In July, ESPN elected to cut ties with Ryan Clark, a former NFL player turned analyst for the sports broadcasting network. But Clark didn’t sit around and feel sorry for himself. Instead, he leaned further into his media company, Pivot25 Productions, primarily with “The Pivot” podcast, which has over a million YouTube subscribers and recently … Read more
NFL analyst Ryan Clark didn’t hold back while discussing ESPN firing. During a Thursday interview on “The Breakfast Club,” Clark — who was fired on-air in July, a day before a round of layoffs at the Worldwide Leader — accused ESPN of intentionally leaking the news of his firing to “humiliate” him in the public … Read more
Sam Ponder looked back on her ESPN firing after her former colleague Suzy Kolber shared emotional details of being laid off by the Worldwide Leader in 2023 after three decades on-air. Ponder, the former host of “Sunday NFL Countdown,” said she received a call from Kolber after being let go as part of the network’s … Read more
Suzy Kolber is back on the mic and sharing her ESPN story. The former anchor and reporter at the Worldwide Leader joined “Sports Media with Richard Deitsch” in the latest episode on Thursday to break down her newest career endeavor as the executive producer of new series “The Originals” and the last three years since … Read more
Ryan Clark isn’t the only ex-ESPNer who experienced a particularly brutal exit. Bart Scott, the ex-Jets linebacker, revealed that the Worldwide Leader called him moments before going on air for his ESPN New York show last month to tell him he would be included in the upcoming layoffs. “I was going into my radio show … Read more
Boston College fired longtime men’s basketball radio broadcasters Kevin Collins and Josh Maurer, allegedly telling both that the decision came directly from new head coach Luke Murray, who did not want anyone associated with the old coaching staff to stick around. Collins and Maurer called BC basketball games together for nine years, and both learned … Read more
ESPN has found its Ryan Clark replacement on “Monday Night Football.” The Worldwide Leader announced it has tapped Jason McCourty to take over on “Monday Night Countdown.” Formerly of “Good Morning Football,” McCourty left NFL Network when the show relocated to the West Coast in 2024, that also led to the exit of Peter Schrager. … Read more
Ryan Clark’s firing as part of ESPN’s layoffs has created an opportunity for someone else to get more airtime. That opportunity appears to be going to former Pro Bowl wide receiver and NFL Network analyst Steve Smith, who’s expected to have a “recurring role” on ESPN’s studio shows, Front Office Sports’ Ryan Glasspiegel reported Tuesday. … Read more
Ryan Clark’s ESPN exit is hitting him hard. The ex-NFL defensive back was among the many let go by the Worldwide Leader this week, and he went on his “The Pivot” podcast Friday to discuss what went down. Clark, 46, even teared up at one point during the show as the weight of it all … Read more
Nick Bosa has come out of X retirement to seemingly give his stamp of approval on Ryan Clark being fired by ESPN. The 49ers star’s first original tweet in four years was a simple emoji that uses three fingers, which often signal “excellent” for its meaning, above an article about Clarks’ exit. Bosa last crafted … Read more
Ryan Clark is firing back at ESPN. After being unceremoniously fired by the Worldwide Leader on Monday while he was on air for “NFL Live,” reports began to surface about the exact manner of his exit. Clark has since given an inside look at his firing. Ryan Clark fired back at ESPN reports that they … Read more
Cam Newton warns former athletes to create their own media platform or go “extinct” after he was fired from ESPN on Tuesday. Newton was among the massive ESPN layoffs, which included multiple former professional athletes like Ryan Clark and Bart Scott. Newton signed a multi-year extension with ESPN in August 2025 to expand his role … Read more
Former NFL quarterback Cam Newton was laid off by ESPN on Tuesday. This was part of a recent round of layoffs by the sports media company that also included Ryan Clark, Stephania Bell, and NFL Network newsbreaker Tom Pelissero. Newton was a common debate partner for Stephen A. Smith on “First Take” over the last … Read more
ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith responded to the firing of Ryan Clark and is “not happy about this decision one bit.” A longtime ESPN NFL analyst, Clark was fired while on Monday’s “NFL Live” during a break in the show as a part of a large round of layoffs. ESPN executives didn’t want Clark to hear … Read more
Many couldn’t wrap their heads around ESPN’s firing of NFL analyst Ryan Clark while he was on-air during “NFL Live” on Monday. Clark — who won a Sports Emmy in May 2023 for Outstanding Personality/Studio Analyst for this work at the Worldwide Leader — found out that he was being laid off by ESPN mid-show … Read more
Former ESPN college football and NFL analyst Emmanuel Acho called the manner of his ex-employer’s firing of Ryan Clark “wild.” Clark, a longtime ESPN NFL analyst, learned he was getting fired during Monday’s edition of “NFL Live.” “Firing a man during his show that he’s helped bring an Emmy award is wild!” Acho said on … Read more
Fired “SportsCenter” host Max McGee offered his side of the story for the first time on ESPN dismissing him in 2024 after an investigation following a complaint reportedly filed by a female employee. “People have asked me ever since what happened. The honest answer is that I can only tell you what I know,” Jones … Read more
No play calling for now for Brian Kelly, but he will call Mountain West games for CBS this season. The recently fired LSU coach will join a three-man broadcasting team that covers Mountain West games during the 2026-27 season, per Front Office Sports. The report said Kelly will also regularly feature as an analyst on … Read more
It didn’t take long for former Eagles sideline reporter Devan Kaney to find a new job. Kaney has found a job in a “bigger market” after being let go from 94.1 WIP Philadelphia as part of its second wave of layoffs earlier this year. There were limited details on the where and when of her … Read more
Robby Incmikoski, a MLB field reporter based in Pittsburgh, fiercely defended Hailey Hunter after SportsNet Pittsburgh parted ways with the reporter and host this month. Incmikoski called the move an alleged “hit job” by someone that wanted Hunter “gone” from the network in a series of X posts this week. “Imagine spending an entire career … Read more