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It’s the end of an era … Kenny Mayne announced he’s leaving ESPN after an epic 27-year run.
“I am leaving ESPN,” Mayne tweeted Monday … “Salary cap casualty.”
61-year-old Mayne — who started at ESPN in 1994 — thanked former ESPN execs Vince Doria and Al Jaffe for helping him get hired back in the day … and also praised the current staff.
“I will miss the people. I will miss the vending machine set up over by the old [Scott Van Pelt] joint. We had everything. IntoTheGreatWideOpen#.”
Kenny is one of the most popular ESPN personalities ever — both as an anchor of SportsCenter and as a feature reporter.
In fact, he was so popular, Mayne was tapped for “Dancing with the Stars” back in 2006 … but was the first to be eliminated. But, the audience loved him and he would occasionally come back to the show for hilarious cameos.
Before ESPN, Mayne was a pretty solid QB back at Wenatchee Valley Community College in Washington and later played at UNLV.
Mayne signed a free-agent deal with the Seattle Seahawks in 1982, according to ESPN … but eventually decided on a career in broadcasting.
No word on what’s next for Mayne — but the dude’s a legend. He’ll be okay.