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[Marchand] Max Kellerman, Keyshawn Johnson laid off as ESPN firings continue



[Marchand] Max Kellerman, Keyshawn Johnson laid off as ESPN firings continue

by urfaselol

46 Comments

  1. urfaselol

    If Jalen is gonna reunite with Bill Simmons and Jacoby at the Ringer, Max needs to reunite with Marcellus ~~at FS1~~

  2. inbredandapothead

    Mark Jackson knows where the bodies are buried

  3. Obi_Wan_KeBogi

    ESPN trying to get cap room to sign Draymond to a max

  4. Toast2Carnage

    Mark gotta be holding someone’s kid hostage lol

  5. texas2089

    Not surprising. Writing was kinda on the wall with KJM cancelled and McAfee expected to take over Kellerman’s 2pm timeslot. Max is good in the right setting, especially when it comes to boxing but at his salary not worth keeping him just for boxing. Keyshawn is forgettable and won’t be missed.

  6. Can’t believe all of this just to keep Perkins and Jackson 😂

  7. fatdaddyray

    Never forget when Max Kellerman farted live on air and tried to play it off

  8. Jordanwolf98

    Seems nobody is safe except Stephen A and Pat McAfee

  9. BananaSoprano

    Taking Max off First Take and putting him in that show with Keyshawn and Jay Williams was the death blow to his career at ESPN. Nobody watches that shit.

  10. Balls_of_Adamanthium

    Keyshawn ruined KJM. I honestly think it would’ve been watchable with just Jay Williams and Max.

  11. herbertstan

    One shot. Fate of the Universe. I want Andre Igoudala.

    End of an era

  12. this_tuesday

    All these legacy guys who have been fired will see it as a blessing in disguise before long

  13. SincereFan

    I noticed a rise in layoffs on tv commentators. The shift is so apparent, people dont watch television as much as before compared to streaming, and reading snippets or articles. Live Broadcasting need to find some way to revamp themselves or there is a real chance that the television scope as we know it start to change. I wonder how Good Morning America and the like prime morning/evening/night segments are doing in viewership and approval?

  14. thayungsavage

    The most frustrating thing to be about KJM was it felt like Keyshawn was never in the studio, it was always Max/Jay and or a guest talking to him via Zoom

  15. These ppl getting fired bc they make too much money. Cheap hires like jackson and perk will probably stay on unfortunately

  16. ForceMaster999

    How tf they fire Jeff Van Gundy instead of Mark Jackson

  17. As soon as Max stopped appearing on First Take you knew it was coming.

  18. Now these really won’t be missed. Max was ok on first take but once he was kicked off that his days were numbered. Keyshawn didn’t add an ounce of value

  19. BigSportsNerd

    espn mornings on radio hit a shitshow since greeny kicked golic out. now both key and max gone.

  20. ThisStrangePlace2

    Max and Marcellus comeback on day way

  21. Snuggle__Monster

    ESPN and the Supreme Court are battling it out for the Friday before a holiday weekend news dump heavyweight championship.

  22. Kingkongcrapper

    Max was at his peak when he was paired with Marcellus Wiley. They just had a good back and forth vibe that worked. Keyshawn was good when paired with Mason and Ireland as a third guy, but yeah. They had a lot of on air talent in an era of podcasts and streaming.

  23. hansislegend

    God damn. It’s gonna be Stephen A yelling for 18 hours a day.

  24. racoonXjesus

    But yet Stephen A Smith remains the wonder boy

  25. 824Mentality

    Sometimes Max is off with his takes, but I think he’s a really good host and moves a conversation forward as well as anybody else at ESPN.

  26. Max is like the best part of espn. Tf are they doing?

  27. redditatwork1234

    #This is the equivalent of when WWE releases their talent during spring cleaning. Where’s the megathread?

  28. BilliamBurrington

    Somehow Mark Jackson, Doris, and Kendrick Perkins still have jobs.

    You’d think they’d be first to go.

  29. BeemerBaby004

    Why all the layoffs?

    ESPN just finding out that no one wants to watch competitive pickleball?

  30. TheMainShy

    Some of these guys should just go the YouTube, Spotify, or podcast route. Maybe even join FAST (free ads sponsored TV) apps/stations like Pluto, Tubi, or niche channels like Sports News Headlines on the side to bolster their content. Most consumers are cord cutters these days anyway.

  31. MrBuckBuck

    The NBA media free agency is really hot this summer!

  32. MontyBoo-urns

    I would listen to their sports adjacent podcast

  33. They both agreed this week that Justin Jefferson isn’t a top 5 WR in the NFL, so this news isn’t surprising

  34. Physical-Ad-6627

    ESPN better start saving for that Draymond Green haircare budget!

  35. prodigus01

    First Take was so much better with Max.

    Can’t believe SAS’s ego got in the way of a good thing.

  36. bigherb33

    ESPN tanking for the number one draft pick?

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