ESPN lays off Bart Scott, who wasn't shy about hating on Joe Burrow

Former Baltimore Ravens linebacker Bart Scott roused the ire of Cincinnati Bengals fans with remarks he made on ESPN about Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow and former Bengals linebacker Logan Wilson.

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Scott was among longtime ESPN employees laid off July 21 by the company, along with Ryan Clark, Karl Ravech, David Lloyd, Cam Newton and Andreas Hale.

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In 2021, Scott suggested on ESPN's \"Get Up\" that the Ravens would target Burrow after Burrow finished a Week 17 win against their AFC North rival with a career-best 525 passing yards, including a 52-yard pass to running back Joe Mixon with less than two minutes remaining.

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\"This dude beat Shane Falco and the replacement players, first of all. This dude wasn't playing against the Baltimore Ravens,\" Scott said of Burrow on \"Get Up.\" \"And listen, I've seen this movie (in Cincinnati) before, right? … But listen, there's a culture in Baltimore. Listen, the last thing you never want to do is poke the bear. OK, you're on a team that nobody had expectations for and you won a game. You beat them twice. Congratulations. You know what you won for your win? You won a lifetime career (expletive)-kicking from the Baltimore Ravens.\"

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In 2023, Scott said then-Bengals linebacker Logan Wilson employed a \"dirty style of tackling\" in bringing down Ravens tight end Mark Andrews and quarterback Lamar Jackson during the first quarter of their Week 11 game in Baltimore.

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Bengals head coach Zac Taylor defended Wilson's play, calling criticism of Wilson \"completely reckless.\"

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Scott played for the Ravens from 2002 to 2008, the majority of his 11-season NFL career.

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