{"id":789099,"date":"2026-07-28T10:17:17","date_gmt":"2026-07-28T10:17:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/789099\/"},"modified":"2026-07-28T10:17:17","modified_gmt":"2026-07-28T10:17:17","slug":"ryan-clark-called-out-by-lesean-mccoy-for-crying-for-clicks-after-espn-firing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/789099\/","title":{"rendered":"Ryan Clark called out by LeSean McCoy for crying &#8216;for clicks&#8217; after ESPN firing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ryan Clark\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/07\/20\/sports\/espn-lays-off-ryan-clark-as-first-wave-of-expected-cuts-begins\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">firing by ESPN last week<\/a> took the sports media world by storm. Clark was fired in the middle of \u201cNFL Live\u201d last Monday, and he later <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/07\/24\/sports\/ryan-clark-tears-up-as-he-tells-all-about-his-shock-espn-firing\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">grew emotional addressing his departure<\/a> on his \u201cThe Pivot\u201d podcast.<\/p>\n<p>Former star running back LeSean McCoy isn\u2019t buying it. McCoy accused Clark of putting on an act \u201cfor clicks\u201d on in his most recent appearance on the \u201cSpeakeasy\u201d podcast.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA lot of dudes do stuff for attention,\u201d McCoy mentioned. \u201cIt\u2019s a lot of them that do this, and I truly think that he\u2019s one of them. So, my thing is, I just don\u2019t know how real this is. He might have real feelings. I don\u2019t know, but I\u2019ve watched him over the years. He\u2019s such a social media dude.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img style=\"aspect-ratio:1.49926794;display:block\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-modal-image=\"40100080\" width=\"885\" height=\"590\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/buffalo-bills-running-back-lesean-22898424.jpg\" alt=\"LeSean McCoy, Buffalo Bills running back, on the field during a preseason game.\" class=\"wp-image-40100080\"  \/>Buffalo Bills running back LeSean McCoy stands on the field during the second half of a preseason NFL football game against the Cincinnati Bengals, Sunday, Aug. 26, 2018, in Orchard Park, N.Y. AP<\/p>\n<p>McCoy continued and said he doesn\u2019t sympathize with Clark after his firing.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is part of it\u2026I don\u2019t feel bad. None of that. Like we all been fired,\u201d McCoy said. \u201cMy thing with Ryan is I just don\u2019t know if it\u2019s real or not because I\u2019ve seen him all in action. That\u2019s what he does. That\u2019s what they do. Anything happens, I\u2019m gonna speak about it because I just want to be looked at. I want to be accepted.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Clark was a regular on \u201cNFL Live\u201d and ESPN\u2019s \u201cMonday Night Football\u201d coverage, as well as a contributor to \u201cFirst Take\u201d with Stephen A. Smith.<\/p>\n<p><img style=\"aspect-ratio:1.35989376;display:block\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-modal-image=\"40100083\" width=\"802\" height=\"590\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026-jacob-javits-center-july-134885093_023573.jpg\" alt=\"Ryan Clark speaking onstage at Fanatics Fest NYC 2026.\" class=\"wp-image-40100083\"  \/>Ryan Clark speaks onstage during Fanatics Fest NYC 2026 at Jacob Javits Center on July 19, 2026 in New York City. Getty Images for Fanatics<\/p>\n<p>Clark accused ESPN of using layoffs as a cover for firing him without cause.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI wasn\u2019t laid off. I was fired,\u201d Clark claimed. \u201cThey\u2019re using layoffs as a cover and a camouflage for what they already intended on doing. But there was no cause for it. So because there was no cause for it, you couldn\u2019t just fire me. So you had to wait for the layoff so you could camouflage it and veil it.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Ryan Clark\u2019s firing by ESPN last week took the sports media world by storm. 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