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PITTSBURGH — Ryan Clark, a former safety for the Pittsburgh Steelers, has been fired from his role with ESPN.
The former Steelers defender was an analyst for the sports network for multiple years. He was a frequent guest on the ESPN show First Take and the Up & Adams Show,
The news was first broken by Andrew Marchand of The Athletic.
What Happened?
The full details of Clark’s dismissal have not yet been released, but we know a few details. The most important is that Clark was let go. Second, Clark was expected to be a big piece of ESPN's Super Bowl coverage, which makes this firing even more surprising. The last is that the network is expected to announce more layoffs, according to The Athletic article.
Clark was with ESPN for nearly a decade following his NFL career ending.
In addition to his role with ESPN, Clark was a host of several other programs. He’s one of the hosts of The Pivot and Inside the NFL, which are both not affiliated with ESPN.
Clark played eight seasons with the Steelers between 2006 and 2013. He was a member of the team’s Super Bowl victory over the Arizona Cardinals in 2009.
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