Longtime "SportsCenter" anchor Neil Everett is leaving ESPN, he told Front Office Sports, ending a 23-year tenure with the network amid its Disney-mandated job cuts.
Everett joined ESPN in 2000 after 15 years of working with various affiliates in Honolulu. Since 2009, he had been paired with Stan Verrett in Los Angeles, hosting the later, West Coast edition of "SportsCenter" and providing an engaging and steady presence for the highlight show. Verrett reportedly won't be impacted by Everett's departure.
Front Office Sports reported two different explanations for Everett's exit, with one saying he turned down a new deal at a reduced salary to remain with the Worldwide Leader and another saying his contract, last signed in 2021, wasn't renewed.