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A big name is leaving ESPN. Neil Everett has co-hosted the West Coast edition of SportsCenter with Stan Verrett since 2000, but Everett’s contract has ended and was not renewed by Disney. His exit is another in a series of cuts of on-air talent as part of cost-cutting for the company.
Everett said about leaving the series, “ESPN changed my life, but now it’s time for me to change my life.”
NEWS: SportsCenter anchor Neil Everett is leaving ESPN.
The 23-year network veteran is the latest to see his deal expire during Disney’s on-air talent cuts, a source told FOS.
“ESPN changed my life, but now it’s time for me to change my life.”
— Front Office Sports (@FOS) June 8, 2023
His co-host, Stan Verrett, posted the following in tribute to his former co-host in a post on Twitter:
“I started at ESPN in 2000, a few months after Neil Everett. We joined up for SportsCenter from LA in 2009. For 14 years, he was the best teammate I could imagine. Selfless, caring, generous, and a pro’s pro. He’s moving on now, but we are brothers for life. That’ll never change.”
What do you think? Are you surprised by Everett’s exit from SportsCenter? Do you plan to keep watching the ESPN news series?
