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Ryan Clark addressed \u201cthe madness\u201d of his ESPN firing in a Instagram carousel post Tuesday.<\/p>\n

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The NFL analyst \u2014 who reportedly learned he was laid off by the Worldwide Leader during an appearance on Monday\u2019s \u201cNFL Live\u201d \u2014 shared a \u201cproof of life\u201d message in his first statement since his layoff.<\/p>\n

\u201cProof of Life\u2026Before the madness of yesterday, I woke up, got in my Tundra, drove to Planet Fitness, and got to work,\u201d Clark wrote, including videos of him working out at the gym.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe rest of the day was eventful, but the journey continues. My peace is with God, and my humility comes from within. I\u2019ll continue to build myself so the world can never strip me of what\u2019s real. Get moving today y\u2019all! \ud83d\ude4f\ud83c\udffe.\u201d <\/p>\n

Clark supported others affected by ESPN\u2019s latest layoffs in a post on X, with lead MLB play-by-play announcer Karl Ravech reportedly expected to be included in Tuesday\u2019s layoffs.<\/p>\n

NFL Network insider Tom Pelissero is also expected to be let go after ESPN acquired the company, according to The Athletic.<\/p>\n

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\u201cSending prayers and love to all those laid off today by ESPN,\u201d he wrote. \u201cSo many of you have poured your life into that company, & I know how you\u2019re feeling right now.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy hope is as this door closes another opens for you all. God bless!\u201d <\/p>\n

Clark \u2014 who joined the company in 2015 and won a Sports Emmy in May 2023 for Outstanding Personality\/Studio Analyst for this work at ESPN \u2014 found out that he was being laid off mid-show and did not return to the program,\u00a0The Athletic\u2019s Andrew Marchand reported Monday.<\/p>\n

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ESPN reportedly planned to fire Clark on Tuesday as part of a larger round of layoffs from their parent company, Disney.<\/p>\n

However, ESPN broke the news to Clark on-air due to concerns that it would leak, per The Athletic. <\/p>\n

Clark co-hosts a podcast, \u201cThe Pivot,\u201d with former NFL players Fred Taylor and Channing Crowder.<\/p>\n

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