Ex-ESPN analyst David Pollack 'very thankful' to be fired as he feels he can speak freely now

Former ESPN college football expert David Pollack hasn’t been pinch nan "Worldwide Leader successful Sports" for complete a twelvemonth now, and he says he’s happier now than he was moving for them. 

Pollack, who was a staple connected "College GameDay" earlier his departure from ESPN, explained to Jason Whitlock connected his "Fearless" podcast that he wasn’t capable to speak his mind nan measurement he wanted to while employed by ESPN. 

"I’ve been very thankful that I’ve been fired," he said. "It’s opened up maine to beryllium capable to talk astir immoderate nan taxable is successful a truthful manner."

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ESPN expert and Georgia Bulldogs erstwhile subordinate David Pollack looks connected earlier nan 2022 Peach Bowl against nan Ohio State Buckeyes astatine Mercedes-Benz Stadium. (Brett Davis-USA TODAY Sports)

Whitlock brought up nan existent statement astir transgender athletes successful women’s sports arsenic an illustration of a hot-button topic, and Pollack said he "100%" wouldn’t person been allowed to speak his mind astir it while he was astatine ESPN. 

"I’m not saying they ever said that to me, but it was very clear like, ‘Your opinions you station connected societal media, while they are yours, they besides correspond us. So, we are taking that into account,’" Pollack said of his erstwhile employer.

"You 100% cognize that, and I’ll opportunity this: Being captious of myself, I was perfectly worried astir what I said, truthful I didn’t get fired. I deliberation that’s a bad thing. I deliberation that’s a bad occupation by me, a really bad occupation by me."

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Now, Pollack said it is "really fun" to beryllium capable to talk astir immoderate he wants, being truthful astir his opinions nary matter nan subject. 

"I’m decidedly going to make judge that I return advantage of it because we person a batch of worldly going connected that I want to perceive from definite group and I want to perceive a Biblical position and different perspectives too people… When you person thing to lose, Jason, and you can’t talk astir something, I don’t spot your opinion. You cognize that they can’t needfully opportunity precisely [what they want].

"It’s freeing, it’s good. I wish I wasn’t a coward. I wish I had nan onions to do it erstwhile I had nan opportunity erstwhile I was astatine ESPN." 

Pollack besides noted a infinitesimal that happened pinch a erstwhile workfellow successful Dan Orlovsky, who does NFL analysis arsenic a erstwhile backmost successful nan league. 

ESPN broadcaster David Pollack astatine nan 109th Rose Bowl. (Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports)

Orlovsky had posted a tweet that referenced allegations that a boxer fighting successful nan women’s section astatine nan 2024 Paris Olympics was calved pinch XY chromosomes. He would later delete nan post, and said connected "The Pat McAfee Show," which is aired connected ESPN, that ESPN did not unit him to delete nan post. 

There was besides Sam Ponder, a long-time worker who was fired from ESPN, who had a history of speaking her mind connected transgender athletes successful women’s sports connected her societal platforms. 

It’s a taxable that Pollack has commented connected himself now, posting connected X a motion that read, "WOMEN’S SPORTS IS NOT A TRANSFER PORTAL FOR MEDIOCRE MALE ATHLETES WHO COMPETE AS WOMEN. #SaveWomensSports."

Pollack did station backmost successful June 2023 a convey you connection to ESPN aft being a portion of nan cuts they made to their talent roster. 

"Thank you ESPN, to each nan awesome group I had nan privilege to activity with, each my teammates complete nan years, truthful galore who played a portion on nan measurement and to each who’ve watched and shouted maine connected passim nan journey," he captioned his Instagram post. "I don’t cognize what’s adjacent but I cognize it’s going to beryllium amazing."

David Pollack, ESPN assemblage shot expert and erstwhile NFL linebacker, speaks to nan media up of GameDay astatine Veterans Memorial Stadium successful Jackson, Miss., Friday, October 28, 2022. (IMAGN)

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Pollack now co-hosts nan "Family Goals" podcast pinch pastor Jonathan Howes, wherever they talk faith, family and sports.