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NFL insider John 'The Professor' Clayton out at ESPN
Posted on 5/31/17 at 9:02 am
Posted on 5/31/17 at 9:02 am
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Hopefully he tours with Slayer now
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NFL insider John "The Professor" Clayton is leaving ESPN as part of the sweeping layoffs at the Worldwide Leader in Sports, sources tell Sporting News. ESPN and Clayton both declined comment. The well-respected Clayton has served as a senior NFL writer and commentator at ESPN for 23 years.
Hopefully he tours with Slayer now
This post was edited on 5/31/17 at 9:04 am
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Posted on 5/31/17 at 9:04 am to LSUZombie
Damn ! Always liked him.
This post was edited on 5/31/17 at 9:06 am
Posted on 5/31/17 at 9:04 am to LSUZombie
Posted on 5/31/17 at 9:04 am to LSUZombie
Posted on 5/31/17 at 9:04 am to LSUZombie
dang, that sucks. All these reputable reporters getting axed and we still have jamele hill talking about rappers and shootings on SC6!
Maybe he'll get some more air time on the nfl channel on sirius
Maybe he'll get some more air time on the nfl channel on sirius
Posted on 5/31/17 at 9:06 am to bwallcubfan
That commercial is still ESPN's best original programming other than 30 for 30. 
Posted on 5/31/17 at 9:07 am to LSUZombie
It's clear ESPN hates sports at this point. They're axing all their insider reporters. I'm sure Jemele Hill and Steven A can get us the inside scoop from NFL general managers though..
Posted on 5/31/17 at 9:07 am to Jack Bauer7
Salisbury/Clayton podcast please
Posted on 5/31/17 at 9:07 am to Jack Bauer7
Wtf is ESPN doing ? These folks want to crash the network into the ground.
Posted on 5/31/17 at 9:08 am to MottLaneKid
Damn! one of the few guys I liked.
Posted on 5/31/17 at 9:09 am to LSUZombie
Mah! I'm done with my assignment!
Posted on 5/31/17 at 9:13 am to craigbiggio
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Mah! I'm done with my assignment!
He'll be ok. He's still living with his mom.
Posted on 5/31/17 at 9:18 am to Rhino5
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It's clear ESPN hates sports at this point. They're axing all their insider reporters. I'm sure Jemele Hill and Steven A can get us the inside scoop from NFL general managers though..
Adam Schefter
This post was edited on 5/31/17 at 9:20 am
Posted on 5/31/17 at 9:19 am to Sevendust912
Dude always had the white shite in the corner of his mouth...ugh
Posted on 5/31/17 at 9:20 am to High C
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He'll be ok. He's still living with his mom.
Posted on 5/31/17 at 9:21 am to Rhino5
These guys aren't necessary for ESPN. The story is going to be reported on / broken regardless. Let someone else carry the cost.
This post was edited on 5/31/17 at 9:22 am
Posted on 5/31/17 at 9:31 am to MottLaneKid
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Wtf is ESPN doing ? These folks want to crash the network into the ground.
ESPN is going the way of the original MTV. It's becoming less and less necessary to have ESPN if you just want to watch games. The leagues, via streaming, the internet, et al. will be able to provide the public with games without having to go through ESPN which is basically just a middle-man. Just like MTV realized it could no longer survive (especially in the age of the internet) just by showing music videos, ESPN will only be able to survive if they create original content. Clayton is an old-school reporter who could go on Sportcenter, NFL Countdown, etc and give us the news no one else could get. Now, we don't have to watch NFL Countdown to get the breaking news of the day. It's on the internet a millisecond after it breaks.
Posted on 5/31/17 at 9:31 am to StrongBackWeakMind
ESPN is what MTV was 25 years ago...now look at it. Bring back CNN Sports Tonight with Vince Cheleni.
Posted on 5/31/17 at 9:32 am to Alt26
quote:I don't believe that for a second.
Clayton is an old-school reporter who could go on Sportcenter, NFL Countdown, etc and give us the news no one else could get.
quote:This makes him dispensable.
It's on the internet a millisecond after it breaks.
This post was edited on 5/31/17 at 9:34 am
Posted on 5/31/17 at 9:45 am to Alt26
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Clayton is an old-school reporter who could go on Sportcenter, NFL Countdown, etc and give us the news no one else could get.
This. But like you said, ESPN is becoming just like MTV. It'll start creating reality shows and other crap viewing with sports games mixed in.
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