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'''Len Pasquarelli''' is a controversial [[United States|American]] sportswriter and analyst with [[ESPN.com]] and a 25-year veteran of covering the [[National Football League|NFL]]. He joined ESPN.com in 2001 and has since become a frequent contributor to the other [[ESPN]] outlets, including ''[[SportsCenter]]'', [[ESPNEWS]], [[ESPN Radio]] and ''[[ESPN The Magazine]]''. His articles reflect his opinions on various football topics. |
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'''Len Pasquarelli''' is an American sports writer and analyst with The Sports Xchange and a 25-year veteran of covering the [[National Football League]] (NFL).<ref>{{Cite web |last=Pasquarelli |first=Len |date=2012-07-16 |title=Pasquarelli: Short shelf life? RBs continue to rake in huge cont |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/2012/07/16/pasquarelli-short-shelf-life-rbs-continue-to-rake-in-huge-cont/ |access-date=2024-07-17 |website=Chicago Tribune |language=en-US}}</ref> The Sports Xchange is a network of professional, accredited reporters and analysts who cover each team or sport full-time. |
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Prior to ESPN, Pasquarelli served as a senior writer for CBS SportsLine.com |
Prior to joining the Sports Xchange, he wrote for ESPN.com <ref>{{Cite web |last=Rosenthal |first=Gregg |date=August 15, 2010 |title=Len Pasquarelli moves on, moves out of ESPN |url=https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/news/len-pasquarelli-moves-on-moves-out-of-espn |access-date=July 17, 2024 |website=NBC Sports |language=en-US}}</ref> starting in 2001 and was a frequent contributor to the other [[ESPN]] outlets, including ''[[SportsCenter]]'', [[ESPNEWS]], [[ESPN Radio]] and ''[[ESPN The Magazine]]''. Before ESPN, Pasquarelli served as a senior writer for CBS SportsLine.com. He has also covered the NFL for the ''[[Atlanta Journal-Constitution]]'' from 1989 to 1999, the ''[[Fort Wayne News-Sentinel]]'' from 1985 to 1989, ''[[Pro Football Weekly]]'' from 1982 to 1985, and ''Pittsburgh Steelers Weekly'' from 1978 to 1982. |
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Pasquarelli is a member of the [[Pro Football Writers Association|Pro Football Writers of America]] and has twice won national awards as the Best NFL Reporter of the Year. He also has won several writing awards, including an [[Associated Press]] Deadline Sports Reporting Award in 1988. |
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Pasquarelli has been on the committee that selects inductees for the Pro Football Hall of Fame. During the annual selection meeting on February 2, 2008, he fell ill and was taken to an area hospital. The following day he had quintuple bypass surgery. |
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<ref>{{cite web |url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/peter_king/02/04/Giants/3.html |title=SI.com - Writers - MMQB (Cont.) - Monday February 4, 2008 1:17PM |accessdate=February 4, 2008 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080207120930/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/peter_king/02/04/Giants/3.html |archivedate=February 7, 2008 }}</ref> While in rehabilitation for the bypass surgery, he began to experience new symptoms which were later diagnosed as [[Guillain–Barré syndrome]]. |
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Pasquarelli is sometimes controversial in his views. Typically firm and untractable, he also has garnered anger from his reader base. Most prominently, he carries a grudge against the Washington Redskins. This article reflects the total lack of logic, and use of pure opinion that Len utlizes to denigrate the team: |
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== References == |
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''According to the excellent NFL salary database compiled by USA Today, the Washington Redskins had the league's sixth-highest payroll in 2003, at $84.826 million. And they finished 5-11. In 2004, Washington led the league, with a then-record payroll of $117.96 million, about $13 million more than the No. 2 team, the Philadelphia Eagles. And the Redskins finished 6-10. Last season, the Redskins had a payroll of just $66.1 million, the third-lowest in the league. And they crafted a 10-6 record, grabbed a wild-card berth, and advanced to the divisional round of the playoffs before being eliminated by NFC champion Seattle. So one would think that owner Dan Snyder might surmise, given the results of last season, that you don't have to sport the biggest payroll to field a pretty viable team, right? Uh, no. This spring, Snyder opened the coffers again, overpaying for overrated free agents such as safety Adam Archuleta and wide receiver Antwaan Randle El. He traded for wideout Brandon Lloyd and then rewarded a guy who's never had 50 catches in a season with a fat new contract. Odds are that the Redskins will be at or near the top of the payroll list again in 2006. And if history is any indicator, out of the playoffs.'' |
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*[http://sports.espn.go.com/keyword/search?searchString=Len_Pasquarelli&rT=sports/ Pasquarelli’s |
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Latest revision as of 23:35, 7 September 2024
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Len Pasquarelli is an American sports writer and analyst with The Sports Xchange and a 25-year veteran of covering the National Football League (NFL).[1] The Sports Xchange is a network of professional, accredited reporters and analysts who cover each team or sport full-time.
Prior to joining the Sports Xchange, he wrote for ESPN.com [2] starting in 2001 and was a frequent contributor to the other ESPN outlets, including SportsCenter, ESPNEWS, ESPN Radio and ESPN The Magazine. Before ESPN, Pasquarelli served as a senior writer for CBS SportsLine.com. He has also covered the NFL for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution from 1989 to 1999, the Fort Wayne News-Sentinel from 1985 to 1989, Pro Football Weekly from 1982 to 1985, and Pittsburgh Steelers Weekly from 1978 to 1982.
Pasquarelli is a member of the Pro Football Writers of America and has twice won national awards as the Best NFL Reporter of the Year. He also has won several writing awards, including an Associated Press Deadline Sports Reporting Award in 1988.
Pasquarelli has been on the committee that selects inductees for the Pro Football Hall of Fame. During the annual selection meeting on February 2, 2008, he fell ill and was taken to an area hospital. The following day he had quintuple bypass surgery. [3] While in rehabilitation for the bypass surgery, he began to experience new symptoms which were later diagnosed as Guillain–Barré syndrome.
Pasquarelli is a Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania native and graduated from the University of Pittsburgh in 1972. He currently resides in Atlanta, Georgia.
References
[edit]- ^ Pasquarelli, Len (July 16, 2012). "Pasquarelli: Short shelf life? RBs continue to rake in huge cont". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved July 17, 2024.
- ^ Rosenthal, Gregg (August 15, 2010). "Len Pasquarelli moves on, moves out of ESPN". NBC Sports. Retrieved July 17, 2024.
- ^ "SI.com - Writers - MMQB (Cont.) - Monday February 4, 2008 1:17PM". Archived from the original on February 7, 2008. Retrieved February 4, 2008.