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 (2000-05) 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.
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After you dry off from a wet day at M&T Bank Stadium watching the Ravens battle fellow Mt. St. Joe grad Jim Schwartz’ Detroit Lions, settle in with your friends and WNST hosts & personalities starting at 7 pm tonight for the Sunday Night Purple Haze live chat.
We will have Ravens news and notes, tweets from local and national media along with Ravens players, and YOUR comments and questions from pregame through halftime of the Sunday Night game.
Ravens-Lions Purple Haze Live Chat
We’re in December and the final quarter of the regular season. There will be plenty to talk about with the Ravens, the AFC playoff race and other topics that come in during the evening. It’s like your neighborhood bar with WNST hosts as your bartenders, and you can skip out on the tab at the end of the night.
Please join us and tell your friends about our spirited online live chat on WNST.net.
By the way, since I did not have a chance to write a “How I See It” column this week because of travel, my pick today is Baltimore 17, Detroit 10. We’ll see how it goes …
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December 13th, 2009 at 1:00 pm
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December 13th, 2009 at 1:08 pm
Chris did you kjnow that Dallas was going to win today and remain undefeated? Yes, thats right. Dallas Clark, the greatest tight end in the history of the Colts franchise will be 13 and 0. So will Dwight Freeney, the greatest pass rusher in the history of the Colts franchise, and of course Peyton Manning the greatest quarterback in anybody’s franchise.
Baltimore beats Detroit.
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December 13th, 2009 at 4:09 pm
Hey Curtin in IRSAYville,
19 will always be greater than 18….
Thanks for beating Denver today!!!!
Helps the Ravens with the wildcard chances….
Maybe the playoffs in LUCAS Oil Dump stadium???
Regards,
The Curse of Johnny U. Lives—No mor Super Bowl wins for Jimmy “the weasel” Irsay