Coming Sept. 15, from @hyperionavebook and @penguinrandom: A collection of the @espn work I’m proudest of, with an introduction from me and a foreword from Wright Thompson.
Preorder now, but don’t worry—I’ll remind you.
https://t.co/aeYfwYpt7i
In January, I spent the playoffs embedded with Sean Payton and the Broncos. Sixteen-hour days, capturing every meeting, decision, and the raw and unfiltered creativity, energy, desperation, rage, joy, and loneliness of trying to win in The Second Season.
https://t.co/GveoCgXb7P
Per @SethWickersham: When Bill Belichick and the Patriots divorced in 2024, Sean Payton considered presenting Broncos owner Greg Penner a proposal for the ages: Hire Belichick as head coach until he reached 15 wins, enough to break Don Shula's career record of 347. Payton would temporarily step down to assistant head coach and run the offense, then move back after Belichick became the all-time leader. In the end, it was too complicated -- and maybe too fanciful.
In the aftermath of JUST&T MARRIED, I wrote about Jane Russell and Bob Waterfield, one of our first sports-entertainment quote-unquote powercouples, and what two famous spouses face:
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