Chris's Bio
Growing up on Baltimore's southwest side, Chris developed a love of the city's sports teams, thanks to John Steadman's writing and Chuck Thompson's voice. Those influences led the Mt. St. Joe and Loyola College grad to a sports media relations and new media career. He worked in the NFL with the New Orleans Saints (2000-06) as the club's Manager of Media & PR, and later, Director of New Media, and with the Atlanta Falcons (2006) as New Media Producer. Prior to the NFL, he worked on the sports information staffs at UAB, George Washington and Loyola. In between a pair of stints at UAB, he was the Class-AA Birmingham Barons' Director of Media Relations, including the 1994 season when hoops star Michael Jordan played for the club. A veteran of media relations work at major sports events, he has been part of the NFL's staff at eight Super Bowls and assisted at other events including the BCS National Championship Game, NCAA Men’s and Women's Final Four, MLB All-Star Game and the Goodwill Games. He brings his insight on the NFL's inner workings as an analyst each week on WNST and through his "Blog And Tackle" on WNST.net.
Chris's Posts
All of us have walked into our favorite ice cream shop in the heat of ...
Read It »A familiar tune, played with pride during some of Baltimore’s greatest football moments, and mournfully ...
Read It »Seeing the press release stating that Dave Trembley was fired as Orioles manager reminds me ...
Read It »It’s day two of the 2010 NFL Draft, and our Purple Haze On Draft live ...
Read It »Tonight the Ravens have three scheduled selections in the second and third round of the ...
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All of us have walked into our favorite ice cream shop in the heat of summer and looked at the dozens of flavors — depending on your establishment — and stepped up to the counter to make a call. Chances are, if you are an NFL coach, your choice in August is very plain — ... Read More »
A familiar tune, played with pride during some of Baltimore’s greatest football moments, and mournfully after one of the city’s darkest, could return to herald Ravens touchdowns in M&T Bank Stadium this season if fans have their way. The Ravens through their website, are giving fans the chance to decide whether the current fight song, written ... Read More »
Seeing the press release stating that Dave Trembley was fired as Orioles manager reminds me of how hard the decision is from the inside and how it affects an entire organization. ... Read More »
It’s day two of the 2010 NFL Draft, and our Purple Haze On Draft live chat for the second and third rounds of the NFL Draft will begin at 6 pm. And, as an added bonus, we two other events going on at the same time - the Red Rocks as the Caps try to ... Read More »
Tonight the Ravens have three scheduled selections in the second and third round of the NFL Draft. Here is a look back at the picks at each spot in the decade of the 2000s, courtesy of ProFootballReference.com. The team that made the pick is in parenthesis. Players active in 2009 are marked. ... Read More »
Starting at 7:30 pm tonight, we will give you a new way to watch the NFL Draft with us with the first of three Purple Haze On Draft live chats right here on WNST.net. ... Read More »
John WNST’s Bob Haynie, Luke Jones and the rest of the WNST crew starting at 7 pm for the first of nightly Orange Chats here on WNST.net. If you are familiar with the Purple Haze live chats each Sunday during the regular season, well we’ve changed colors and are ready for baseball season in Baltimore. Click ... Read More »
The 2010 NFL free agency period began March 5 with 531 players who can negotiate with all 32 clubs, and the landscape in an uncapped year is much different. Here are the Ravens players directly impacted by free agency, and some of the rules going forward in the 2010 season. ... Read More »
All eyes will certainly be on wide receiver Donte' Stallworth and the Baltimore Ravens after the club signed him Wednesday - a second chance for a man whose horrible personal decision cost another man his life less than a year ago. ... Read More »
There will be plenty written and said in the next few days about the Ravens’ AFC Divisional Playoff matchup with the Colts on Saturday. If you don’t know how much sports information resides on WNST.net, here is a great example of what you can find if you click on the grey bar at the top of ... Read More »
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