Sage Steele is starting a new chapter.

The longtime “SportsCenter” anchor announced Tuesday she is leaving ESPN after 16 years to “exercise my first amendment rights more freely.”

“Life update,” the 50-year-old Steele began on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter.

“Having successfully settled my case with ESPN/Disney, I have decided to leave so I can exercise my first amendment rights more freely.

“I am grateful for so many wonderful experiences over the past 16 years and am excited for my next chapter!”

Steele, who made her ESPN debut in 2007, sued the network and its parent company Disney last April over the circumstances that led to her being yanked off the air in 2021.

Steele was pulled off ESPN during a wave of controversy, in which she offered critical comments about the company’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate and former president Barack Obama.

In the lawsuit, Steele claimed she was retaliated against over her comments, violating her right to free speech and her contract.

ESPN offered Steele $501,000 to settle the lawsuit, Front Office Sports reported in June.

Steele’s attorney, Bryan Freedman, offered a condemnation of that offer in a statement to The Post.

“Disney and ESPN clearly admit their liability by offering to pay Sage Steele more than half a million dollars for taking away her right to free speech,” he said. “The offer misses the point. Disney cannot purchase their employee’s constitutional rights no matter how powerful they think they are.”

The details of the settlement have not yet been revealed.

Steele’s departure comes months after the network laid off over 15 on-air talents — including Jeff Van Gundy, Max Kellerman and Keyshawn Johnson — in a major cost-cutting move.