Chris Mortensen was born on November 7,1951 and is an American journalist providing reports for ESPN's Sunday NFL Countdown, Monday Night Countdown, SportsCenter, ESPN Radio, and ESPN.
11 Facts About Chris Mortensen
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Chris Mortensen says his journalism career began once he realized that he no longer could compete in football, basketball and baseball beyond high school.
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Chris Mortensen forsook his goal of being a teacher and coach when he realized how competitive sports journalism could be.
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Since starting his career with the Daily Breeze newspaper in Torrance, California in 1969, Chris Mortensen has received 18 awards in journalism.
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From 1983 to 1990, Chris Mortensen worked at the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, filing investigative reports and covering the Atlanta Braves, Atlanta Falcons and the NFL.
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Chris Mortensen previously covered the NFL for The National, where he was one of the first writers hired by editor Frank Deford.
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Chris Mortensen worked as an analyst for ESPN's coverage of the NFL Draft.
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On January 21,2015, Chris Mortensen reported erroneously that 11 of the 12 footballs used in the AFC Championship Game on January 18,2015, between the New England Patriots and the Indianapolis Colts were 2 pounds per square inch under NFL regulation.
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Chris Mortensen was to appear on WEEI's Dennis and Callahan radio show on July 31,2015, but cancelled.
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Chris Mortensen is the author of the 1991 book Playing for Keeps: How One Man Kept the Mob from Sinking Its Hooks into Pro Football.
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On January 15,2016, Chris Mortensen announced via an ESPN statement that he had been diagnosed with Stage 4 throat cancer and would consequently be taking a leave of absence from his on-air work at the cable network.