Chris Mortensen, an award-winning reporter who covered the NFL, dies at 72
The IndependentThe latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Chris Mortensen, the award-winning journalist who covered the NFL for close to four decades, including 32 as a senior analyst at ESPN, died Sunday morning. Rest in peace, Mort.” Mortensen announced his retirement after the NFL Draft last year so that he could “focus on my health, family and faith.” NFL Network analyst Daniel Jeremiah said during the end of coverage at the NFL Scouting Combine on Sunday that Mortensen texted him to ask how he thought Spencer Rattler would do during the quarterback workouts in Indianapolis. But, man, he would punch me in the face if we didn’t if we didn’t do this and have fun and enjoy this great game that he loved so much.” Mortensen joined ESPN in 1991, and for years helped shape the network's coverage as the NFL exploded into year-round coverage. Mort was one of the greatest reporters in sports history, and an even better man,” said ESPN NFL insider Adam Schefter on social media.
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