ESPN blasted over NFL reporter's firing: 'So troubling'

Former NFL sideline reporter Michele Tafoya discusses ESPN's move to fire 'Sunday NFL Countdown' host Samantha Ponder, arguing the decision was 'mistreatment.' #FoxNews

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[langleyj]

The women athletes complain, a ESPN reporter talks about it, fired. Well, Delete ESPN. Full boycott, turn it off.

[debralynnpaxton]

Ponder was fired for speaking absolute truth.

[kevinfryman]

She's outspoken, smart and beautiful. Not butch enough for ESPN.

[donbabcock]

I quit ESPN years ago, too racist, political and woke. I just wanted sports to get me away from that nonsense. Instead they let Stephen A’s racist tantrums on the air. Shameful disgrace to all sports.

[scottfors]

If a woman can not stand up for women’s sports who can?

[catsanddogsrule]

Sam gets fired, but Herbie doesnt....ESPN can start getting out the checkbook....

[Andy-dxm]

ESPN, ABC and Disney need to boycotted.

[mattbunch]

“The further a society drifts from the truth, the more it will hate those who speak it”. ~ George Orwell

[RalphOrr]

ESPN is a woke joke and has been for years. I don't watch. Happy freedom Sam Ponder. Sage will show the way!

[Mrs.Deanna_Ember]

It's absurd that as females we even have to speak out about this, let alone get chastised or fired. I applaud her for standing her ground 👏❤🙏

[wardengentles]

Stopped watching overpriced, and overwoke ESPN YEARS ago!

[johnskinner]

Keep politics out of sports this lady spoke truth

[angieperrodin]

This is terrible. I’m so proud of her for standing up for what’s right!

[Jim-niek]

A woman gets fired for standing up for women's

[JonnyQest]

She was fired for speaking out about men in women's sports.

[johnnymidnight]

Enough is enough America 😡no more woke BS…

[IlanRubin-kk]

How fast this country is sinking into fascism.

[ericchism]

Why won't they speak up? They are cowards.

[loum]

She was absolutely fired because of something She said that the network and its overseers didn't agree with. Samantha ponder is a great personality and well spoken and did her job well.

[jqpacker]

Sam ponder doesn’t deserve to be fired like seriously stop firing good employees it’s ridiculous