Chris Fowler to remain with ESPN amid layoffs, per report

Chris Fowler to remain with ESPN amid layoffs, per report

Amid ESPN layoffs, Chris Fowler isn’t going anywhere, according to the New York Post.

However, the college football play-by-play man won’t receive the big raise he sought.

Andrew Marchand of the New York Post reports that Fowler, who just reached a 10-year, $30 million deal, was looking for a raise. As it stands, Fowler will remain on as ESPN’s No. 1 college football and tennis play-by-player, but without the financial bump he was looking for.

ESPN layoffs are part are a part of Disney’s plan to cut 7,000 jobs across the company.

On Monday, Mike Soltys, vice president of communications, tweeted he was a casualty of the layoffs. He had been with the company since 1979.

The Wall Street Journal reports Russell Wolff, the executive vice president and GM of ESPN+, was also let go.

According to The Post, ESPN is rewarding others like Marcus Spears, who recently signed a four-year deal worth almost $2 million a year.

Mark Heim is a sports reporter for The Alabama Media Group. Follow him on Twitter @Mark_Heim.