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NFL analyst Damien Woody confirmed that ESPN did not renew his contract after 15 years amid widespread cuts of on-air talent at the Worldwide Leader. <\/p>\n

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\u201cBeing at ESPN for 15 years, it\u2019s been an absolute joy,\u201d Woody, 48, told The Athletic\u2019s Andrew Marchand.<\/p>\n

The former two-time Super Bowl champion offensive lineman with the Patriots and ex-Jet \u2014 who appears on \u201cGet Up,\u201d \u201cFirst Take,\u201d \u201cFantasy Football Now\u201d and \u201cSportsCenter\u201d \u2014 will continue his broadcast duties for the remainder of the month by his choice.<\/p>\n

Woody immediately made the transition to ESPN television analyst after announcing his retirement from pro football in August 2011 following three seasons with the Jets.<\/p>\n

He wasn\u2019t the only NFL analyst affect by ESPN\u2019s latest round of cuts. <\/p>\n

Ryan Clark and Bart Scott were both let go last month. <\/p>\n

Clark \u2014 who joined the company in 2015 and won a Sports Emmy in May 2023 for Outstanding Personality\/Studio Analyst for his ESPN work \u2014 found out he was being laid off mid-show on \u201cNFL Live.\u201d<\/p>\n

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MLB play-by-play announcer\/host Karl Ravech, NFL Network insider Tom Pelissero, \u201cSportsCenter\u201d anchor David Lloyd, Injury\/fantasy football analyst Stephania Bell, NFL Network analyst Charles Davis,\u00a0\u201cFirst Take\u201d contributor Cam Newton and boxing\/MMA\/wrestling reporter Andreas Hale were all part of ESPN\u2019s layoffs.<\/p>\n

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ESPN chairman Jimmy Pitaro explained in an internal memo,\u00a0obtained by\u00a0Front Office Sports, that most of the layoffs stemmed from redundancies following the Worldwide Leader\u2019s $3 billion\u00a0purchase of NFL Network\u00a0in January.<\/p>\n

\u201cOver the past several months, we\u2019ve made significant progress integrating the NFL assets that we acquired into ESPN,\u201d Pitaro wrote. \u201cThroughout this process, we have taken the time to carefully evaluate our collective teams, resources and organizational structure to best position us for the future.\u201d<\/p>\n

ESPN\u2019s $3 billion\u00a0purchase of NFL Network\u00a0\u2014 and other assets including the RedZone channel and NFL Fantasy Football \u2014 was finalized in January 2026.<\/p>\n

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