Ryan Clark issues an apology for his latest on-air blunder with ESPN

Longtime ESPN analyst Ryan Clark issued an apology on Thursday for some recent comments he made about the fatal car crash that former LSU star wide receiver Kyren Lacy allegedly caused last year.

Lacy turned himself in to authorities in December 2024 after he was wanted on charges for negligent homicide, felony hit-and-run with death and reckless operation of a vehicle. The late wide receiver was accused of driving recklessly and causing a crash in Gray, Louisiana, that resulted in the death of 78-year-old Herman Hall.

Days before a grand jury was set to begin hearing evidence in his case in April, Lacy led police on a high-speed chase and then died by suicide.

In a recent interview with HTV 10 in Louisiana, Lacy’s attorney Matt Ory shared surveillance footage from a nearby gas station that he presented as proof that Lacy did not cause the crash that killed Hall. Ory admitted that Lacy passed several cars but said Lacy’s green Dodge Charger was more than 70 yards behind the other vehicles at the time of impact. Ory argued that Lacy was simply in the wrong place at the wrong time and did not cause the crash.

Ryan Clark proclaims that Lacy was "innocent"

Clark felt that the evidence presented by Ory was proof enough that Lacy was “innocent.” He addressed the situation on “SportsCenter” after ESPN’s “Monday Night Football” game between the Kansas City Chiefs and Jacksonville Jaguars.

Clark confidently stated that Lacy “was accused of something and being investigated for something that he didn’t do.”

“He died having to live with the guilt and the consequences of a guilty man, knowing he was innocent. It recently was discovered that he was 72 yards away from the crash, that police and state policemen tried to coerce and doctor and use ways to manipulate statements that put this young man behind bars,” Clark said.

Scott Van Pelt, who hosts the late edition of “SportsCenter,” agreed with Clark and said his hands were shaking after he saw the “video that shows that this is not at all what happened, and that young man took his life.”