John Clayton

John Clayton

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John Clayton joined ESPN in August 1995 as an NFL analyst and commentator and is seen, heard and read across nearly all of the company's outlets. He also regularly contributes to ESPN.com, ESPN Radio and ESPN The Magazine.

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ESPN Radio Daily: 2/13

John Clayton talks about Marty Schottenheimer being fired. Plus, Colin Cowherd on sports business and Mark Jackson on...

Audio PodCast | February 13, 2007

Storming Students; Labor Talks

...the court was a "little scary"; Jets C Kevin Mawae on possibly becoming a cap casualty; John Clayton on the NFL labor negotiations; Chris Mortensen says the NFL was better before there was a...

Audio PodCast | March 02, 2006

A chip-cashing trade

Buster Olney

...payroll forced the Granderson trade, writes Drew Sharp. The Tigers are still looking for a closer, writes John Lowe. The prospects are not enough for the Tigers, writes Bob Wojnowski. Clutch is the question about...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | December 09, 2009

ESPN RISE All-Decade Baseball Team

ESPN RISE

ESPN RISE All-Decade Baseball Team

Story | Conversation | November 23, 2009

Top 10 matchups of the LCS

Buster Olney

Here's what I see as the top 10 matchups of the league championship series: The Dodgers' left-handed relievers versus the Phillies' left-handed hitte...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | October 15, 2009

Kershaw is the great X factor

Buster Olney

The first inning that Clayton Kershaw threw in the major leagues lasted 32 pitches. He was 20 years old at the time...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | October 14, 2009

Cleveland, Washington should consider Valentine

Buster Olney

...focusing on on-base percentage and pitch counts, and along those lines, he saw the value in John Olerud even after Olerud stopped contending for batting titles. He was the first manager I ever heard...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | October 04, 2009

Vazquez looks to end '09 with flourish

Adam Madison, Special to ESPN.com

Adam Madison previews Wednesday's MLB action and looks for Javier Vazquez to finish his breakout 2009 season with a flourish.

Story | Conversation | September 29, 2009

Many aces dealing this weekend

AJ Mass, ESPN.com

AJ Mass previews this weekend's MLB action from a fantasy perspective, including a bunch of aces taking the hill.

Story | Conversation | September 18, 2009

Derek Jeter's unbroken contract with fans

Buster Olney

Derek Jeter finished playing catch with Robinson Cano in front of the Yankees' dugout early Monday afternoon, about 10 minutes before the first pitch ...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | September 08, 2009

Gonzalez likely sticking with Padres

...Trevor Hoffman left, or maybe it was when John Moores acknowledged that he was trying to sell...Peavy trade has given them some pitching depth -- Clayton Richard is 4-1, with a 4.50...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | September 07, 2009

Joe Torre's Straw man acquisition

Buster Olney

Joe Torre loved having Darryl Strawberry on his bench in the days when the two were manager and player with the New York Yankees. Strawberry didn't pl...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | September 01, 2009

Inside another great Colorado run

Buster Olney

There was gleeful jumping and running and hat-tossing and a pig-pile kind of thing, and this was all taking place about 1,500 miles away from the Litt...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | August 25, 2009

Kawakami lifts streaking Braves past Santana, Mets

Associated Press

Kenshin Kawakami outpitched Johan Santana, Brian McCann hit a solo homer and the Braves clawed just a bit further into playoff contention with a 3-2 victory over the Mets.

Recap | Box Score | Conversation | August 20, 2009

Why the Yankees are now firing on all cylinders

Buster Olney

*Following this post, Buster will be taking a one week break to work on another project, and perhaps even play some King of the Mountain. He'll be bac...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | August 15, 2009