ESPN fired former quarterback-turned-football analyst Robert Griffin III on Thursday, along with NFL Countdown host Samantha Ponder for budgetary reasons, according to a report from Andrew Marchand of The Athletic.
Griffin, who had two years remaining on his contract with the network, had become a staple on studio programming and in the booth as a color commentator for college football. Ponder had been with ESPN for over a decade, graduating from her role as a college football sideline reporter to becoming the face of NFL Countdown as the studio host.
