On Wednesday, ESPN cut loose nearly 100 employees in a new round of job cuts aimed at relieving budgetary pressure forced by expensive league contracts, declining advertising revenue, and a steady loss of subscribers due to cord-cutting.
The cuts, which this time around largely targeted on-air talent, included some big names in the sports media world. Longtime NFL insider Ed Werder, baseball analyst Jayson Stark, NFL analyst Trent Dilfer and ESPN Radio host Danny Kanell were all victims of the cuts, along with several of their colleagues across nearly all units and covering just about every sport.