You can say what you want about ESPN and its editorial approach — it's subjective — the company has been very good to me.

He also notes that his title when he left was "vice president/editor-at-large," which sounds kind of like assistant TO the regional manager to us, but hey, we've been away from the office life for a while. (He switched from the executive editor position two years ago, he says.) He couldn't get into specifics about his departure from ESPN — honestly, non-disclosure agreements suck — but says, "that after nine years it was time to seek other journalistic challenges." So, there you have it; Marvel seems like a nice fellow, but we're still gonna be careful when we see him behind the wheel of a car, JUST in case.

"Executive Editor" Bounced From ESPN.com [Deadspin]

Those who have worked with Marvel say he has been known to be, well, competitive, perhaps even fiery or veering toward rage in the past, particularly those who have played basketball with him. But hey, don't mock him: He's now in need of a job.

John Marvel [University of Florida]

(Update: A few tipsters have written in to say that Marvel had recently been demoted from executive editor after some similar incidents. He had been helping with the site's weekend E Ticket, which encouraged us to watch an 18-year-old boy interview O.J. Simpson, which gave us the hot scoop that he had not, in fact, killed his wife.)