Matthew J. Berry, 52, leaves Espn after a 15 years long career as the Senior Fantasy Sports Analyst.
On Monday, the 11th, Berry took it to twitter mutually with Espn and announced his departure from the company. He posted a picture of a letter sharing his words regarding his exit with a caption that called the news ‘personal’.
It read, “ESPN gave me a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to write and talk fantasy sports on every possible ESPN platform.”
He further appreciated his co-workers saying, “I feel truly blessed to have worked alongside countless talented, dedicated, and passionate colleagues supported by management who understood what fantasy sports meant to our fans.”
So… some personal news: This is my last week at ESPN. pic.twitter.com/cDcVgN2BSc
— Matthew Berry (@MatthewBerryTMR) July 11, 2022
He said that he himself was in disbelief about leaving his job which he had been doing for 15 long years. Further, he talked about how his work begand and progressed in Espn and how proud he is of what he’s done. He also expressed his gratitude to Espn to have let him work on fantasy sports professionally and personally for the people he’s met, including his wife.
Where is Berry heading to now?
The analyst did not write any reasons on why he decided to leave his job but the letter Espn issued said that it was Berry himself who had a ‘desire to explore new opportunities beyond Espn’. The company agreed to support his decision after discussing and praised his work at there.
On the same Tweet thread, he did say, “I’m really excited about the future but there will plenty of time to talk about that before the season. For now, I just want to take some time to reflect and celebrate an incredible 15 years. Thanks for the support. I love you all.”
Berry, who started his career as a writer for televisions and films went on to launch his own fantasy sports websites in 2004 “Talented Mr.Roto.com” and “Rotopass.com” after which he joined Espn in 2007 as their ‘Senior Fantasy Sports Analyst’.
Is he joining another Sports channel?
He has not yet shared what he will be doing next or where he is heading. Andrew Marchand from The New York Post however reported that he could most likely join NBC Sports to help boost its subscription site and also on TV and its websites.
Since NBC is the home to “Sunday Night Football” and the way it prioritizes prime-time game, Matthew would perfectly fit in the position, said Marchand.
Author of the Football Morning in America, Peter King also expressed his disbelief in how Espn let Berry go. He, too, said that he expects NBC to land Berry especially for the Football Night in America for ‘fantasy-forecasting’ and ‘football-oddsmaking’ stuff along side Jason Garrett.
Until now, the agreement between the analyst and NBC is not finalized. NBC also declined to make a comment when asked for information on it by the New York post.
[image-2]Matthew Berry’s Net Worth Details
Berry’s estimated net worth is $2 million although there are no sources disclosing the writer’s complete sources of income or assets. As an American writer, columnist, fantasy sports analyst, and television personality, he definitely has multiple sources.
His main income seems to have been as the Senior Fantasy Sports Analyst at Espn and as a writer on “The Gerorge Carlin Show”, “Married… with children”, and “Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles”.
He has led a significant number of projects within Espn in all its platforms which soared the company to the top of the list in regards to fantasy sports.