00:00Another well-known ESPN analyst has been let go.
00:03On Monday night, it was Ryan Clark, live on NFL Live.
00:07Yes, in the middle of a broadcast.
00:09That's when he found out that he was done.
00:12But it wasn't over then.
00:13Less than 24 hours later, Carl Ravish, who spent 33 years at the network,
00:19found out that he was out too.
00:21But here's the why, and it's bigger than just a bad week.
00:25This is a merger playing out in real time.
00:29ESPN closed on NFL Network back in February.
00:33Two and a half, $3 billion deal, and in return,
00:37the NFL took a 10% equity stake in ESPN as a part of it.
00:42Sounds like a business story that you want to skip past, right?
00:45This is actually round two of cuts this year, too.
00:48Back in the spring, it was about 30 people, but mostly the behind-the-scenes type people.
00:53Quieter, corporate, easy-to-miss type people.
00:56Now, this round is different.
00:58It's hitting recognizable on-air names, and according to reporting,
01:02an even bigger number is coming after NFL Network's side,
01:06both on-camera and camera staff.
01:09But here's what sucks the most.
01:11This isn't over.
01:13More names are expected to come throughout the day,
01:16so this story is still developing.
01:18So keep this tab open because by tonight,
01:21this list looks different than what it does right now.
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