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 of Clayton’s death 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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