A source close to the Disney-owned network claimed the firings were cost saving measures.
Those given the pink slip included former NFL quarterback Robert Griffin III, an analyst who was widely seen as a rising star at the network and was one of its most vocal online voices.—a popular show ESPN airs Sunday mornings between opening week and the Super Bowl that previews the day’s slate of games. It appears the show was Ponder’s only role at the network, with her reportedly not working between March and July.the firings were cost saving measures.
Still, the decision to cut Griffin with two years left on his contract came as a shock to many. He appeared on a number of ESPN broadcasts, including as a play-by-play analysis during college football games and as a regular on the network’s NFL panels. in which Ice Cube’s character, Craig Jones, is asked by his dad, “How the hell you gon’ get fired on ya day off?”
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