"ESPN NFL Reporter Chris Mortensen Passes Away at 72"
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Chris Mortensen, a former NFL reporter and analyst for ESPN, has passed away at the age of 72. He joined ESPN in 1991 and covered every Super Bowl from 1979 through 2015. Mortensen battled throat cancer and continued working through the 2017 NFL season despite the cancer spreading to his lungs. He was known for breaking major NFL stories and received the Dick McCann Award for distinguished reporting on professional football. Mortensen leaves behind a legacy of impactful journalism and a message of expressing love and appreciation to others.
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