AFC West Top Writers

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The result of an older brother following the Raiders and a Father who follows the Broncos, Joseph Budd was tuned to the Raiders at a young age, starting with Ken Stabler's game against the Vikings in the 1976 season. Going through school, he was the subject of ridicule and resentment, especially after cheering for the Raiders through two more Super Bowl wins, and watched in horror when Bo Jackson's career was derailed.

Never giving up on his team, Joe went on to college, and took his hobby into business, opening a card shop, trading, and doing business both before and after the internet took off, selling cards and collectables.

After discovering that there was no physical way to collect every single card when your name is not Donald Trump, Joe decided to pursue the Raider cards. A...

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Welcome to the Sayre Bedinger writer profile! I am a 19 year old student in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. I currently am the community leader for the Denver Broncos, and am a writer for the Chicago Cubs, Chicago Bulls, and Iowa Hawkeyes. I also enjoy North Carolina Tar Heels basketball.

Ever since I was about ten years old, as far as I can remember I have loved the Denver Broncos. The only other memories of football I have prior to that are being obsessed with Starting Lineup action figures and having my parents put Broncos gear on me every now and again. I became obsessed with the NFL Draft when I received the complete set of Topps NFL Football Cards in 1999, and I memorized all the colleges and stats and biographies for every rookie there was.

I've since developed a passion ...

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Sean Crowe got his start writing for the now defunct dailysportsreport.com (although we’ve recently been informed that DSR is back…but we assure you, Crowe has absolutely nothing to do with the new site).

His influences include ESPN's Bill Simmons (from his Digital City Boston days) and the Boston Globe's Dan Shaughnessy before he went catatonic and was replaced by a random negative article regurgitating robot. He hates everyone who writes for the Boston Herald except for Steve Bulpett & Rob Bradford. Mike Reiss is his favorite sports writer at the moment, but he’s looking into becoming the president of the Amalie Benjamin fan club—for whatever that’s worth.

Crowe is married with 2 beautiful daughters. His wife is obviously a saint for putting up with him for over five yea...

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The details about my life are fairly simple. I live in Brooklyn, NY, support the New York Jets, and love professional football down to the very core of my soul.

I believe opinions make the world go 'round, and refuse to falter on that stance. You can hold facts to your chest as closely as you please. I prefer to see them analyzed and disputed from a different, well-argued perspective.

Serious journalism is always welcome, but I'll be damned if we don't all love a good laugh. It's why I write serious pieces, and make plenty of joke ones.

Aside from spending an extraordinary amount of time analyzing sports I was never good enough to play on a professional level, I write various forms of fiction, my opinions on things unrelated to sports across the web, and school papers for ve...

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Michael Whooley lives in the happiest place on Earth. No,not Disneyland; rather that beautiful city known as San Bruno in the wondrous state of California. A graduate of Providence College in Rhode Island, Michael has also done his time on the East Coast and has come to the conclusion that the West Coast truly is the Best Coast. Seriously, who needs snow? Michael emerged from his mother's womb decked in the red and gold of his beloved San Francisco 49ers. Growing up in the Bay Area in the late 80s and early 90s, Michael was spoiled and got to enjoy some of the best football any team has ever played (not just opinion, but a fact as solid as the fact that the male seahorse has the babies - look it up!) Trips to Candlestick Park to see the 49ers with his grandma were frequent occurrences. ...

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All NFL, all the time! Don't talk to me about baseball.

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I'm Henry, and I love football and baseball. Originally from Boston, I have spent time in both New York (which I think is the greatest city in the world) and Denver (which is a close second) and picked up my love of sports from these two cities. I love the Denver Broncos, and I love the New York Mets (even though they never cease to break my heart). I also love writing (english was always my best subject in school), and I found out about Bleacher Report from fellow Broncos writer Sayre Bedinger, and from their advertisement on Facebook, where I serve as an administrator to a Denver Broncos fan group consisting of over 12,000 members. I am no bandwagoner or fair-weather fan... you won't see me change my loyalties when times get tough...ever.

I'm also a big fantasy football and baseba...

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I'm a guy who got in football too late to play it in high school or college. But I love it too much to give up, so I intend to follow my dreams and do what the inspirational movies tell you to do. I want to be a great sportswriter on NFL and maybe be on the Hall of Fame Committee and an analyst for ESPN or NFL, I will not give it up no matter what.

I've recently been named a Community Leader for the Dallas Cowboys. I intend to keep that position for quite some time. But, I am not solely a Cowboy writer. I write on multiple subjects, and do a Cowboy piece every few articles.

My halloween Tom Landry article got on MSN (AMAZING!!!!), and I can't get the picture of me in the costume on the site for some odd reason.

I like multiple teams b/c of certain players, but I am true blue do...

