ESPN Denies ‘TOTALLY FALSE’ Clay Travis Claim That It Benched Paul Finebaum Over Potential GOP Senate Campaign

Ahmad Austin Jr. Oct 6th, 2025, 12:10 pm

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OutKick’s Clay Travis reported Monday that ESPN analyst Paul Finebaum was “removed” from ESPN programming after an interview in which he hinted at political ambitions, but ESPN is denying that it benched the star commentator.

Last week, Finebaum sat down with Travis for an interview . During their conversation, the analyst claimed that at least one high-profile figure in Alabama politics had pushed for him to run for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-AL), who is running for governor.

Finebaum said he had never considered a career in politics, but the recent killing of conservative commentato

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