Jeff Darlington
Jeff Darlington | |
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| Born | November 10, 1981 Elizabeth, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | Bachelors |
| Alma mater | University of Florida |
| Occupation(s) | Reporter for ESPN, previously a reporter for NFL Network and NFL.com |
Jeff Darlington (born November 10, 1981, in Elizabeth, New Jersey) is an Emmy-award winning television reporter[1] with ESPN, where he appears on such shows as Sunday NFL Countdown, SportsCenter, Get Up and NFL Live. He has covered the NFL since 2005. Nominated multiple times for Sports Emmys, he is best known for high-level interviews with NFL stars like Patrick Mahomes, Tom Brady and Jared Goff. He previously covered the NFL for the NFL Network and NFL.com from 2011 to 2016. For six seasons prior to 2011, he covered the Miami Dolphins for The Miami Herald. In 2010, he was named South Florida's "Best Sports Writer." Darlington still resides in Fort Lauderdale but is often traveling to NFL cities.
Jeff Darlington has covered sports in Florida – including college football and the NFL – since 2000. Before covering the NFL and the Dolphins, he wrote about the football and men's basketball programs at the University of Florida for the Orlando Sentinel. Darlington also is a graduate of UF.
Darlington appeared briefly in a cameo role with Kevin Costner in the movie Draft Day.
Darlington attended Seminole High School in Seminole, Florida.
References[edit]
- https://espnpressroom.com/us/bios/jeff-darlington/
- "NFL.com | Jeff Darlington Archive". nfl.com.
- "NFL Network | Jeff Darlington Profile". nfl.com.
- "Broward/Palm Beach New Times |"Best Sportswriter"". browardpalmbeach.com.
- "IMDB | Jeff Darlington IMDB Profile". imdb.com.
External links[edit]
- ^ "Jeff Darlington". ESPN Press Room U.S. Retrieved 2024-02-01.
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- 1981 births
- Disney people
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- Living people
- Writers from Elizabeth, New Jersey
- Seminole High School (Pinellas County, Florida) alumni
- University of Florida alumni
- National Football League announcers
- NFL Network people
- Miami Herald people
- Sportswriters from New Jersey
- People from Seminole, Florida
- Sportswriters from Florida