Chris Mortensen was diagnosed with Stage 4 throat cancer in 2016. WireImage. The NFL insider had been one of the biggest news breakers during his more than three decades at ESPN and Mortensen had ...

The sports world paid tribute to award-winning NFL insider Chris Mortensen on Sunday after it was announced that he died at 72. Mortensen worked for ESPN for over three decades, helping grow the ...

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.

Dan Patrick highlights Chris Mortensen’s impact in making NFL ‘year-round’ "And when it came to breaking news, Chris Mortensen was the guy. And a great reporter as well." ...

The NFL world lost Chris Mortensen on Sunday, and the effects are felt from around the field. The longtime ESPN NFL reporter died at the age of 72 on March 3, a year after his retirement from the ...

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 ...

Mortensen had long been a valued resource at ESPN and the tributes to him on social media from his colleagues, both current and past ESPNers, show his influence at the network.

Chris Mortensen had been battling cancer since 2016. In January 2016, Mortensen revealed that he had been diagnosed with Stage IV throat cancer, a battle he courageously fought for years.