The sports world mourned the death of longtime ESPN NFL reporter Chris Mortensen

ESPN announced sad news on Sunday as longtime NFL reporter Chris Mortensen died this weekend at the age of 72.

Mortensen first joined ESPN back in 1991, and he became a fixture in the network’s NFL coverage over the years. Amid a throat cancer diagnosis in 2016, Mortensen took on a decreased workload and eventually left the network in 2023.

ESPN is very sorry to have to share this devastating news.

Award-winning journalist Chris Mortensen passed away this morning at the age of 72. pic.twitter.com/m0Sh742PuO

— ESPN PR (@ESPNPR) March 3, 2024

As the news of Mortensen’s passing became public, many of his former colleagues and fellow media members offered their condolences on social media.