EXCLUSIVE: ESPN to part ways with Cam Newton as part of talent layoffs that also included Ryan Clark
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"EXCLUSIVE: ESPN to part ways with Cam Newton as part of talent layoffs that also included Ryan Clark" is generating significant coverage in the Sports category, with 5 articles from 4 distinct sources tracked by PULSE so far.
Outlets currently covering the story include Chicago Sun-Times, NBC Sports, USA Today and KCCI. PULSE measures a story's velocity from how quickly new articles appear and how many independent newsrooms join the coverage.
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Coverage (5)
- ESPN makes new layoffs tied to NFL Network acquistion Chicago Sun-Times · 6h ago
- ESPN ties layoffs to NFL Network acquisition NBC Sports · 6h ago
- Stephen A. Smith weighs in on ESPN layoffs: 'Those days are long gone' USA Today · 6h ago
- ESPN starts layoffs tied to NFL Network acquisition, memo says KCCI · 6h ago
- Stephen A. Smith reacts to Ryan Clark layoff at ESPN: 'I am not happy' USA Today · 6h ago
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