One ESPN legend is out and the other is staying put for years to come.
One ESPN legend is out and another is staying put for years to come.
In the span of a few hours, Kenny Mayne announced he was being let go and the network locked up Chris Berman to a contract extension on his 66th birthday.
I am leaving ESPN.
— Kenny Mayne (@Kenny_Mayne) May 10, 2021
Salary cap casualty.
Thanks for the opportunity Vince Doria & Al Jaffe & for taking my solicitations
Herman/Stinton/Lynch.
I will miss the people.
I will miss the vending machine set up over by the old Van Pelt joint.
We had everything.
IntoTheGreatWideOpen#
Mayne, a 27-year fixture at ESPN, called himself a “salary cap casualty.” He was perhaps best known for “Mayne Street,” a series on ESPN.com he produced and starred in. It was a fictional take of life on sports television.
The Post’s Andrew Marchand reported that ESPN offered Mayne a pay cut, which he declined. He is scheduled to host “SportsCenter” Monday night.
Berman, known for his catchphrases, joined ESPN in 1979 shortly after its launch and was one of its original “SportsCenter” anchors. He will continue to host “NFL PrimeTime” on ESPN+ as part of his new deal.
This story originally appeared on: NyPost - Author:Zach Braziller
