Peter Hailey

Washington Football Team Reporter and Multimedia Producer at NBC Sports

Golf/NFL researcher for NBC. Covered Washington's NFL franchise across five years and three team names. Cat dad.

Articles

I didn’t think San Diego could be as flawless as everyone says - but it is

1 week ago | medium.com | Pete Hailey |Peter Hailey

I don’t know if I believe in a “heaven.” I do know that the concept sure as hell beats the idea of a never-ending void being on the other side of my last breath, so I’d certainly take it. But whether I really think that heaven exists depends on how optimistic I’m feeling that day. I will say this, though. If such a place exists, I don’t need mine to include pearly gates and angels singing and a bright white light.
Spotify’s A.I. DJ can be useful - but also so, so annoying

1 month ago | medium.com | Pete Hailey |Peter Hailey

I have a bit of a complicated relationship with Spotify’s A.I. DJ. I wouldn’t call it “love/hate.” I think “like a decent amount/get really sick of it (him?) if exposed to it (him?) too long” is more appropriate. The feature — which has been available since early 2023 — undoubtedly represents my biggest exposure to A.I. on a day-to-day basis. I don’t use A.I. to write emails for me because I’m a sick writer and also capable of coming up with three sentences on my own.
EXCLUSIVE: I talked to the Fox scorebug after Super Bowl LIX

Feb 10, 2025 | medium.com | Pete Hailey |Peter Hailey

Pete Hailey·Follow4 min read·--Fox debuted a new scorebug (pictured above) during Super Bowl LIX — and like many of Patrick Mahomes’ passes versus Philly, it was not received well. At all. I’ve since tracked down the scorebug for this EXCLUSIVE interview, giving it the opportunity to share its view of all the discussion surrounding it. Please credit me if using any of these quotes for aggregation…First off… how are you feeling after what transpired on Super Bowl Sunday? Thanks for asking Pete.
With football ending, it’s time to devote myself to golf again. That makes me tingly

Feb 4, 2025 | medium.com | Pete Hailey |Peter Hailey

Pete Hailey·Follow4 min read·--So many swing thoughts are running through that dope’s headIt’s an early-February Tuesday in D.C., and with the temperature inching slightly above 50, I got to participate in one of my favorite annual rituals just this morning: The year’s first golf grind sesh.
This Commanders playoff run reminds me of a Japanese video game

Jan 21, 2025 | medium.com | Pete Hailey |Peter Hailey

Pete Hailey·Follow4 min read·--My older brother, Nick, introduced me to many key video games while I was growing up — and like any good older brother would, he ensured most of them were wildly inappropriate for my age. The times he let me play Grand Theft Auto III on his PlayStation 2 produced (I’m only guessing here, for the record) an ecstasy-like feeling through my kid brain, and I first learned of what a minigun was through TimeSplitters 2.
I’m 30 now and becoming sorta boring - which I’m totally fine with

Dec 4, 2024 | medium.com | Pete Hailey |Peter Hailey

Pete Hailey·Follow4 min read·--A few of my nephews got slices of this cake and I’m not sure I’ll ever forgive em for itI turned 30 years old about two months ago. The milestone went down on October 3, which, come to think of it, is kinda fitting — 10th month, 3rd day, multiply those two numbers together and you get 30. Pretty neat, huh? Anyway, I wasn’t particularly moved by the event.
The impact of a star QB like Jayden Daniels is limitless

Sep 24, 2024 | medium.com | Pete Hailey |Peter Hailey

For a skinny guy, Jayden Daniels’ impact is already awfully wide.
I played Bethpage Black and survived to tell the tale - barely

Aug 30, 2024 | medium.com | Pete Hailey |Peter Hailey

I’ve been fortunate enough to take my meh golfing abilities to some esteemed courses over the past handful of years, but none of them elicited the reaction from people that Bethpage Black did. Upon informing those in my circle that I’d be playing there thanks to the extreme generosity of a friend who lives in New York, I got one text saying, “Oh man.
Here are 10 thoughts after being in Paris for the entirety of the Olympics

Aug 13, 2024 | medium.com | Pete Hailey |Peter Hailey

When I took my job at NBC Sports about a year ago, a couple of people asked shortly thereafter if I’d be able to go to Paris for the Olympics. That seemed preposterous to me so I shot them down — until, lo and behold, I was told in February I’d be going to Paris for the Olympics. And now, somehow, I’m back after a trip that spanned from July 20 to August 12. I learned fewer than 10 French words but greater than 10 lessons about the Games, life abroad and more.
Sports commentators need to stop using this word all the damn time

Feb 9, 2024 | medium.com | Pete Hailey |Peter Hailey

Play-by-play announcers and color analysts say this word constantly and I’d enjoy it if they’d stop. As I’ve aged — I now have growing patches of gray hair on the sides of my head that are visible except for right in the post-haircut window; next stop: Wheelchairwithadiaperville— I find myself getting grumpier about lots of stuff. And as much as I’d like to not be grumpy about lots of stuff, I can’t control it. I’m essentially becoming a big jerk.