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Farris from Las Vegas, NV. Blood Type...Silver and Black. Sales Manager for Auto Industry... I'm a HUGE Raider fan and Love to watch pro football. I have two sons who both are part of the RaiderNation also! Grew up with a Mother who likes Denver and a Father who likes K.C. Chiefs...It was a rough up bringing. LOL... Love to read, write, and chat sports, so let em rip! I'm now writing for Bleacher Report and loving it.

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Chaz Mattson has great insight into most of the sports world. His favorite sports to cover are baseball and football on the professional and college levels. He has previously been a high school coach and has been both a position coach and coordinator. Moreover he is creative and technical in his approach to writing and strategic problem solving. As a coach and player he experienced multiple undefeated and single loss seasons. As a Colorado native, he grew up watching the Broncos since 1970 and taught himself the game through watching games, research, and reading daily reports. Finally he also can give a sound opinion on the NFL, MLB, NCAA, NHL, Tennis, and Texas Hold Em strategies.

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I hate writing bios--bios are meant to be written at a later point in life, when you have stopped accomplishing things. That is why I don't write them, other than to say "I don't write them."

If interested in hiring me as a writer, contact my agent Becky Reilly 509-328-3474 ext. 1.

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Grew up in San Diego and have been a Padres and Chargers fan all my life. I still have a soft spot for the Clippers as well. Love baseball and football and now with a daughter who plays softball, have gotten to love softball.

What I write may border on satire/editorial, but, I hope all who read what I write, enjoyable.

**Work has been crazy the last few months (3 projects at the same time with less people, YIKES!), but, things are slowing down a bit and hopefully I'll be back and more consistent.**

Yes, that is THE Jim Laslavic sitting next to me.

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Born and raised in southern Louisiana. No other place can match south Louisiana's Creole and Cajun food.

Married: 8/05/06

Expected Child: 6/6/09

My Life: 1) God 2) Family/Friends 3) Job 4) Sports (sometimes #3 and #4 switch places. Wishes #3 and #4 could merge.)

Teams I Love: New Orleans Saints, New Orleans Hornets, LSU Tigers, and Chicago Cubs

Often Wonders: Am I the curse to my favorite pro franchises? Saints and Hornets have never won a championship, while Cubs haven't won since 1908.

Not a Sport: Gymnastics, Bowling, Billiards

Please feel free to send me any articles regarding NFL, NBA, MLB, or NCAAF

If you want to write a Creature vs. Creature article involving any of my favorite teams, let me know.

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Back and (hopefully :D) better than ever!

Welcome, welcome one and all to the Jen Preston homepage on Bleacher Report!

Born and raised a die-hard NASCAR fan just outside KCMO, my dream is to become a NASCAR journalist, so I can spread the latest news to NASCAR fans everywhere! I am also a HUGE Denver Broncos, New York Yankees, and WWE fan, so you may see me venture off to those pages from time to time.

A proud graduate of the class of 2009 ('09 so fine!), I'm hoping to get the money to go to college- pretty sure on my choice (finally!)-to major in journalism and minor in public relations. Who knows, you could be reading my stuff on an even bigger stage someday. Attempting to get my career going, I'm on my high school newspaper's staff as a sports writer and am also in the sp...

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First and foremost, I'm a family man with three great kids and a beautiful wife. I'm a MD Terp grad (mechanical engineering) and currently work for the US Navy as an aircraft fire protection test engineer. I've spent my life in or around the US Navy.

After high school (Broadneck High in Annapolis, MD) in 1985, I enlisted into the US Navy as a machinist mate, where I worked in the engine room aboard the USS Guam, LPH-9. I am a veteran of both Operation's "Desert Shield" and "Desert Storm". Through six years in the Navy I was fortunate enough to have visited/toured 12 other countries throughout the Mediterranean Sea and Persian Gulf...I highly recommend it to any "single" person looking to serve their country, while broadening their horizons.

Upon h...

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I am a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, (the Mormons), first and foremost and served my mission among both PAC-10 and Conference USA fans in Tucson, Ariz. and El Paso, Texas. I love the NFL and am exceptionally pleased with the 4-1 start for my Denver Broncos, while I also like the Dolphins, Colts, Seahawks, Eagles and Lions. Obviously, some of these teams are successful, and some are not, but I also like the NBA (GO Mavs), college basketball and would like college football more, if it weren't for the lack of a playoff. I do have Italian in my bloodlines, so if I'm angry, that's why, while I also have British, Danish and Scottish stock. I am a graduate of Southern Utah University and currently work at Mid-Utah Radio in Manti, Utah.

