Reid Forgrave

Writer. Author, LOVE, ZAC: Small-Town Football and the Life and Death of an American Boy. @StarTribune. Also: @GQMagazine, @NYTMag, @SINow. Calmer than you are.

[Reid Forgrave @ReidForgrave]

Thrilled to announce LOVE, ZAC: Small-Town Football and the Life and Death of an American Boy is out TODAY in paperback.

A cautionary tale. A look at the risks & rewards of football. A love letter.

Buy it anywhere (but especially at indie bookstores!)

https://t.co/GC6v7MvvMt

[Bill Reiter @sportsreiter]

So… @LaurieMansfield, as they say, has some news. Upside: another tremendously talented writer is going to Substack https://t.co/k1dbQOJQkI

[Reid Forgrave @ReidForgrave]

I had the privilege of getting to know @jessdiggs, the greatest US cross-country skier ever, and writing about her for @NYTmag. As 2026 Olympics begin, a story of persistence and resilience: https://t.co/0UKdnS0tfw

[Bill Reiter @sportsreiter]

Talked to @ReidForgrave about his NYT Magazine piece chronicling a remarkable American Olympian in these winter games — and lots of other things: covering ICE right now in Minneapolis, mental toughness, CTE, Kanye, life after sportswriting, & more. https://t.co/9Z3lq9JokC

[Bill Reiter @sportsreiter]

I wrote today about LeBron James, journalism, and the sophisticated — and toxic — lessons the world’s greatest athletes have taken from the politicians who have mastered the dark arts. I think it’s worth your time https://t.co/eSRvadJTHJ

[Bill Reiter @sportsreiter]

The radio show I’ve loved every moment of for the past nine years comes to an end Dec 19. I left CBS Sports this past summer. And it turns out what comes next is something I hadn’t expected, a surprise that reminds me how lucky I’ve been, and am https://t.co/8XtX6ipOkz

[Bill Reiter @sportsreiter]

ICYMI, here’s what’s what with the radio show coming to an end. And here’s where it might pop up next https://t.co/SJICRQ9YXk

[jack healy @jackhealyNYT]

One of the best portraits of addiction I’ve ever read, and remarkably, it’s told in real time as it barrels towards its terrible end. By @ReidForgrave

https://t.co/obRhREv5m1

[Bill Reiter @sportsreiter]

Goodbye Show No. 1 today on @InfSportsNet from 10-noon ET: @ReidForgrave's last Reiter Than You hoorah, @Ryan_Hickey3's future, Detroit's big win, a Bum Of The Week for the ages, Buy or Sell, chair throwing, some holy-bleep talk, more.

LISTEN:
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@Audacy app

[Torey Van Oot @toreyvanoot]

In his head, he heard a voice: Be a helper.

“I don’t know if it was God or Mr. Rogers,” O’Brien said later. “Maybe both.”

Second time this week @ReidForgrave has written a story that made me cry.

https://t.co/gLAiPI12RF

[Reid Forgrave @ReidForgrave]

Please read my story about Lizzi Carlson, and how the opioid epidemic ravaged one Minnesora family. @StarTribune: https://t.co/PC6jecL5qZ

[Bill Reiter @sportsreiter]

This is great work by @vgregorian, and utterly outrageous. Terez was a dear friend. Ebony remains a dear friend. And @Mizzou, my alma mater, is betraying his memory, as well as her hard work and her wishes for the man she loved. Shame on my former school https://t.co/IsHED8Pcrx

[Bill Reiter @sportsreiter]

The radio show is live on @InfSportsNet 10-noon ET: ASG heroics, baseball's looming issue, Superman mini-movie review, @ReidForgrave, Start/Bench/Cut, Scheffler gets deep, @Ryan_Hickey3's Buy/Sell, Caitlin hurt again, more.

LISTEN:
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@Audacy
@SIRIUSXM 375

[Bill Reiter @sportsreiter]

On hearing LeBron in past was a little frustrated w/AD: Been talking about this since at least 2023. It is, like Bronny being drafted by Lakers or Redick hired as head coach, just another important piece of context to try & figure out what LeBron knew or didn’t about the trade

[Bill Reiter @sportsreiter]

Wrote on the Bucks brutal start and what it could mean for Giannis' future for @CBSSportsNBA, including:

-Strong belief across NBA Giannis could ask for a trade if things continue to go badly in Milwaukee -- perhaps before trade deadline
-Speculation of Giannis’ rumored preferred teams if he becomes available: The Heat and Nets
-Belief Doc has taken control of much of Bucks' basketball ops

https://t.co/zq7MisytsS

[Reid Forgrave @ReidForgrave]

Reposting my first story for @RollingStone, about Igor Danchenko’s work on the Steele Dossier and how it wrecked his life: Outed as a confidential FBI informant, acquitted at trial, unable to find work.

[Rolling Stone @RollingStone]

The Man Behind the Steele Dossier Is Ready to Talk

The right calls Igor Danchenko a Russian spy. The left blames him for the still-unverified information he collected. Now, he's telling his side.

Read: https://t.co/o735N7U0At

[Reid Forgrave @ReidForgrave]

He was the primary source for the Steele Dossier. It turned his career - and life - upside down.

Please read my first story for @RollingStone, about the years-long saga of Igor Danchenko.

[Rolling Stone @RollingStone]

EXCLUSIVE: The Man Behind the Steele Dossier Is Ready to Talk

The right calls Igor Danchenko a Russian spy. The left blames him for the still-unverified information he collected. Now, he's telling his side.

Read: https://t.co/E9330oIkWW

[Reid Forgrave @ReidForgrave]

Going to the Minnesota State Fair Friday? Stop by the @StarTribune stage at 2 p.m. I'll be interviewing two people from Change The Outcome, a Minnesota organization combatting opioid and fentanyl abuse among youth. Powerful stories, useful for parents.

[Reid Forgrave @ReidForgrave]

I spent last week driving around rural Nebraska: the cowboy town where Tim Walz was raised, the tiny farm town of less than 300 where he graduated high school. @jessvanb & I wrote @StarTribune on how small towns shaped Democratic VP nominee: https://t.co/TGtGkgWu5w

[Bill Reiter @sportsreiter]

My first impression of Bronny was that he was tiny. Then I spent the combine trying to see him as clearly as I could. What emerged was a picture of a young man in full — w/a large name to carry, yes, but perhaps the composure & grit to do it successfully:

https://t.co/fz0NQWXZMx

[Bill Reiter @sportsreiter]

Thrilled to share this news: Starting Monday, along w/@AshNicoleMoss & @JohnGonzalez, I'll be hosting Beyond The Arc, a five-day-a-week NBA podcast, for @CBSSports. We'll be live each day at 2p ET, talking everything you need to know across the NBA.

Watch live here: https://t.co/tyohsBEWs7

Download and listen to the pod here: https://t.co/tkCe3eHLGD