{"id":4279,"date":"2024-08-15T21:07:16","date_gmt":"2024-08-15T21:07:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=4279"},"modified":"2024-08-15T21:07:16","modified_gmt":"2024-08-15T21:07:16","slug":"social-media-detectives-believe-they-know-exactly-why-espn-decided-to-fire-sam-ponder-so-close-to-the-new-nfl-season-and-its-absolutely-disgusting-if-true","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=4279","title":{"rendered":"Social Media Detectives Believe They Know Exactly Why ESPN Decided To Fire Sam Ponder So Close To The New NFL Season, And It\u2019s Absolutely Disgusting If True"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Folks on social media are speculating over ESPN\u2019s surprising decision to fire Sam Ponder this Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>The Worldwide Leader in Sports has made some huge changes ahead of the upcoming 2024\u00a0<a class=\"mai-link-injected\" href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/nfl\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NFL<\/a>\u00a0season, firing both Ponder and\u00a0<a class=\"mai-link-injected\" href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/tag\/robert-griffin-iii\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Robert Griffin III<\/a>. And, certain people reckon they know exactly why the former was let go.<\/p>\n<p>While\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/5703445\/2024\/08\/15\/espn-fires-robert-griffin\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">reports indicate<\/a>\u00a0that the firings were money-related, social media reckons they have everything to do with Ponder being the only woman at ESPN to advocate for keeping men out of women\u2019s sports.<\/p>\n<p>Check out these posts:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">So ESPN fires <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/samponder?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@samponder<\/a>, the only woman at the network who was publicly said men don&#8217;t belong in women&#8217;s sports. 3 weeks before football season?<\/p>\n<p>Sam is one of the most beautiful, genuine women I&#8217;ve ever met along with <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sagesteele?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@sagesteele<\/a> who had a similar fate&#8230;.not a coincidence. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/igeC87UOnK\">pic.twitter.com\/igeC87UOnK<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Riley Gaines (@Riley_Gaines_) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Riley_Gaines_\/status\/1824151918966608105?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 15, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">ESPN has fired Sam Ponder.<\/p>\n<p>She was the only woman at ESPN to speak out forcefully against men competing in women\u2019s sports.<\/p>\n<p>ESPN cited \u201cbudget cuts\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/1tSQmuho8F\">pic.twitter.com\/1tSQmuho8F<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 OutKick (@Outkick) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Outkick\/status\/1824152621676106163?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 15, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The posts have generated quite the discussion online.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cNot a coincidence at all!\u201d<\/em>\u00a0one user agreed.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cPathetic\u2026 The woke media just got woker,\u201d<\/em>\u00a0another wrote.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cIt\u2019s why ESPN is failing,\u201d<\/em>\u00a0someone suggested.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cESPN\u2019s mega ownership is Disney and that\u2019s all we need to know. It\u2019s shameful,\u201d<\/em>\u00a0another comment read.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cShe\u2019s also a Christian who has talked about her faith before. David Pollack talked about the same thing and he was fired before last season,\u201d<\/em>\u00a0someone suggested.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201c@espn has officially gone woke. It\u2019s time to turn them off\u201d<\/em>\u00a0someone else urged.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cWoke ESPN. First Sage Steele and now Sam Ponder. Both highly talented on screen assets, but they didn\u2019t toe the line for the woke agenda<\/em>,\u201d another user wrote.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-sam-ponder-leaves-espn-after-nearly-two-decades-in-the-business\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Sam Ponder Leaves ESPN After Nearly Two Decades In The Business<\/h2>\n<p>Sam Ponder is a journalism veteran of 18 years and held various roles with ESPN during her time there, having gotten hired in 2011 following stints at other networks. Most recently, she worked as the host of \u2018Sunday NFL Countdown.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It is still unclear who will replace her on the ESPN morning show, which has its next episode scheduled to air in just 24 days.<\/p>\n<p>RGIII, on the other hand, has already been replaced on \u2018Monday Night Countdown,\u2019 with the network bringing\u00a0<a class=\"mai-link-injected\" href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/tag\/jason-kelce\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jason Kelce<\/a>\u00a0in following his retirement from football at the end of last season.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Folks on social media are speculating over ESPN\u2019s surprising decision to fire Sam Ponder this Thursday. 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