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I am a 24 year old sports writer living in Washington D.C. I grew up a huge football fan and will remain that way to the day I die. I love University of Virginia football, but I also love all college football. Currently I play semi-pro rugby in D.C. and have been since I was in college. I love talking about all sports, the ins and the outs, what makes up a good team. So if you like sports then you are in the right place.

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I am addicted to sports. I love the fight that is required for success and the thought provoking and painful preperation that builds a team. The ups and downs, the blood and the tears. The unrealisticly high expectations and the mountain's you must climb to acheive them.

My life in sports started with little league in a dirty little town named Pomona, Ca. Living with my Mother, a Sales person with product knowladge on everthing from babyfood to engine oil. We left Pomona to chase her dreams of top commisions and Pink Cadilac's with stops in Kansas City, Mo, St. Louis Mo and Chicago Il, never time for "trying out for the team" because we just weren't in town long enough. We landed from the Mid West sales tour in the dusty Inland Empire of Southern California. I had dreams ...

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I'm awesome and modest.

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Kirk Richardson is a Fortune 500 company marketing executive and freelance writer, with more than 1000 articles published in newspapers, magazines, and other media. Kirk's favorite topics are food and wine (wine blog at www.winememoirs.com), travel, and sports. He also publishes a business communications blog at www.rmc-strategic.com. Kirk loves to hear any feedback pertaining to his stories and encourages his readers to write.

Linked-in Bio: http://www.linkedin.com/in/kirkrichardson

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I am an energetic 41 yr old with the energy of an 18yr old. I love God, my wife, son and sports...... it is the Raiders, Angels, Lakers, Kings hockey and USC and UCLA football. I really love my Raiders. I am not a high quality writer as some of you have seen but I do love to put my opinions out there in a mad rush of typing. Please excuse the grammatical errors due to my brain moving much faster than my fingers.

You can find me daily at the Fox Sports Oakland Raiders Blog as The San Clemente Kid at http://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/team?forum_key=StoryComments&topic_key=67050&page_no=1&categoryId=67050&rand=83
I am also inviting all of you to the Raiders Fan Convention. Come join us at www.raidersfanconvention.com

YOUR INVITED!
The Raiders Fan Convention (RFC) is wait...

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High school student in mississippi.
Good analytical skills in Broncos, Avalanche, Canadiens, etc.
Enjoy my articles and comment!

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-Born and raised in Denver as a die-hard Denver Broncos fan.
-Graduated from Northeastern University in Boston with BA in Communications & Journalism.
-Host of The Sports Orgy on 104.9 WRBB Radio in Boston from 2003-2008.
-Sports writer for The Patriot Ledger in Quincy, Mass. from 2006-2008.
-Currently a producer for The Ron & Fez Show on Sirius-XM Satellite Radio.

Check out The Ron & Fez Show on Sirius 197 & XM 202 The Virus weekdays 12-3 p.m. EST.

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I live on the Mississippi Gulf Coast, am 15 years old, and have been an avid New Orleans Saints and LSU Tigers fan for a few years. I'm currently writing an LSU Tigers blog (http://www.tigerstown.com) and a New Orleans Saints blog (http://www.saintsscoop.com). I am also currently hosting a podcast called The Talk In Tigers Town which can be found on the Tigers Town site.
Thanks for you interest.

You can contact me at: jwjoffrion@bellsouth.net

Geaux Saints!
Geaux Tigers!

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I'm currently a Division 1 junior soccer player at Eastern Illinois University which is in the Missouri Valley Conference. I'm also a sports writer for the Daily Eastern News. Besides that, I'm just guy who just can't stand arguments that just don't have facts to back them up. Articles without facts have motivated me to get the truth out there.

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I love sports. I love to write. I figured I'd marry the two.

I know a thing or two about supporting heartbreaking teams as a longtime fan of the Denver Broncos and University of Virginia sports in general, and as a Red Sox supporter for about ten years. I've also experienced the joys of my favorite team winning it all a few times.

Hopefully you'll enjoy my musings from time to time and feel free to comment - your criticism and encouragement can only make me a better writer and a better fan.

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"AcesCasino" is a 33-year season-ticket holder for the San Diego Chargers but has the uncanny ability to be unbiased towards the team as a result of an extensive NFL and NCAA handicapping pedigree. Proud of the fact that he had made more money wagering against the San Diego Chargers than ON the Chargers, Aces can be brutally honest about all teams in the National Football League, with the AFC Western Division being an easy target. Favorite handicapping theory -- Don't force it, wait for the good games to play. "Quality over quantity." Multiple title-holder in all types of fantasy football leagues, makes an annual trek to Las Vegas for the WSOP every summer, and values his reputation as much as his bank-roll. Aces Casino has a slightly acerbic tone at times, wh...

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I write a Michigan Football Blog at www.bighouseblog.com.

