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Former NFL wide receiver Michael Irvin has reportedly been let go by the NFL Network where he has worked as an analyst since 2009.
According to the New York Post, Irvin’s contract will not be renewed for the 2024 NFL season.
AJ Perez of Front Office Sports had previously reported on Friday that the NFL conducted a round of layoffs this week, “cuts that impacted some NFL Network employees.”
An NFL spokesperson said the layoffs were made to “ensure the continued strength of our game and the business.”
Michael Irvin once again found himself at the center of a police investigation in January. The Allen, Texas Police Department said there was an allegation made against the Hall of Famer, but wouldn’t disclose any specifics.
Just before the Super Bowl in February 2023, NFL Network removed Irvin from its coverage of the game and suspended him for seven months after allegations of sexual misconduct toward a female employee at the Marriott hotel in the Phoenix area were made.
It was the fourth time since 1996 that Michael Irvin had been publicly accused of sexual misconduct with a woman.
Other prominent names who had already been let go in the NFL Network purge include Andrew Siciliano, James Palmer, Melissa Stark and Will Selva.
“Like any successful organization, the NFL regularly evaluates its workforce to ensure the proper support of strategic priorities including international expansion, the growth of flag football, and the evolution of digital and media platforms,” an NFL spokesperson told Awful Announcing about the layoffs. “We have made the difficult decision to part ways with some employees to allow us to further invest in these growth areas and ensure the continued strength of our game and the business.”
The NFL Network will reportedly be undergoing major programming changes including Irvin no longer being a presence on GameDay Morning, where he spent much of his tenure on the network.
NFL Total Access, which has been a staple of NFL Network since 2003, will also be removed from the programming schedule later this month, the Post reports.
Good Morning Football announced in March that it would be going go on hiatus while it moves its studio from New Jersey to Los Angeles.
“The league-owned cable channel is expected to have an altered programming schedule this upcoming season,” AJ Perez said sources told Front Office Sports.