Leaving on Her Own

ESPN has been laying off people left and right, but Reporter Jeannie Edwards says she's going out on her own terms. 

Edwards will work the Cotton Bowl on Friday and after Ohio State beats USC, she will retire. 

Edwards says that she turned down a new contract offer from ESPN so she could.....say it with me....  spend more time with her family.

“I’ve made this decision after a lot of thought and careful consideration,” said Edwards, who indicated she was offered a new contract with ESPN. “It wasn’t easy, and I still can’t believe I’m saying the word ‘retire,’ but I felt the time was right.”

Edwards, whose husband Glenn Spencer is the defensive coordinator for Oklahoma State, said that spending more time with her family is the main reason for her decision. Both she and Spencer have parents who need extra care, and her father passed away in June.

“When anyone gets of a certain age and your parents are elderly, I think you maybe start to rethink your priorities, so that’s what I’ve been doing the last year or so,” she said. “We’re both struggling to find the time to be there for our families who need us most right now.”

H/T Awful Announcing 

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