Former Pittsburgh Steelers safety Ryan Clark hasn't backed down from criticizing ESPN since his layoff from the sports media juggernaut. And let's just say Clark's latest comments turned the intensity up to 11.On a recent episode of The Pivot podcast, Clark compared working at ESPN to a dictatorship before blasting the organization for firing him.This was a dictatorship, Clark said. A person or a group of persons, a very small group, they didn't poll the majority. They didn't ask that question.Clark went on to mock ESPN for failing to listen to his supporters.Even though you told me just how important he was, I don't care, Clark said, imitating ESPN's alleged attitude toward him. I don't care. I know how important you think he is. You work with him every day. I don't care how important you think he is. I don't like him.BREAKINGRyan Clark says ESPN operated like a DICTATORSHIP while discussing his own departure from the network after being there for over a decade.This was a dictatorship.A person or a group of persons, very small group, they didnt poll the majority.Wow pic.twitter.com/AQpZLNHwUg MLFootball (@MLFootball) July 27, 2026It feels like the animosity between Clark and ESPN is just getting started, and Steelers fans may need to buckle in for more rants from the former NFL safety.For up-to-dateSteelerscoverage, including any offseason moves, follow us on X@TheSteelersWireand give ourFacebook pagea like.This article originally appeared on Steelers Wire: Ex-Steelers safety Ryan Clark goes scorched-earth on ESPN, calls it a 'dictatorship'