ESPN announces new deal for Chris Berman on same day Kenny Mayne tweets he’s leaving the Worldwide Leader
Posted May 11, 5:15 AM
ESPN announced a new deal Monday with legendary anchor Chris Berman.Phil McCarten/Invision/AP
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You say goodbye, I say hello.
Kenny Mayne announced on Monday he is departing ESPN, calling himself a “salary cap casualty.” The 61-year-old Mayne, who had been with the Worldwide Leader for 27 years, broke the news on Twitter.
I am leaving ESPN. 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#