Ryan Clark Reveals What ESPN Told Him When It Fired Him During Live Show

Newsweek · TJ Macias · 2026-11-06 05:04 UTC

“When it’s leaked to a group of individuals that are already snakes, they’re going to do snake-like things,” Clark said.

Three months ago, ESPN kicked analyst Ryan Clark out its doors during a live show. And on Thursday, during an appearance on “ALL THE SMOKE,” Clark revealed to host Matt Barnes what was said to him during that famous commercial break.

And according to him, it was a “snake-like” move.

“I think the hard part about that is because you weren’t doing the right thing,” Clark started when Barnes asked how he felt during that exact moment he was let go during a live show while others were fired the following day. “That’s, you know, because they weren’t approaching this in the professional business-like manner that they should, I had to be called on air, right? Because you know, and I said this before, you know, when it’s leaked to a group of individuals that are already snakes, they’re going to do snake-like things.

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