed a montage of ESPN broadcasters voicing political opinions on the air.

"All I ever wanted was consistency," Steele told Kelly. "And if we are allowing my peers to go on social media, much less on our own airwaves, saying things that have nothing to do with sports, that are political … then I should be allowed on my personal time to give my opinion on my experiences personally, without telling others what to do or how to feel being biracial or being forced to take a vaccine. 

"I think that’s just what breaks my heart. That there were different rules for me than everyone else."

Steele reflected on the time she felt forced to apologize after another incident with ESPN brass.

ESPN's Sage Steele also expressed support for Riley Gaines. (Meg Oliphant/Getty Images)

"I did not want to apologize. I fought. I fought, and I begged and I screamed. And I was told that if I want to keep my job, I have to apologize. And I need my job," she said. "And they knew