How ‘The Pivot’ is navigating its biggest pivot yet after Ryan Clark exit from ESPN

This article was published in conjunction with the 2026 Awful Announcing Sports Podcast Power List. To read more about the sports podcast and digital video space and the people guiding it right now, click here . Episodes of The Pivot begin before the cameras go on. The intense popularity of the show, co-hosted by three former NFL players but often defined by the tender moments they bring out in interviews, means guests now have an idea of why they’re there. Some of them even joke that they know they will cry. The first job is to put them at ease.