CNN panelist blames 'culture war' retribution as reason for Ryan Clark's ESPN departure
"The reason he got fired during the segment is because an outlet called OutKick contacted ESPN threatening to leak this information. How would OutKick get this information?"OutKick is owned by Fox News Corp and was established by Clay Travis. If you know Clay Travis, he is not a bleeding-heart liberal.
- ▪"The reason he got fired during the segment is because an outlet called OutKick contacted ESPN threatening to leak this information.
- ▪How would OutKick get this information?"OutKick is owned by Fox News Corp and was established by Clay Travis.
- ▪If you know Clay Travis, he is not a bleeding-heart liberal.
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OutKick Sports CNN panelist blames 'culture war' retribution as reason for Ryan Clark's ESPN departure The former NFL analyst previously shared that ESPN intentionally shared the news to prevent OutKick from breaking it By Mark Harris OutKick Published July 26, 2026 2:08pm EDT Facebook Twitter Threads Flipboard Comments Print Email Add Fox News on Google close Video Jemele Hill didn't like that OutKick broke the Ryan Clark layoff news | Don't @ Me w/Dan Dakich Dan Dakich reacts to Jemele Hill attempting to rip OutKick following the outlet receiving sourcing during the Ryan Clark layoff. Ryan Clark is no longer employed by ESPN.
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