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Sending prayers and love to all those laid off today by ESPN. So many of you have poured your life into that company, & I know how you’re feeling right now.

My hope is as this door closes another opens for you all. God bless!

— Ryan Clark (@Realrclark25) July 21, 2026

Stephen A. Smith expresses his disappointment & frustration with ESPN firing his good friend Ryan Clark, and explains that he wishes he had enough power to prevent it from happening 💔😔

“A person I considered to be the BEST NFL analyst in America, is no longer a part of ESPN. I… pic.twitter.com/S853EAr6ce

— Slime🐍 (@ItsKingSlime) July 21, 2026

Karl Ravech had been with ESPN since 1993.

David Lloyd had been with ESPN since 1997.

Stephania Bell had been with ESPN since 2007.

They all apparently found out they were fired on social media and/or by a reporter calling for confirmation before being told by ESPN.

Brutal.

— Arash Markazi (@ArashMarkazi) July 21, 2026

ESPN has parted ways with former NFL LB Bart Scott as part of their layoffs, per @sportsrapport. https://t.co/q1F6sxz43C pic.twitter.com/Cakp4JFLVe

— Ari Meirov (@MySportsUpdate) July 21, 2026

Cam Newton just opened up about getting fired by ESPN alongside Ryan Clark, saying he viewed his time at the network as an internship and holds no resentment toward the company:

"I want you to learn one rule about the times we live in right now, if you don't own your own… pic.twitter.com/ibtsHDBj40

— Ahmed/The Ears/IG: BigBizTheGod 🇸🇴 (@big_business_) July 22, 2026

Longtime NFL Network analyst Charles Davis is expected to be let go as part of ESPN's ongoing layoffs, per @AndrewMarchand.

He will continue as CBS' lead analyst for Big Ten afternoon games. pic.twitter.com/GlfaWd4MgU

— Yahoo Sports (@YahooSports) July 21, 2026

"Executives are COWARDS for firing Ryan Clark while he was live on air"

– @EmmanuelAcho goes BALLISTIC over ESPN firing Ryan Clark while he was doing 'NFL Live'

WE ARE LIVE RIGHT NOW ⬇️https://t.co/dKDWFnfLUx pic.twitter.com/mUSjyOJz5w

— Speakeasy (@speakeasytlkshw) July 21, 2026

"This should have been handled better, and my guess is everyone involved knows it."@getnickwright reacts to Ryan Clark being let go by ESPN while on air pic.twitter.com/h1oYVHMNnQ

— What’s Wright? with Nick Wright (@WhatsWrightShow) July 21, 2026

Nick wright reacts to Ryan Clark firing from espn . He says getting fired is part of the gig but they way they did it was inhumane and Ryan has been there for too long to them to treat him like that pic.twitter.com/wzeargtg37

— NBA Hoops (@Thechat101) July 21, 2026

Cam Newton has reportedly been laid off by ESPN... pic.twitter.com/tj4FFPphuO

— The Dan Le Batard Show (@LeBatardShow) July 21, 2026

Thanks to all of you who watched me the past nine years on NFL Network.

Thanks to all of my colleagues who made the job fun and pushed me on a daily basis.

Thanks to my family, who constantly made sacrifices to support me in a life-consuming job.

I’m so grateful. See you soon. pic.twitter.com/6TTkzWsO1x

— Tom Pelissero (@TomPelissero) July 22, 2026

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