GET WOKE, GO BROKE: ESPN Layoffs Are on the Horizon.

Last month, OutKick first reported that ESPN was bracing for major cost cuts including the potential layoffs of hundreds of workers. Now, industry sources say that those layoffs are on the horizon; today, The Athletic reported that they could begin as soon as Thursday.

ESPN currently has about 4,000 employees in Bristol, CT and another 2,500 employees in other offices across the United States and the world.

An ESPN spokesperson declined to comment for this story.

Unfortunately, the bulk of those layoffs will likely impact the hard-working behind the scenes crew members, not the on-air talent that drove ESPN into uber-wokedom.

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