Ryan Clark Admits What He Hasn’t Said Publicly About ESPN

Ryan Clark has been speaking his truth on his abrupt exit from ESPN, but he had more in the tank for us. The Super Bowl champ, Emmy winner and Pivot Podcast co-founder sat down with Matt to get into all of it: how he found out, ESPN’s first offer on his last contract, and the Zoom with Howard Schultz that happened days later. Ryan also tells us how the Pivot Sports Show came together in six weeks, why Chan and Fred are all in, and the one thing he says he hasn’t admitted publicly about Monday Night Football. Plus Coach Tomlin’s Minecraft city, the volleyball ownership group, and Matt getting on Ryan about his 12-year-old car. #AllTheSmokeProductions #NFL #AllTheSmoke #ESPN GAMBLING PROBLEM? CALL 1-800-GAMBLER or 1-800-MY-RESET, 800-327-5050/visit gamblinghelplinema.org (MA). Call 888-789-7777/visit ccpg.org (CT), mdgamblinghelp.org (MD), 800-981-0023 (PR). Wagering offered by DK Sportsbook: 21+. Present in most states. (18+ DC/NH/PR/WY). Void in CAN. On behalf of Boot Hill Casino (KS). Pass-thru of per wager tax may apply in IL. Event Trading offered by DraftKings Predictions, CFTC-registered: 18+. Trading involves risk of loss. Market availability varies. General: 1 per new DraftKings customer. Trade $5 get $200 Prediction Dollars (1-year expiry); or bet $5 get $200 in Bonus Bets (7-day expiry and stake removed from payout). Rewards issued in $50 increments every 7 days via click-to-claim for 21 days. Click-to-claims expire 7 days after issuance. Rewards are non-withdrawable. 7 days = 168hrs. Terms: dkng.co/offer. Get 1 promo code to redeem a 3-month NBA League Pass subscription, complimentary of DraftKings. Subscription auto-renews monthly at then-current price (currently $16.99/mo); cancel anytime. Terms, restrictions, and eligibility requirements apply. Redeem League Pass by 12/19/26 at 11:59 PM ET. Addt’l terms: support.watch.nba.com/hc/en-us/articles/9165532876183-League-Pass-Terms-of-Use_. Predictions offer void in NY.Ends 11/29/26 at 11:59 PM ET. Sponsored by DK. Follow Matt:   / matt_barnes9   Follow Stak:   / _stak5_   0:00:00 - Ryan Clark pulls up 0:08:35 - When Ryan Clark saw the writing on the wall 0:14:11 - Getting fired on air 0:18:25 - Did the Pivot work against Ryan Clark at ESPN? 0:22:44 - Forced to apologize after Kyren Lacy rant 0:30:22 - Good moments at ESPN 0:33:25 - Ad Break: DraftKings, Manscaped 0:35:02 - Howard Schultz investment in Pivot 0:42:07 - Building the Pivot Sports Network & partnering with NFL Films 1:01:27 - Mike Tomlin and the Minecraft city 1:04:11 - Owning LOVB Miami - professional women’s volleyball team Listen on audio: Apple - http://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/... Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/3Cdge5G... Follow ATS on social: Instagram -   / allthesmoke   TikTok -   / allthesmoke   X - https://x.com/allthesmokeprod Facebook -   / allthesmokeproductions   Threads - https://www.threads.com/@allthesmoke Watch our other shows: KG Certified -    / @kgcertified   All The Smoke Fight -    / @atsfight   Morning Kombat -    / @morningkombat   Ring Champs -    / @ringchampspodcast   Forgotten Seasons -    / @forgottenseasonsnba