ESPN announced sad news on Sunday as longtime NFL reporter Chris Mortensen died this weekend at the age of 72.
Mortensen first joined ESPN back in 1991, and he became a fixture in the network’s NFL coverage over the years. Amid a throat cancer diagnosis in 2016, Mortensen took on a decreased workload and eventually left the network in 2023.
ESPN is very sorry to have to share this devastating news.
Award-winning journalist Chris Mortensen passed away this morning at the age of 72. pic.twitter.com/m0Sh742PuO
— ESPN PR (@ESPNPR) March 3, 2024
As the news of Mortensen’s passing became public, many of his former colleagues and fellow media members offered their condolences on social media.