About

In 2008, just about halfway through my college days at Valparaiso University while eagerly seeking a degree in Sports Management, I realized the "word" in sports meant more to me than anything else.

The sharing of opinions, stats, recaps, and human interest stories led me to become a
cohost for an on-campus, two-hour sports talk radio show and a sports columnist for the college newspaper.

Then during a morning session on my laptop in my dorm room looking for the latest Buffalo Bills insight, I discovered Bleacher Report, instantly joined and became an addicted writer.

I found exactly what I wanted to do.

Write.

After a Bleacher Report competition, I was named a Featured Columnist covering the Buffalo Bills and then became employed as a contract writer. During a brief crossover to management, I was named the NFL Team Leader, when I managed writers for all 32 NFL teams, assigning articles and updating B/R's official NFL Twitter account.

This spring, I joined the Trends and Traffic Optimization team where I wrote daily in a rapid-fire style called "quick hits".

Presently, I am a member of the NFL On-Call Team with a stellar group of talented writers.

I have been so fortunate to have worked with tremendous editors who have not only helped me in my growth as a writer but have also given me great opportunities to represent B/R.

I was interviewed on ESPN-Fresno radio, appeared on SNY to preview the Bills and Jets matchup and conducted a face-to-face interview with Bills RB C.J. Spiller. I also recently appeared on Andrew Kuhla's and Matt Miller's NFL Draft podcast, "4th and Long".

Short List

  • Favorite Athletes

    Fred Jackson, Tyler Ennis, Ryan Miller, Drew Stafford, Stevie Johnson, Jairus Byrd, Jim Kelly, Thurman Thomas, Daryll Talley, Andre Reed, Johnny Flynn, Mike Hart, Braylon Edwards

  • Favorite Sports Teams

    Buffalo Bills, Buffalo Sabres, Michigan Wolverines

  • Favorite Coaches

    Marv Levy, Lloyd Carr, John Beilein

  • All Time Sports Moment

    Bills Comeback vs. Oilers

  • Most Memorable Game Attended

    1997 Rose Bowl Michigan v Washington St

  • Most Unbreakable Sports Record

    Lew Alcindor's 3 straight Final Four MOPs.

  • Ruth or Mays?

    Mays....better all around

  • Unitas or Montana?

    Montana

  • Jordan or Russell?

    Jordan

  • Gretzky or Orr?

    Gretzky

  • Pele or Maradona?

    Pele

  • Federer or Sampras?

    Sampras

  • Tiger or Nicklaus?

    TIGER

  • ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Pac-12 or SEC?

    Basketball - Big East Football - SEC sorry Big 10

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  • Jon Weston posted 48 days ago

    Jon Weston

    your MVP article is terrible. MVP is voted on before the playoffs even start, so basically your entire article is meaningless, and poorly researched.

    BTW Rodgers is the clear cut favorite at the moment

  • Travis Tilton posted 90 days ago

    Travis Tilton

    you missed the game with the highest chance for an upset... bengals are 7 point dogs to the ravens... why didnt you include that game?

  • Charles Peterson posted 99 days ago

    Charles Peterson

    Any list of most intimidating football players that doesn't include Jack Lambert is rubbish. Polamalu more intimidating than Lambert...how old are you?

  • John Rozum posted 154 days ago

    John Rozum

    bro, excellent list of the greatest safeties in the history of pro football. i thoroughly enjoyed reading it. and if we're talking greatest safeties in NFL history, look up a guy named Jake Scott if you haven't heard of him. He was the MVP of Super VII when the Miami Dolphins went undefeated in 1972. He was also the last player to wear No. 13 before Dan Marino in Miami. Personally, i would have put him on the best safeties of all time list, but thats just me. great article once again bro. you def know your stuff

  • Garrett Derr posted 177 days ago

    Garrett Derr

    Hey man I wrote an article about the Top 10 Pro Athletes Who Would Make Good UFC Fighters. Would love to hear what you think man. http://bleacherreport.com/articles/817080-10-pro-athletes-that-would-make-good-ufc-fighters

  • Carl Cockerham posted 238 days ago

    Carl Cockerham

    http://bleacherreport.com/articles/447592-al-davis-will-be-busy-according-to-what-the-new-cba-is-expected-to-be

  • Carl Cockerham posted 240 days ago

    Carl Cockerham

    http://bleacherreport.com/articles/448035-oakland-raiders-top-25-all-time-players

  • Carl Cockerham posted 254 days ago

    Carl Cockerham

    http://bleacherreport.com/articles/448224-oakland-raider-receiver-jacoby-ford-to-break-out-in-2011#comment

  • Carl Cockerham posted 262 days ago

    Carl Cockerham

    http://bleacherreport.com/articles/448228-oakland-raiders-why-darrius-heyward-bey-should-take-a-pay-cut-or-be-cut

  • Carl Cockerham posted 274 days ago

    Carl Cockerham

    http://bleacherreport.com/articles/448287-oakland-raider-quarterback-jason-campbell-is-ready

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