This isn’t surprising.
You knew there would be defections because of their loyalty to Simmons.
4 highly regarded @Grantland33 staffers turned in resignations today to @ESPN and will be going to work for @BillSimmons
— James Andrew Miller (@JimMiller) October 9, 2015
ESPN says everything is fine and the re-signed 7 Grantland employees. They also point out that traffic has improved since Simmons have left.