The Seattle Seahawks announced Friday night that longtime ESPN and NFL reporter John Clayton died after a brief illness. He was 67.
Chris MortensenJohn Clayton passed away today at a Seattle area hospital. His wife Pat and sister Amy were at his side and communicated earlier he passed peacefully after a brief illness.<br>We loved John. We are mourning his loss.<br>Pat has asked the <a href="https://twitter.com/Seahawks?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Seahawks</a> to release further information.
Clayton's long and storied career in NFL journalism took him from the Pittsburgh Press, Tacoma News Tribune and ESPN to gigs with Seattle Sports 710 on the radio and a sideline reporter for the Seattle Seahawks Radio Network.