John Clayton ESPN cause of death news – NFL reporter’s SportsCenter commercial goes viral after he died from illness
VETERAN NFL and ESPN reporter John Clayton, who appeared in a famed SportsCenter commercial, has passed away at 67.
Clayton’s close friend Jeff Muzzy announced the news on Twitter on March 18, 2022, in an emotional statement.
It read: “I’m posting a notice of personal friend and hall of fame broadcaster John Clayton passing today at 3pm.”
The platform was soon flooded with tributes to the “beloved” journalist, who died after a brief illness at 67. His cause of death has not yet been confirmed.
The Seattle Seahawks tweeted that the team was “heartbroken” to hear of Clayton’s death in a lengthy statement posted to Twitter.
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