Sam Darnold grew up wanting to be an ESPN anchor
"I idolized guys like Neil Everett, Stan Verrett, Kenny Mayne... were the reason that I fell in love with sports."
"I idolized guys like Neil Everett, Stan Verrett, Kenny Mayne... were the reason that I fell in love with sports."
"We are excited about being on Twitch. Younger consumers are there."
"Could not be more excited to be reunited with Neil and build our show together."
“I chose to write my own narrative before they tried to write it for me."
And now that he's no longer at ESPN, he probably never will.
"It’s the end of an era when it comes to those SportsCenter teams."
What has defined SportsCenter have been the iconic duos that formed a partnership not just with each other, but with fans at home.
"This is the end of the line for me."
"We are brothers for life. That'll never change."
After more than two decades, Neil Everett is out at ESPN.
A pair of Blazers games next week are getting alternate broadcasts.
Everett and Brewer will form part of the 1 AM EST SportsCenter rotation in Los Angeles.