Jay Williams sent well wishes and reflected on his time with Keyshawn Johnson and Max Kellerman during his first ESPN Radio show back since last week’s ESPN layoffs.
Williams’ future at the network is up in the air too with his contract expiring soon. On Wednesday though he said he’s just trying to carry on after seeing friends and colleagues exit the network.
“We’ve all gone through things where friends have lost jobs. It stinks,” Williams told co-host Freddie Coleman. “It sucks. We give a lot of sports analogies here, Freddie, and it’s like sometimes the only way I know how to handle things is to play through. Things happen, we’re going to deal with it.”
Jay talked about working with Keyshawn and said the two had gotten along from the very beginning.
“Key has been my boy since the first day that I met him two and a half, three years ago,” he said. “I fell in love with a guy that’s just unapologetically himself all the time.”
Williams and Johnson were the original hosts of the show when it launched in 2020. Jay mentioned Kellerman coming on board after former co-host Zubin Mehenti left and shared how grateful he was to Max for always helping him learn something new.
“My vocabulary is off the charts because of Uncle Max,” Williams said. “Max has taught me so many different words.”
“Those two have been my boys, and they still are my boys,” he added. “I have got nothing but love for Key and Max.”
