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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The 2010 NFL free agency period began March 5 with 531 players who can negotiate ...
Read It »All eyes will certainly be on wide receiver Donte' Stallworth and the Baltimore Ravens after ...
Read It »There will be plenty written and said in the next few days about the Ravens’ ...
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Read It »Join us at 3:30 pm today to dissect the Ravens-Raiders game online in WNST.net's Sunday ...
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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 »
Here is a quick look at how I see the Ravens-Patriots AFC Wild Card game shaping up in bullet-point form. * Biggest question today is Joe Flacco’s hip. He is hobbling on his plant foot. NFL Network said he re-injured it last week at Oakland, and the cold weather will have an effect on his mobility. * ... Read More »
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. ... Read More »
Here are the AFC clinching scenarios coming into the final week of play, courtesy of the Elias Sports Bureau and NFL.com. ... Read More »
Many Ravens fans are of the opinion that the officials are targeting the Ravens, either for reputation, or for earlier comments after the New England game that went unpunished by the NFL league office. Now, based on my time in the league, I believe that NFL offiicials are the best in the four major sports. How ... Read More »
There are plenty of big games on tap this weekend in the NFL, including the Ravens’ trip to the Patriots. Here’s one correspondent’s view of Baltimore-New England on Sunday. Remember, we’ll review all of it on Sunday night at 7 pm ET in the Sunday Night Purple Haze here on WNST.net. Want to be a part ... Read More »
If you were hoping to take a short trip up to Delaware to put a few dollars down on single-game NFL betting, hold your cash because a federal court Monday ruled the state’s plan violated a federal ban. According to ESPN, a three-judge panel in Philadelphia heard almost two hours of arguments from attorneys for the ... Read More »
It was a long week in Tampa, capped off by an extremely entertaining fourth quarter in Super Bowl XLIII, so it’s time to put a lid on the week that was. I thought the final quarter of the Super Bowl was the best we have ever seen, even topping the Giants’ victory over the Patriots a ... Read More »
The loss to the Steelers on Sunday was tough for the Ravens and their fans to take, especially in light of the replay-contested touchdown in the final minute. But in the NFL, teams must forget the game just played and focus on the one coming up. Fans can look at the replay of the “touchdown” catch ... Read More »
At the urging of Nestor Aparicio, I have gone back in time when I would regularly bother the Elias Sports Bureau in New York for help in determining the scenarios in which the team I was working for (New Orleans, Atlanta) at the time needed to make the playoffs. Yes, I know, “What’s Important Now” is ... Read More »
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