{"id":274,"date":"2021-10-18T20:40:47","date_gmt":"2021-10-18T20:40:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.crankers.com\/wp\/?p=274"},"modified":"2024-01-19T05:00:52","modified_gmt":"2024-01-19T05:00:52","slug":"allison-williams-leave-espn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rawdogsports.com\/blog\/allison-williams-leave-espn\/","title":{"rendered":"Allison Williams defies mandate, will leave ESPN instead"},"content":{"rendered":"

ESPN reporter Allison Williams is leaving the network instead of complying with a vaccine mandate.<\/p>\n

She’s been on the sidelines of college football games for about 15 years but that’s soon to end as she heads off instead of getting the jab heard round the world.<\/p>\n

Williams expressed in an Instagram video that she and her husband would like to have another child and the COVID vaccine does not seem like a good fit for her at this time. She stated, as reported by USA Today<\/a>, that she is “so morally and ethically not aligned with this” in her current situation of hoping for another child.<\/p>\n

Her statement on Instagram said: “An update on my status with ESPN<\/span><\/p>\n

I tried, unsuccessfully, to keep this brief and not get emotional.<\/p>\n

Whether you agree or disagree with me, thanks for listening. I will not echo or harbor the hostility that some may feel toward my decision. Doing everything I can to move forward and stay positive ”<\/p>\n

Her emotional video is here<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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A post shared by Allison Williams (@allisonw_espn)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n