{"id":139878,"date":"2026-07-21T14:13:32","date_gmt":"2026-07-21T18:13:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/ryan-clark-makes-first-public-comments-via-social-media-since-being-laid-off-from-espn-139878"},"modified":"2026-07-21T14:13:32","modified_gmt":"2026-07-21T18:13:32","slug":"ryan-clark-makes-first-public-comments-via-social-media-since-being-laid-off-from-espn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/ryan-clark-makes-first-public-comments-via-social-media-since-being-laid-off-from-espn-139878","title":{"rendered":"Ryan Clark makes first public comments via social media since being laid off from ESPN"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/outkick-sports\/espn-planning-lay-off-nfl-analyst-ryan-clark-ahead-network-first-super-bowl-broadcast\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Ryan Clark<\/a> has spoken publicly for the first time since the news broke that he was being let go from ESPN.<\/p>\n<p>Clark, 46, wished others who were laid off <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/outkick-sports\/espn-part-ways-cam-newton-talent-layoffs-ryan-clark\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">by ESPN<\/a> on Tuesday well, empathizing with those who lost their jobs.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Sending prayers and love to all those laid off today by ESPN. So many of you have poured your life into that company, &amp; I know how\u2019re you feeling right now,&#8221; Clark wrote <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Realrclark25\/status\/2079567916731691065?s=20\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">on X.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/sports\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;My hope is as this door closes another opens for you all. God bless!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>On Tuesday, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/7460561\/2026\/07\/21\/karl-ravech-espn-layoffs-nfl-network\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">The Athletic<\/a> reported that Karl Ravech, who had been with the company since 1993, and NFL insider Tom Pelissero were being laid off.<\/p>\n<p>Ravech had been ESPN\u2019s lead play-by-play announcer for its baseball coverage, and called the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/sports\/mlb\/philadelphia-phillies\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Philadelphia Phillies<\/a>-New York Mets game on Monday. ESPN purchased NFL Network in January, and just six months later, ESPN let go of Pelissero, who was a constant on NFL Network programming.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/link.podtrac.com\/dmwdd_article\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>ZERO BS. JUST DAKICH. TAKE THE DON&#8217;T @ ME PODCAST ON THE ROAD. DOWNLOAD NOW!<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Longtime SportsCenter anchor David Lloyd, injury expert Stephania Bell, talk show host Bart Scott and NFL Network analyst Charles Davis were also laid off as well, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/frontofficesports.com\/espn-layoffs-nfl-network-acquisition-full-list\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Front Office Sports.<\/a> Lloyd had been with ESPN since 1997, and Bell had been with the company for nearly two decades.<\/p>\n<p>OutKick reported that ESPN has laid off <a href=\"https:\/\/foxnews.com\/category\/person\/cam-newton\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Cam Newton<\/a>. ESPN featured the 2015 MVP winner on &#8220;First Take&#8221; alongside Stephen A. Smith for two seasons.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/newsletters?cmpid=fnfirstnl\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>SIGN UP TO GET THE LATEST SPORTS NEWS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>As for Clark, it is unclear if his contract expired or if he is being sidelined until his deal is up. He joined ESPN in 2015 and spent more than 11 seasons with the network. As his time at ESPN progressed, he became an increasingly polarizing figure.<\/p>\n<p>ESPN\u2019s talent lineup will look much different this upcoming <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/sports\/nfl\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">NFL<\/a> season, which will conclude with the network broadcasting its first Super Bowl.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Follow Fox News Digital\u2019s<\/em><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FoxNewsSports_\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><strong><em> sports coverage on X<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>, and subscribe to<\/em><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FoxNewsSports_\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><strong><em> the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/outkick-sports\/ryan-clark-makes-first-public-comments-social-media-laid-off-espn\">Source &#8211; https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/outkick-sports\/ryan-clark-makes-first-public-comments-social-media-laid-off-espn <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ryan Clark has spoken publicly for the first time since the news broke that he was being let go from ESPN. 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