After The Post’s Andrew Marchand reported that ESPN was laying off around 20 on-air personalities, Spears took to Twitter to react to the news.
In a separate tweet, the former NFL player — who currently serves as an analyst onThe messages apparently caused some to believe that Spears had been part of ESPN’s latest wave of layoffs.“Family my apologies my post wasn’t about me,” Spears wrote in a follow-up message. “I see some people I know personally being let go and that was my emotion. I’m still with ESPN.”
Sportscaster Marcus Spears prior to the Peach Bowl game between the LSU Tigers and the Oklahoma Sooners on December 28, 2019 at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia.Family my apologies my post wasn’t about me. I see some people I know personally being let go and that was my emotion. I’m still with espn 🙏🏾Spears also verified his employment status at ESPN in several tweet replies to those who expressed concern.
ESPN NFL analyst Ryan Clark, who is part of the “NFL Live” crew, also issued a response to the layoffs. ESPN host Laura Rutledge, center, with co-hosts Keyshawn Johnson, left, and Marcus Spears, right, during an ESPN Super Bowl preview show broadcast from Disney California Adventure in Anaheim on February 10, 2022.Marcus Spears and Pat McAfee at ESPN College Game Day during a game between Georgia Bulldogs and LSU Tigers at Mercedes Benz Stadium on December 7, 2019 in Atlanta, Georgia.“So many good humans dealing with lay offs at ESPN today. Hope they all land on a cloud.
Network stalwarts Jeff Van Gundy, Max Kellerman, Keyshawn Johnson, Suzy Kolber, Matt Hasselbeck, Steve Young and Todd McShay were some of the biggest names let go of by ESPN.
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