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
WWE star Logan Paul channeled retired NFL running back Marshawn Lynch during a Friday appearance on ESPN’s “First Take” to promote this weekend’s WrestleMania 42. Paul, who wore black tinted sunglasses, seemed disinterested in being there, as he complained about his early 5am call time — and used Lynch’s famous, “I am only here so … Read more
David Ross is headed back to the Worldwide Leader. ESPN announced Tuesday that the longtime MLB catcher and ex-Cubs manager is coming back to the network on a multiyear deal after having previously been on its airwaves from 2017-19. Ross, 48, joined his former broadcast partner, Jon “Boog” Sciambi, during Tuesday’s Team USA exhibition game … Read more
Glen Kuiper is back on the air. Nearly three years after appearing to say a racial slur during a broadcast, the former A’s announcer will return to the radio booth when the Giants play Team USA during spring training on March 3. Kuiper, who is the younger brother of San Francisco’s longtime play-by-play announcer Duane … Read more
Hillary Trubisky, the wife of Bills backup quarterback Mitch Trubisky, was especially emotional over Buffalo’s decision to part ways with head coach Sean McDermott on Monday, two days after the team’s 33-30 overtime loss to Denver in the divisional round. In a message posted Tuesday on her Instagram Story, Hillary explained she and Trubisky became … Read more