Bad few days for sports journalism

[Mr. Scot]

NFL writer Chris Wesseling died a few days ago. He was only 46 years old but had suffered through cancer. I remember reading some of his stuff on NFL.com. He was good.

Now there's word that Terez Paylor, a longtime Chiefs writer who was covering the NFL in general over the last few years, died today at only 37 (haven't seen anything on cause of death)

Pair all that with Marty Schottenheimer's death being announced by a sh-thead obituary writer and all in all, the past several days have been rough ones for sports journalism.

[TheSpecialJuan]

Damn Covid I hate it 

[Moo Daeng]

Pedro Gomez 

[Mr. Scot]

7 minutes ago, Moo Daeng said:

Pedro Gomez 

Heard his name mentioned but wasn't familiar with him. I think he was a baseball guy.

Mike Garafolo mentioned him and some others.

"Vaughn" is Vaughn McClure, who died a while back (was only 48). If I remember correctly, I think he covered the Falcons. I don't actually know who "Sid" refers to.

Edited February 9, 2021 by Mr. Scot

[PantherFeez]

Chris Wesseling was top notch. He was on the Around the NFL podcast and seemed like an awesome human being.

[Mr. Scot]

Schottenheimer at least was 77.

These other guys.: 46? 48? 37? Damn!

Chris Mortensen put it well, saying that at his age he understands the time left is finite. It's sad to hear in someone younger though.

[4Corners]

Past couple of months have been rough for sports writers. I know of Terez from being a frequent guest on Jim Rome. RIP brother 

[glitchh8]

15 hours ago, Mr. Scot said:

Heard his name mentioned but wasn't familiar with him. I think he was a baseball guy.

Mike Garafolo mentioned him and some others.

 

Yes Pedro Gomez was a baseball reporter for ESPN and he was great at his job, smooth as silk, I'll miss him this coming season.

[CarolinaSunday]

I loved listening to Wesseling on the Around the NFL podcast. I didn't always agree with him, but his opinions were always well thought out. He was fun to interact with on social media. 

He successfully beat cancer once, several years back and when they announced it had come back, I feared this would be the outcome. He got married a couple of years ago and they had a baby in 2020. It's really sad what he's leaving behind. 

He was a great guy. 

[top dawg]

Veteran NBA reporter Sekou Smith has died of Covid-19. He was 48.

[Mr. Scot]

Ouch.