The 41-year-old was expected to feature as a guest on Football Focus, which will be broadcast live from Sunderland AFC for the first time, but he wants a day off.
Last week Dan Walker, host of the BBC1 lunchtime show, asked the Geordie if he was keen to take part in Mackemland, but Shearer said: “No thanks”.
At the time they thought he was joking ... BUT HE WASN''T!
Instead, former Black Cats defender Michael Gray (famous on Tyneside for missing that penalty against Charlton at Wembley) will join ex-Arsenal defender Martin Keown and commentator Guy Mowbray for the programme tomorrow.