Former NFL Insider, John Clayton, Dies At 67

Former ESPN NFL Insider John Clayton has died at the age of 67 following a brief illness.

Clayton was known as the professor and spent more than 20 years covering the NFL for ESPN.

Chris Mortensen of ESPN wrote “John Clayton passed away today at a Seattle area hospital. His wife Pat and sister Amy were at his side and communicated earlier he passed peacefully after a brief illness.”

Clayton will be remembered for his analytics, but also this amazing SportsCenter commercial.

John Clayton, a first-class NFL insider and our beloved longtime ESPN colleague, died today.

He also starred in the greatest This Is SportsCenter commercial of all time.

RIP, Johnpic.twitter.com/5s5H0gQZcu

— Don Van Natta Jr. (@DVNJr) March 19, 2022

Clayton was inducted to be a member of the writer’s wing in the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2007.

Rest in peace.

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