Clark — the former NFL safety — wants you to think ESPN executives set him up and threw him out on the street under the guise of mass layoffs.He even fired up the podcast cameras to cry on cue for the internet.But former NFL running back LeSean McCoy is calling out the waterworks for exactly what they are.SPORTS MEDIA RUSHES TO CAST RYAN CLARK AS VICTIM WHILE PORTRAYING ESPN AS THE VILLAINMcCoy took one look at Clark's emotional display and immediately dropped the hammer on his fellow broadcaster.McCoy questioned Ryan Clark's authenticity, as many have already.
(Getty Images)Ryan Clark, who joined ESPN after retiring from the NFL in 2015, is being let go by the network.(Patrick McDermott/Getty Images)"I can't tell you how he should vent and show his emotion," McCoy said on his Speakeasy podcast."So, I mean, I probably wouldn't do this right here, but I mean, this is part of his lane.
He's into, what's the word, clicks, likes, you know, that's his thing."McCoy wasn't buying it."I knew it was going to be something.I knew he was going to monetize this whole thing," McCoy added."That's what he did.
Instead of just getting fired like everybody else, you know what? 'We're going to make some of this thing.We're going to get some clicks.
We're going to have a million views on this joint.'"RYAN CLARK MADE IT TOO DIFFICULT FOR ESPN TO JUSTIFY KEEPING HIM AFTER YEARS OF CONTROVERSYMcCoy hit the nail directly on the head.We have seen this playbook from Clark before.ESPN is parting ways with longtime NFL analyst Ryan Clark following an 11-year run at the network.
(Michael Allio/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)Once the cameras are on, Clark knows exactly what sells.Race-baiting narratives and professional victimhood have become staples of his brand.Clark went on his podcast and accused ESPN of portraying him as the "angry Black man" after a producer tried to cool down a spat with Peter Schrager.McCoy had no interest in validating Clark's latest grievance tour.Ryan Cl...