He’s leaving ESPN but keeping the ponytail, former News Tribune football writer John Clayton said Wednesday in a series of tweets.
Clayton, 63, confirmed he was included in the wave of recent layoffs at the sports network. Clayton was a high-profile NFL reporter for ESPN. In 2007, he received the Dick McCann Memorial Award, a distinction that puts him in the writer’s section of the Pro football Hall of Fame.
While he’s known for perpetually breaking news, his celebrity reached new heights thanks to an ESPN commercial, in which he is seen delivery a SportsCenter spot from his bedroom.