John Clayton cause of death news – ESPN & NFL reporter in Sports Center commercial mourned by Seahawks on Twitter

VETERAN NFL and ESPN reporter John Clayton, who appeared in the famed Sports Center 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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