Ryan Clark nearly quit ESPN over pressure to apologize for Kyren Lacy comments

In late July, ESPN laid off Ryan Clark as part of a larger round of layoffs, but he nearly walked away months earlier. In April 2025, LSU star receiver Kyren Lacy died in an apparent suicide. Earlier that year, Lacy had been arrested and charged with negligent homicide, felony hit-and-run with…

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