Mortensen began at ESPN in 1991 and was in many ways the first insider ever, taking scoops that would have been overlooked or localized into the mainstream by reporting on television.

Chris Mortensen, who began covering the NFL for ESPN in 1991, won several awards in his career, including the prestigious Dick McCann Award from the Pro Football Writers of America in 2016.

Chris Mortensen was honored by the NFL inside the Superdome press box ahead of Super Bowl 59. Sunday marks the first Super Bowl since his death in March. A memorial was set up for the longtime ...

Chris Mortensen in 2010. / Kirby Lee-Imagn Images This year's Super Bowl will be the first without longtime ESPN reporter Chris Mortensen—a network fixture who died on March 3 of throat cancer.

Chris Mortensen has received the highest honor given by the Professional Football Writers of America, the Dick McCann Award, and will be honored at the 2016 Hall of Fame enshrinement ceremony.

ESPN senior NFL analyst Chris Mortensen will be off the air as he begins treatments for throat cancer. "More than a week ago, I was diagnosed with a Stage IV throat cancer," Mortensen said in a ...

Mortensen began his career in journalism in 1969. He covered news, investigations, and of course, sports, before making his first appearance on the world leader in sports broadcasting, ESPN, in 1991.

It’s undeniable how much both Mortensen and Brown, along with the others named to the 2024 Hall of Fame Class, have done for the broadcasting industry as a whole.