After Chris Mortensen's death, Adam Schefter's phone buzzed. It was longtime ESPN exec John Walsh. "I want you to know how much Mort pushed you for this job," he said.

In a photo supplied by ESPN, Chris Mortensen appears on the set of Sunday NFL Countdown at ESPN’s studios in Bristol, Conn., on Sept. 22, 2019.

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.

Award-winning journalist Chris Mortensen, who spent over three decades at ESPN, has died at the age of 72. The network announced the news of Mortensen's death on Sunday, referring to him as an ...

Peyton Manning talks with ESPN sideline reporter Chris Mortensen in 2005. A. Messerschmidt/Getty Emmy-Winning ESPN Director Dies at 42 After 'Medical Emergency' at NCAA Baseball Tournament ...

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.

Mortensen joined ESPN in 1991 and retired after the 2023 NFL Draft to focus on his health. Chris Mortensen was at ESPN from 1991 until this past year, when he quietly retired following April's NFL ...

A heartwarming tribute to veteran ESPN NFL reporter Chris Mortensen has gone viral. The Context The award-winning journalist died on Sunday aged 72, just months after retiring from ESPN.

March 4 (UPI) --Personalities from throughout the NFL and sports media continue to mourn longtime ESPN reporter Chris Mortensen, who died at 72 years old. ESPN announced that Mortensen died Sunday ...

That’s who I’m thinking about right now." Eisen added, "I met Chris Mortensen when I was 26 years old when he was the G.O.A.T. in the making for the ‘Worldwide Leader in Sports’ at ESPN.