added, «His wife Pat and sister Amy were at his side and communicated earlier he passed away peacefully after a brief illness.» Mortensen, a respected NFL insider himself at ESPN, said Clayton's wife asked the Seattle Seahawks to release further information.
Clayton covered the Seahawks for years, and most recently covered Russell Wilson's trade to the Denver Broncos.Wilson tweeted, «We will all miss your words and brilliance.» John Clayton, one of our NFL insiders who expertly covered the league for more than 20 years at ESPN, died Friday at 67 after a brief illness.
We all learned something from «The Professor» over the years and we will miss him dearly. pic.twitter.com/bfiPCPUYZoThe Seahawks released a statement confirming Clayton's passing.
The team noted Clayton's storied career that spanned more than four decades covering the NFL. He covered the Pittsburgh Steelers and the NFL for the Pittsburgh Press in the 1970s as a teenager.
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