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NFL Analyst Mina Kimes to Stay at ESPN for Big Raise

SWEETENED THE POT

The network has laid off 20 on-air staffers but reportedly was worried Kimes would leave.

Mina Kimes
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ESPN has cut a deal with NFL analyst Mina Kimes to stay at the network in a deal that boosts her salary from six figures to $1.7 million, the New York Post reports. The sweet contract comes as ESPN has let go some 20 on-air staffers in recent weeks but reportedly were dead-set on keeping Kimes on the roster. In addition to her NFL Live duties, Kimes also has a separate deal with Peyton Manning’s Omaha Productions for her podcast.

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