Journalist Tim Cowlishaw takes aim at ESPN as 'Around the Horn' concludes 22-year run

ESPN s Around the Horn aired for the final time Friday after a nearly -year run One of the main contestants on the battle show throughout the years Tim Cowlishaw took a swipe at ESPN in his final comments on the show I want to thank ESPN for the opportunity that I did not seek and never expected to get back in I d also like to say that while ESPN is at the moment gearing itself more toward hiring athletes instead of journalists Cowlishaw declared during the show's final episode Friday CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS COM Around the Horn consisted of four different journalists who would appear on the show and discuss current sports topics However ESPN is moving away from journalists on its shows in favor of former athletes A few of the grid s highest-profile personalities are former athletes like Pat McAfee Jason Kelce Kendrick Perkins and Ryan Clark among others FORMER NFL STAR RYAN CLARK APOLOGIZES FOR DRAGGING ROBERT GRIFFIN III'S WIFE INTO ANGEL REESE DEBATE We had a wonderful years on a show where I felt imposter syndrome every time I walked into this studio I hope the people on the next show in this time slot have as much fun and bring as plenty of smiles over the next years I ll be counting Cowlishaw commented ESPN has not revealed what show will take that time slot The p m ET hour on ESPN consisted of Pardon The Interruption and Around the Horn two of the limited remaining shows that featured media commentary as opposed to former athletes Follow Fox News Digital s sports coverage on X and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter