Molly Qerim had been serving as a host on the ESPN show for a decade, though she had been working at the network since 2005. She announced her decision to quit on Instagram last month, noting that the news leaked out "earlier than I intended.”

And now, she's leaving. With reports swirling late on Monday night that Qerim -- who used to be married to Jalen Rose -- was leaving the show and the network, she confirmed it in an Instagram Story that dropped early Tuesday morning.

Molly Qerim’s ESPN exit rocked the sports television world this week when the “First Take” host resigned in a note posted Monday to her Instagram Story. Qerim announced her decision to leave the Worldwide Leader after 10 years of working alongside ...

This week, we learned there were reports of Molly Qerim exiting First Take and ESPN by the end of the year... followed by her stunning announcement that indicated it was happening quickly. On Tuesday's show, she was gone. So what happened behind the scenes?