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Longtime NFL journalist John Clayton dies at age 67

FILE - Hall of Fame journalist John Clayton presents the 2016 Male Sports Star of the Year Award during the MTRWestern 82nd Annual Sports Star of the Year Awards, Feb. 8, 2017, at the Paramount Theater. Clayton died Friday, March 18, 2022, following a short illness. He was 67. (Genna Martin/seattlepi.com via AP, File) FILE - Seattle Seahawks' Richard Sherman accepts Pro Football Writers of America (PFWA) 2015 Good Guy Award from ESPN's John Clayton at the Seahawk's NFL football team headquarters in Renton, Wash., on Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2015. Clayton died Friday, March 18, 2022, following a short illness. He was 67. (AP Photo/John Froschauer, File) FILE - John "The Professor" Clayton, an NFL football writer and reporter for ESPN, stands on the sideline during an NFL football game between the Seattle Seahawks and the San Francisco 49ers, Sunday, Sept. 25, 2016, in Seattle. Clayton died Friday, March 18, 2022, following a short illness. He was 67. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File) FILE - Hall of Fame journalist John Clayton presents the 2016 Male Sports Star of the Year Award during the MTRWestern 82nd Annual Sports Star of the Year Awards, Feb. 8, 2017, at the Paramount Theater. Clayton died Friday, March 18, 2022, following a short illness. He was 67. (Genna Martin/seattlepi.com via AP, File)
Longtime NFL journalist John Clayton dies at age 67