Dan Pompei
NFL Senior Writer at The Athletic
Teller of stories. The Athletic. Board member, Les Turner ALS Foundation. https://t.co/iaXE11ytrb
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5 days ago |
nytimes.com | Dan Pompei |Zac Jackson |Dan Duggan |Jeff Howe
The answers to the questions that will define various NFL teams in 2025 won’t begin to uncover themselves until training camps commence in July. But between rookie camps, minicamps and OTAs, The Athletic’s beat writers have plenty to ponder for now. How have new head coaches adjusted in their first practices? Has an embattled player arrived looking like a remade version of himself? Has a free-agent addition impressed early? What about a rookie who’s changed the outlook on an anticipated camp battle?
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2 weeks ago |
nytimes.com | Dan Pompei
Everywhere James Harrison went during Super Bowl week this year, he heard it. Fans yelled it at him as he walked to the New Orleans convention center from the Loews Hotel. Reporters asked him during interviews on radio row. NFL brothers Jerome Bettis, Nate Burleson, Cam Heyward, Deion Sanders all had the same query. He must have been asked hundreds of times: "Are you going to fight Chad Ochocinco?"Everything in his history said he would.
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2 weeks ago |
nytimes.com | Dan Pompei
TAMPA, Fla. - Seven weeks into the 2024 season, Buccaneers wide receiver Chris Godwin was on pace for a career year and a payday fit for the CEO of a tech company. Then, a dislocated ankle ended his season and changed everything. As he turned 29 in late February, Godwin still had not been offered a new deal by the Bucs, even though his contract was expiring in less than a month. He had a lot to think about. Does my team still value me?
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1 month ago |
nytimes.com | Dan Pompei
CORAL GABLES, Fla. - The beat is heavy in the control room of the L. Austin Weeks Recording Studio at the University of Miami's Frost School of Music. Dolphins outside linebacker Jaelan Phillips sits in front of three mixing consoles and what must be a thousand knobs, levers, dials and buttons. The wallpaper on his laptop reads "Don't Overthink S-."He cues up a song called "Destiny" that he tracked and mixed.
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1 month ago |
nytimes.com | Dan Pompei
In a banquet room decorated for Christmas, a group of coaches' kids were entertained by Santa Claus. There were awesome presents for the Michigan football team - high-end swag, including commemorative watches. The Wolverines were gathered at the Eden Roc Hotel Miami Beach the night before Christmas to prepare to play Alabama in the 2000 Orange Bowl, and this was a night of celebration. John Spytek, though, wasn't feeling very festive. He wouldn't be playing in the game.
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RT @danpompei: James Harrison has been known for his famous glare — the furrowed brow and stare into the soul. These days, his eyes are se…
James Harrison has been known for his famous glare — the furrowed brow and stare into the soul. These days, his eyes are sending a different message. My story on the journey of a man who once was the NFL's notorious intimidator. https://t.co/cl8uNgryYt https://t.co/UHNan8Oyop
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We’re proud to announce that Dan McGrath will be inducted into the Chicagoland Sports Hall of Fame this October as part of the Class of 2025. He will also receive this year’s Excellence in Media Award. A respected voice in Chicago sports journalism, Dan spent four decades in the https://t.co/WLPW96IqLf
