The shocking dismissal of Ryan Clark from ESPN after a decade with the company was just one of many expected layoffs throughout the remainder of the week.
Those layoffs continued Tuesday, with notable names from ESPN and the NFL Network fired, such as Tom Pelissero, Karl Ravech, Cam Newton, David Lloyd and Bart Scott just to name a few.
The sports media world reacts to ESPN layoffs
Colleagues of those let go by ESPN on Tuesday took to social media to express their gratitude for those they were able to work with. Daniel Jeremiah and Albert Breer each shared messages regarding Charles Davis, the longtime NFL and college football broadcaster.