Latest ESPN layoff: Long-time NFL insider let go

(USA Today Sports) After weeks without big news from Bristol, CT, a sports media bombshell arrived on Wednesday: Long-time NFL writer, insider and radio host John Clayton has been let go by the Worldwide Leader, according to a report from Sporting News.

The Professor's tenure at ESPN is coming to an end.

NFL insider John "The Professor" Clayton is leaving ESPN as part of the sweeping layoffs at the Worldwide Leader in Sports, sources tell Sporting News. ESPN and Clayton both declined comment.

The well-respected Clayton has served as a senior NFL writer and commentator at ESPN for 23 years.

Without Clayton, Ed Werder and Chris Berman (role significantly reduced, not part of the purge), ESPN's…