Tom Pelissero's ESPN Exit Puts Junior Reporters Next

Tom Pelissero's ESPN exit is exposing the cheap layer being squeezed out of sports media. According to USA Today, Pelissero is leaving for Netflix and The Ringer after ESPN layoffs, while Descript can turn interviews into transcripts, clips, captions, and headlines. The real question is whether junior NFL reporters are next—or whether the insider role survives with fewer people around it. Pick a side in the comments: AI is replacing junior reporters, or corporate layoffs are using AI as cover?