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, ESPN confirmed.
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. He was 72.ESPN confirmed Mortensen's death on Sunday. There was no immediate word on the cause or place of death.'Mort was widely respected as an industry pioneer and universally beloved as a supportive, hardworking teammate,' ESPN president Jimmy Pitaro said in a statement.
Besides appearing on a myriad of network shows, he also wrote for ESPN.com.He received the Dick McCann Award from the Professional Football Writers of America in 2016. It was renamed to the Bill Nunn Jr. Award in 2021 and is presented yearly during the Pro Football Hall of Fame ceremonies to the reporter who has made a long and distinguished contribution through their coverage of the game.'I admired how hard Chris worked to become one of the most influential and revered reporters in sports.
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