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Legendary NFL reporter Chris Mortensen touched the lives of many sports journalists throughout his storied carried.
On Sunday, ESPN chairman Jimmy Pitaro announced that Mortensen had passed away at 72.
“Mort was widely respected as an industry pioneer and universally beloved as a supportive, hard-working teammate. He covered the NFL with extraordinary skill and passion, and was at the top of his field for decades,” “He will truly be missed by colleagues and fans, and our hearts and thoughts are with his loved ones.”
NFL Network hosts Rich Eisen and Daniel Jeremiah honored Mortensen at the end of their combine coverage on Sunday afternoon.
Jeremiah, who called Mortensen a mentor, got extremely emotional and teared up while speaking about his good friend.
“He was one of my best friends, I have said it many times…I just want to look in the camera and tell Micki his wife, and Alex his son that everytime I talked to Mort you guys came up, because he was so proud of you and he loves you so much, you’re always in his heart, you’re always on his mind, he’s a sweet, sweet person with a sweet family and that’s who I am thinking about right now.”
NFL Network ends its NFL Combine coverage with the news that Chris Mortensen has passed away at the age of 72.
Daniel Jeremiah got very emotional about his “mentor,” noting that they were exchanging text messages yesterday about the Combine. pic.twitter.com/MCf8APlWfv
— Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing) March 3, 2024