Seth Wickersham
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ESPN Senior Writer and New York Times bestselling author. Seth.Wickersham@espn.com https://www.sethwickersham.com
In the 2000s, a bunch of young minds -- Marathe, Demoff, Roseman, Khan, MacCracken, Halsell, Brown, Schaeffer -- had JDs or MBAs, were inspired by Moneyball, and wanted to change football forever. They're mostly establishment now.
Seth Wickersham@sethwickersham.bsky.social · 4d agoNo stretch to say that Paraag Marathe had a massive impact on football and beyond. Game managers lifted his strategies. Analytics execs speak of him as a pioneer. Cap managers studied his contracts. And Michael Lewis got the idea for the Blind Side from him. A great run.
No stretch to say that Paraag Marathe had a massive impact on football and beyond. Game managers lifted his strategies. Analytics execs speak of him as a pioneer. Cap managers studied his contracts. And Michael Lewis got the idea for the Blind Side from him. A great run.
BE ON THAT HILL by @sethwickersham.bsky.social is available 9/15/26 from hyperion avenue @prhlibrary.bsky.social #nonfiction #sports #journalism #essays #legends #BookSky get your @libraryreads.bsky.social votes in by 8/1!
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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. www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/...
Sean Payton's second chance: Inside the Denver Broncos' Super Bowl quest
Senior writer Seth Wickersham spent two weeks with NFL football coach Sean Payton ahead of the Denver Broncos-New England Patriots AFC Championship Game.
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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: www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/...
Before Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce, there was RussField
Decades before Taylor Swift met Travis Kelce, RussField was the first power couple.
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Today through June 26, Barnes and Noble Premium and Rewards members get 25% off all upcoming releases. Please preorder Be on That Hill, my collection of ESPN work, with a foreword by Wright Thompson. If all 51,900 of you do it, I can stop asking! Thank you. www.barnesandnoble.com/w/be-on-that...
Today through June 26, Barnes and Noble Premium and Rewards members get 25% off all upcoming releases. Please preorder Be on That Hill, my collection of ESPN work, with a foreword by Wright Thompson. If all 51,900 of you do it, I can stop asking! Thank you. www.barnesandnoble.com/w/be-on-that...
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finished one of the better football books I’ve read in quite some time this morning. highly recommend from @sethwickersham.bsky.social
It feels cosmically unfair to be part of a best books award, with only one winner. Books are too hard to conceive and research and organize and write and revise to judge that way. It’s so cool to join fellow authors as finalists for the inaugural Dan Jenkins Medal for books.
Thank you to the Jenkins Medal judges for including AMERICAN KINGS in its inaugural Best Sports Book category.
Center for Sports Communication & Media@ut-cscm.bsky.social · 3mo agoSee the 2026 nominees for the Dan Jenkins Medal for Excellence in Sportswriting. In addition to Best Sportswriting, we have created new awards for Student Sportwriting and Best Sports Book. www.jenkinsmedal.com Mark your calendars for the awards dinner: September 17 in Austin.
As those who read my book might remember, Craig Morton was the first quarterback that I, as a very young boy, noticed, studied, shook hands with, emulated. RIP.
My latest: The Seahawks will likely fetch a record price for an NFL franchise, but the market is surprisingly "soft," per league insiders and those involved in the process. www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/...
Sources: Seahawks sale drawing softer-than-expected interest
The Seahawks haven't generated as much buyer interest as NFL officials originally expected, sources told ESPN.
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Coming Sept. 15, from Hyperion Avenue and Penguin Random House: A collection of the @espn.com 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. www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/826777...
If this is it for Russell Wilson, he should be congratulated on an outstanding career. From 2017-2020, he threw 140 touchdowns against 36 picks. He was also tough as hell. Not many third-round picks start every game for the first nine years of their career.
My third offering will be out in September. It’s called Be on That Hill, a collection of the ESPN work I’m proudest of over 25 years. Thanks to Wright Thompson for the gift of book titles as decorative ski runs — and for writing a forward. Please preorder www.amazon.com/Be-That-Hill...
My third offering will be out in September. It’s called Be on That Hill, a collection of the ESPN work I’m proudest of over 25 years. Thanks to Wright Thompson for the gift of book titles as decorative ski runs — and for writing a forward. Please preorder www.amazon.com/Be-That-Hill...
Coming Sept. 15, from Hyperion Avenue and Penguin Random House: A collection of the @espn.com 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. www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/826777...
When I first decided to write about sports, the first name my dad mentioned was Frank Deford. It was an honor to deliver this year’s Deford Lecture at @ut-cscm.bsky.social Thursday afternoon. Thanks to all who helped make it so special for me. youtu.be/E7hwq3NyePE?...
Wickersham is a five-time finalist for the Jenkins Medal for Excellence in Sportswriting (2x with a co-author), the most for any sportswriter. In 2018, he was a finalist for the National Magazine Award for Reporting. He's been on a team, winning the NMA for General Excellence 3x.
Center for Sports Communication & Media@ut-cscm.bsky.social · 5mo agoNEW EVENT: We're delighted to announce that Seth Wickersham will deliver the Frank Deford Lecture in Sports Journalism on March 25. Wickersham has been at ESPN for over two decades. His primary focus is long form enterprise and investigative work on the NFL. Join us on campus!
Very interesting development, filed to ESPN from me and @dvnjr.bsky.social : NFL owners are scheduled to vote on a Raiders succession plan that gives billionaire Egon Durban the option to purchase a controlling stake in the team from Mark Davis. www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/...
Sources: NFL owners set to vote on Raiders succession plan
NFL owners are scheduled to vote on a Raiders succession plan that gives Silver Lake co-chief executive officer Egon Durban the option to purchase a majority stake in the team from longtime owner Mark...
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