ESPN laid off several notable on-air personalities, including Ryan Clark, David Lloyd, and Karl Ravech. Obviously, you can like Ryan Clark, you can not like Ryan Clark, but he deserved a better exit. There’s no hot take with those guys, but there’s a hot take with a football player.” Upon exiting ESPN, Everett pivoted into his broadcast role for the Trail Blazers — only for his second act to end similarly to his first, as a cost-cutting casualty. I feel like I had total freedom […] to say what I wanted to say, to say what I feel in the moment.”