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Ian Hanford

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Ian is entering his fourth season as B/R's NFL Associate Editor after 10 years as an editor with the Breaking News Team. Before taking on an editing role, he worked as a Breaking News writer. As NFL Associate Editor, he works with a writing staff to create high-quality NFL content for B/R readers to consume year-round, whether that's coverage of tentpole events such as the Super Bowl and NFL Draft or reacting to topical items in the news cycle, such as trades or free-agent signings. Ian also helps manage the NFL Scouting Dept., made up of four expert scouts, to cover the NFL draft every season through scouting reports, in-depth analysis, mock drafts, and big boards throughout the cycle.

About

Ian is entering his fourth season as B/R's NFL Associate Editor after 10 years as an editor with the Breaking News Team. Before taking on an editing role, he worked as a Breaking News writer. As NFL Associate Editor, he works with a writing staff to create high-quality NFL content for B/R readers to consume year-round, whether that's coverage of tentpole events such as the Super Bowl and NFL Draft or reacting to topical items in the news cycle, such as trades or free-agent signings. Ian also helps manage the NFL Scouting Dept., made up of four expert scouts, to cover the NFL draft every season through scouting reports, in-depth analysis, mock drafts, and big boards throughout the cycle.

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