Former NFL broad receiver Keyshawn Johnson is among the the big names laid off by ESPN on Friday, as the network slash ties with several on-air personalities.
The final decision will come immediately after the network had opted to cancel his nationwide early morning radio demonstrate, co-hosted by Max Kellerman and Jay Williams. Kellerman was also laid off on Friday.
In accordance to athletics media insider Andrew Marchand of the New York Post, Johnson could have an prospect to bounce again on to a well known everyday sporting activities display, ought to he pick to do so. In reporting the layoffs, Marchand connected Johnson to the opening at FS1’s The Undisputed, which misplaced Skip Bayless’s co-host Shannon Sharpe earlier this thirty day period.
Like Sharpe, Johnson is a prominent former NFL move catcher with a large temperament and a extended heritage in sports activities media. Marchand also notes that Johnson now life in Los Angeles, the place Undisputed movies.
According to Marchand, Johnson will collect all of his five-yr, $18 million deal with ESPN, when the corporation can produce it off. Nevertheless, that scenario may well change if he does land a job at FS1 or somewhere else.
