ESPN is restructuring its payroll ahead of its fiscal year-end, leading to the firing of key NFL Countdown host Samantha Ponder and analyst Robert Griffin III.
Ponder's contract was worth over $3 million for a role that left her largely inactive during the year, while Griffin had seen a decline in his prominence.
Although ESPN has cut Ponder and Griffin, further layoffs are not anticipated to reach the level of previous significant staff reductions.
Griffin was once seen as a rising star at ESPN, with high praise for his audition, but his diminished role prompted this financial decision.
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