ESPN layoffs, including former LSU safety Ryan Clark, tied to NFL Network acquisition, memo says(AP) — ESPN is undergoing a significant round of layoffs for the first time in three years after taking over NFL Network in April. NFL Network employees became part of ESPN on April 1. Former LSU and Pittsburgh Steelers safety Ryan Clark, who joined ESPN in 2015 as an NFL analyst, learned of his layoff while on “NFL Live” on Monday. So many of you have poured your life into that company, & I know how you’re feeling right now,” Clark wrote on X. Tom Pelissero, who had been with NFL Network since 2017, is also part of the cuts.