Pakistan, Nov. 6 -- Ryan Clark has revealed how his wife, Yonka, persuaded him not to resign from ESPN over a controversial apology demand. The former NFL analyst discussed the situation during an appearance on the All the Smoke podcast. Clark said the network wanted him to apologise for comments about former LSU receiver Kyren Lacy. He initially refused because he believed his remarks were not factually incorrect.

Clark explained that ESPN executive vice president Dave Roberts contacted him a day before the incident. Roberts reportedly told him that he needed to issue an apology. Clark questioned the demand because he felt he had not lied or misrepresented any information. He was scheduled to appear on First Take the following day but c...