Longtime ESPN NFL reporter John Clayton dies at 67

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Clayton, who died after a brief illness, was an NFL insider for ESPN from 1995 to 2017. He is best remembered for starring in one of the funniest "This is SportsCenter" commercials. "He made everything about loving football better," tweeted Seth Meyers. "John Clayton will be remembered in so many ways, from how he looked after his wife Pat, to the mark he made in reporting, to the standard he set," tweeted ESPN's Adam Schefter. "He dedicated his life to his wife and to football. He was a pioneer, a caretaker, a Hall of Famer and a slayer, in every sense."