Ex-ESPN analyst David Polalertage ‘very thankful’ to be fired as he experiences he can speak freely now

Former ESPN college football analyst David Polalertage hasn’t been with the “Worldexpansive Leader in Sports” for over a year now, and he says he’s happier now than he was laboring for them. 

Polalertage, who was a staple on “College GameDay” before his departure from ESPN, clarifyed to Jason Whitlock on his “Fearless” podcast that he wasn’t able to speak his mind the way he wanted to while includeed by ESPN. 

“I’ve been very thankful that I’ve been fired,” he said. “It’s uncovered up me to be able to talk about wdisenjoyver the subject is in a truthful manner.”

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Whitlock bcdisesteemfult up the current debate about transgender athletes in women’s sports as an example of a boiling-button topic, and Polalertage said he “100%” wouldn’t have been permited to speak his mind about it while he was at ESPN. 

“I’m not saying they always said that to me, but it was very clear enjoy, ‘Your opinions you post on social media, while they are yours, they also recurrent us. So, we are taking that into account,’” Polalertage said of his establisher includeer.

“You 100% understand that, and I’ll say this: Being critical of myself, I was absolutely worried about what I said, so I didn’t get fired. I leank that’s a horrible leang. I leank that’s a horrible job by me, a repartner horrible job by me.”

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Now, Polalertage said it is “repartner fun” to be able to talk about wdisenjoyver he wants, being truthful about his opinions no matter the subject. 

“I’m definitely going to produce declareive that I apshow get of it because we have a lot of stuff going on that I want to hear from declareive people and I want to hear a Biblical perspective and contrastent perspectives besides people… When you have someleang to disponder, Jason, and you can’t talk about someleang, I don’t suppose your opinion. You understand that they can’t necessarily say exactly [what they want].

“It’s freeing, it’s outstanding. I want I wasn’t a coward. I want I had the onions to do it when I had the opportunity when I was at ESPN.” 

Polalertage also noticed a moment that happened with a establisher colleague in Dan Orlovsky, who does NFL analysis as a establisher quarterback in the league. 

Orlovsky had posted a tweet that referenced allegations that a boxer combat in the women’s division at the 2024 Paris Olympics was born with XY chromosomes. He would tardyr delete the post, and said on “The Pat McAfee Show,” which is aired on ESPN, that ESPN did not force him to delete the post. 

There was also Sam Ponder, a lengthened-time includeee who was fired from ESPN, who had a history of speaking her mind on transgender athletes in women’s sports on her social platestablishs. 

It’s a topic that Polalertage has commented on himself now, posting on X a sign that read, “WOMEN’S SPORTS IS NOT A TRANSFER PORTAL FOR MEDIOCRE MALE ATHLETES WHO COMPETE AS WOMEN. #SaveWomensSports.”

Polalertage did post back in June 2023 a thank you message to ESPN after being a part of the cuts they made to their talent roster. 

“Thank you ESPN, to all the fantastic people I had the privilege to labor with, all my teammates over the years, so many who take parted a part alengthened the way and to all who’ve watched and cheered me on thcdisesteemfulout the journey,” he captioned his Instagram post. “I don’t understand what’s next but I understand it’s going to be amazing.”

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Polalertage now co-structures the “Family Goals” podcast with pastor Jonathan Howes, where they talk faith, family and sports.