ESPN's Sage Steele Reportedly Inspiration Behind Possible New ABC Comedy

Sage Steele's life is hilarious. At least, that's what some ABC producers are hoping as they consider using her tale as the backdrop for a network comedy. 

Big Lead Sports reports ABC is looking at the host of SportsCenter as a possible basis for a future TV show. 

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Steele, who joined ESPN in 2007, was originally approached about a show in May 2011 with this idea: a woman in a man’s world (ESPN) with a stay-at-home husband and three kids living in a small town. Toss in the bi-racial aspect of her marriage (her husband is white) and you’ve got a Modern Family-type show with a dash of sports.

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Oh, what great laughs to be had with such a unique set of circumstances.

I find it a tad bit disconcerting that ABC would rather pay for an idea like this instead of coming up with something wholly original. 

Do these circumstances make for such a hilarious storyline?

Either way, this is hardly a done deal. As Big Lead Sports points out, there have been a bevy of near-deals with ESPN personalities looking to cash in on prime-time comedy. 

Mike Greenberg of "Mike & Mike In the Morning" had a script that was rejected and is in the process of being rewritten—as per the Big Lead report. 

NFL Live's Mark Schlereth nearly had a show with Rob Riggle take off called "Home Game," settling for just the pilot being filmed. 

And then there was Colin Cowherd who suffered a similar fate when a show based on his life was axed by CBS early in production. 

Even Steele had a similar deal pop up in 2011 before the network failed to find suitable writers, which they are now in the process of remedying. 

This being their second go at a show, ABC may be more set on making this one work than any of the other endeavors. 

If so, Steele's life may just be the next big hit. 

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