{"id":832879,"date":"2026-07-29T04:08:16","date_gmt":"2026-07-29T04:08:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/832879\/"},"modified":"2026-07-29T04:08:16","modified_gmt":"2026-07-29T04:08:16","slug":"ex-nfl-star-rips-ryan-clark-for-turning-emotional-espn-exit-into-a-grab-for-clicks-thats-his-thing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/832879\/","title":{"rendered":"Ex-NFL star rips Ryan Clark for turning emotional ESPN exit into a grab for clicks: ‘That’s his thing’"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Ryan Clark<\/a> wants you to believe he is a victim.<\/p>\n

Clark\u00a0\u2014\u00a0the former NFL safety \u2014 wants you to think ESPN executives set him up and threw him out on the street under the guise of mass layoffs. He even fired up the podcast cameras to cry on cue<\/a> for the internet.<\/p>\n

But former NFL running back LeSean McCoy is calling out the waterworks for exactly what they are.<\/p>\n

SPORTS MEDIA RUSHES TO CAST RYAN CLARK AS VICTIM WHILE PORTRAYING ESPN AS THE VILLAIN<\/a><\/p>\n

McCoy took one look at Clark’s emotional display and immediately dropped the hammer on his fellow broadcaster.<\/p>\n

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McCoy questioned Ryan Clark’s authenticity, as many have already. (Getty Images)<\/p>\n

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Ryan Clark, who joined ESPN after retiring from the NFL in 2015, is being let go by the network. (Patrick McDermott\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n

“I can’t tell you how he should vent and show his emotion,” McCoy said on his Speakeasy podcast<\/a>.<\/p>\n

“So, I mean, I probably wouldn’t do this right here, but I mean, this is part of his lane. He’s into, what’s the word, clicks, likes, you know, that’s his thing.”<\/p>\n

McCoy wasn’t buying it.<\/p>\n

“I knew it was going to be something. I knew he was going to monetize this whole thing,” McCoy added.<\/p>\n

“That’s what he did. Instead of just getting fired like everybody else, you know what? ‘We’re going to make some of this thing. We’re going to get some clicks. We’re going to have a million views on this joint.'”<\/p>\n

RYAN CLARK MADE IT TOO DIFFICULT FOR ESPN TO JUSTIFY KEEPING HIM AFTER YEARS OF CONTROVERSY<\/a><\/p>\n

McCoy hit the nail directly on the head. We have seen this playbook from Clark before.<\/p>\n

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ESPN is parting ways with longtime NFL analyst Ryan Clark following an 11-year run at the network. (Michael Allio\/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)<\/p>\n

Once the cameras are on, Clark knows exactly what sells. Race-baiting narratives and professional victimhood<\/a> have become staples of his brand.<\/p>\n

Clark went on his podcast and accused ESPN of portraying him as the “angry Black man” after a producer tried to cool down a spat with Peter Schrager<\/a>.<\/p>\n

McCoy had no interest in validating Clark’s latest grievance tour.<\/p>\n

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Ryan Clark is being let go by ESPN after more than 11 years with the network, OutKick has learned. (Ric Tapia\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n

“There are certain dudes when they say different things, I watch them, ‘Oh yeah, he’s a social media guy, he does his stuff for attention,'” McCoy noted.<\/p>\n

“I truly think that he’s one of them. So, my thing is, I just don’t know how real this is.”<\/p>\n

McCoy pointed out that both men know getting cut comes with the territory. The difference is Clark spent years stepping into controversy<\/a>, from race-baiting segments to public feuds and on-air outbursts that repeatedly put him in the headlines.<\/p>\n

Eventually, ESPN decided<\/a> it had seen enough.<\/p>\n

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“Being fired from a job is one thing, but when you get cut, and in football, you understand that route,” McCoy said.<\/p>\n

“So, I don’t feel bad with the tears and all that.”<\/p>\n

Clark has spent years perfecting his brand of clickbait outrage<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Now that he is on the outside looking in, he is simply doing what he does best… creating content.<\/p>\n

Shady McCoy saw right through the act, and frankly, so did everyone else.<\/p>\n

Send us your thoughts: alejandro.avila@outkick.com<\/a> \/ Follow along on X: @alejandroaveela<\/a><\/p>\n

Alejandro Avila is a longtime writer at OutKick, living in Southern California.\u00a0<\/p>\n