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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Join us at 3:30 pm today to dissect the Ravens-Raiders game online in WNST.net’s Sunday Afternoon Purple Haze. News, polls, and most importantly, your comments make up the Haze from pregame until after the final play.
Nestor Aparicio will have pregame news and notes from the Oakland press box starting at 3:30 pm. Once the game starts at 4:15, all of your favorite WNST hosts and personalities, including Drew Forrester, Glenn Clark and other stars will chat with you, answer your questions and take a look at the NFL playoff picture — especially who the Ravens will play in the AFC playoffs if they beat the Raiders (either New England or Cincinnati).
Ravens-Raiders Sunday Afternoon Purple Haze
By the way, since I didn’t have a chance to do a “How I See It” column, here is my prediction for today’s game: Ravens 24, Raiders 10.
Tell your friends, fire up your laptop, and enjoy the Week 17 action in a new way with WNST in the Purple Haze. (And, if the Ravens make the playoffs, we’ll do this again next week during the Wild Card round).
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January 3rd, 2010 at 12:34 pm
Chris-
Who is the Officiating Crew Chief today in Oakland???
Coleman, Morelli, Carey???……The Vegas Line is 10 and 1/2 and the zebras will be monitoring the number closely to ensure maximum profitability at the Sports Books!!!
Regards,
Mark Perriera
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January 3rd, 2010 at 12:34 pm
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January 3rd, 2010 at 3:27 pm
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