AA Weekly Recap: ESPN’s layoffs hit behind the scenes personnel

Mike Francesa goes off on “fool” Ben McAdoo for “gutless” benching Eli Manning for Geno Smith – November 28

Mike Francesa wasn’t thrilled Ben McAdoo benched Eli Manning for Geno Smith.

ESPN’s next round of layoffs have arrived, with roughly 150 mostly behind the scenes staffers losing their jobs – November 29th

After weeks of speculation, ESPN president John Skipper confirmed roughly 150 layoffs at ESPN. Unlike the last round of cuts, this one largely affected behind-the-scenes employees.

ESPN personalities pay tribute to laid off behind-the-scenes personnel – November 30

A number of ESPN personalities, including Bomani Jones, T.J. Quinn, and Don Van Natta Jr, paid tribute to cut employees with tweets and on-air segments.

ESPN ending evening ESPNews editions of SportsCenter as of November 30, anchors’ contracts may not be renewed – November 29

It appears ESPN is still planning on future cuts, as the network is ending evening editions of SportsCenter on ESPNEWS. It’s possible anchors’ contracts won’t be renewed.

Reports: Herm Edwards to leave ESPN for Arizona State – November 30

Herm Edwards will leave ESPN and become the next head coach at Arizona State, roughly a decade after he last coached.

Sports Illustrated names Colin Kaepernick winner of the 2017 Muhammad Ali Legacy Award – November 30

In a move that surely everyone will agree with, Colin Kaepernick was named the winner of Sports Illustrated’s 2017 Muhammad Ali Legacy Award.