Welcome everyone to the Sports Illustrated Media podcast. I am your host, Jimmy Trana. Thanks so much

for listening. Before we get to today's guest, Ryan Rosillo, who opens up about leaving ESPN and

joining the ringer and gives us some interesting inside scoop there on his decision to leave Bristol

and head over to Bill Simmons's company.

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We're going to get right into the ringer's Ryan Rosillo on his recent departure from ESPN and

joining the ringer. Here's Ryan.

All right, joining me now, second appearance with me on the Sports Illustrated media podcast. Just made a big career move.

Very popular sports media personality.

Now with the ringer, Ryan Rosillo.

Ryan, how's it going?

I'm good, man.

So like I said, big change. You are now with the ringer. You left ESPN when you're going to be doing a lot of podcasting for Bill Simmons and the ringer. I guess let's start with the obvious question. Why leave ESPN?

Yeah. Wow. You know, it still, it doesn't always feel real,

you know, because, you know, was there almost 14 years? I, you know, try to explain this to people

that, I think, Jimmy, you're probably similar in that same way. Like, I grew up on it. I mean,

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