Former ESPN NFL star shares details about being fired: ‘Full-on sobbing’
Former ESPN NFL host and anchor Suzy Kolber opened up about being laid off from the network in June 2023. Kolber was let go by ESPN as part of company-wide layoffs after more than two decades at the network, which she joined in 1999. She also previously worked at ESPN from 1993-96. Kolber, who was best known as an NFL reporter for “Sunday Night Football” and “Monday Night Football,” said she sometimes avoided watching ESPN’s NFL coverage following her departure. “It feels like a bad breakup in a relationship,” Kolber told Sports Business Journal’s Richard Deitsch on the “ Sports Media with Richard Deitsch ” podcast. “I had a year there where it was sort of . it just feels kind of painful and I’m not enjoying watching. “I think I’m back now.
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However, she was upset that Williamson said ESPN would not be making an official announcement about her departure. “I was like, ‘You’re not gonna say a word?
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