One of the NFL’s best and most important and influential reporters has died. But to define Chris Mortensen by his legendary work would not even begin to come close to best describing him.
Mortensen was best known by his colleagues and those who knew him as one of the nicest people they had ever come across.
Mortensen died Sunday at the age of 72. The cause of his death was not immediately announced, but he had been battling cancer for years. He was diagnosed with stage 4 throat cancer in January 2016 and stepped away from his full-time role at ESPN last year to, he said, “focus on my health, family and faith.”