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I'm a broadcast journalism major at Texas Tech University. I have passion for sports and enjoy it very much. When I graduate I want to be a sports writer or broadcaster.

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I'm the Carolina Panthers and NFC South Community Leader. So if you have questions, want an opinion, need help with editing an article about the Panthers, don't hesitate to post a note on my bulletin board or shoot me an email at abfan@carolina.rr.com.

I'm a high school sophomore this year. My favorite teams at the moment (these change with the sports that are going on) are the Carolina Panthers and Carolina Hurricanes.

I'm currently writing on my school's newspaper staff.

I will begin writing on a website that's devoted to fantasy football called Ruleroto.com soon in addition to Bleacher Report...or so I thought. The founder of the site asked me to contribute. I replied back telling him I was up for it. Haven't heard back from him.

I'm having a lot of fun comp...

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Hey, I'm Carlos Gomez, future screenwriter and huge sportsfan. I enjoy competition, but really have fallen in love with the history of the NFL, the many stories of the great human beings with amazing physical talent that have used said talent to rise above innumerable life situations. My one true love is writing, so why not combine the two? :P

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Josh dedicates a majority of his free time to his growing NFL blog - www.profootball101.org - in order to keep his readers up to date on all things NFL: fantasy, game picks, featured stories and suicide pools. Check it out, there's a lot of good stuff in there.

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Scott is a former sports reporter for a local NJ newspaper and worked several years for an ESPN-run sports wire service writing game recaps, previews, game notes and columns. He got his start as the Sports Editor for the Monmouth University school newspaper, and did play-by-play and color commentary for the school's WMCX radio basketball and baseball coverage.

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As the Fantasy Football Community Leader at Bleacher Report and editor of Fantasy Football Fools, I enjoy spreading my addiction to fantasy football and the NFL. Don't worry. While contagious, fantasy football addiction doesn't cause a rash.

Contribute to the latest community articles or talk football with me anytime by shooting me an email -- no, really, do it. I'm always available for lineup questions and pickup/drop evaluations, and I love to help my fellow fantasy footballers. And for the love of all that is pigskin and Excel, join the fantasy football community and drop me a line. It's easy enough to find: http://bleacherreport.com/fantasy-football

Site: FantasyFootballFools.com
Email: jacob [at] fantasyfootballfools.com

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Check out my 76ers blog - www.yosixers.com

I am a fan of the Philadelphia Eagles, Phillies, 76ers, Syracuse Basketball, and Villanova Basketball.

My best work is probably the article I wrote about Nnamdi Asomugha, a cornerback on the Oakland Raiders. Check it out if you get a chance.
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/84889-is-nnamdi-asomugha-the-best-cornerback-in-the-nfl

I am the community leader for Syracuse Basketball, so if you have any questions, write on my bulletin board or shoot me an email at ryan.callahan@yahoo.com.

Feel free to post a link to your articles on my bulletin board and I will check them out.

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Bryan is a long-time Steelers fan, hailing back to the glory days of the 70's when he was barely big enough to hold a football without falling over.

He is married with six (yes, I said SIX) children and stepchildren, two of which are either currently serving or on their way to serving in the military. Since retiring from the military himself in October 2008, he has jumped into the education field, where he is substitute teaching while finishing his degree inn Social Sciences

Bryan enjoys watching his Steelers play hard-nosed football, and has grown weary of reading the "professional" reporters articles which in his mind, consistently fail to give the Steelers their due (Pete Prisco comes to mind). He has decided to ensure that the GOOD in the Steelers is given equal tre...

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I'm a sports nut that loves to talk shop. I follow all sports from the NFL to Nascar to PGA. I enjoy writing about sports almost as much as I enjoy playing. My writing focus has been on football, but I always enjoy a challenge and I'm looking to expand.

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I am extremely passionate about my support for The Oakland Raiders, Los Angeles Lakers, Dale Earnhardt Jr. Los Angeles Dodgers, USC Trojans, Los Angeles Kings and Liverpool FC. I enjoy all sports and LOVE the entire Left Coast, but especially the Great NorthWest where I live with my amazing family(nothing against the Middle or Eastern side of the USA, just spent most my life in the west)
Currently, as a Co-Founder of The Raiders Fan Convention along with Mike Sommers and Ed McCrary, I am working on promoting and expanding next years events and increasing our free membership through the official website @ www.raidersfanconvention.com

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Im Mike Mulraney. Im 19 years old and reside in New Jersey. South Jersey at that. I'm a big sports fan especially of those Fightin Phils but that will not escape them from the rants coming out of this journalist. At least I hope so. When I see something that upsets me that will be my first article but that doesn't mean I won't write about actual stories. I'm going to the University of Scranton in the Fall and look forward to perhaps playing tennis there. Ill catch ya around.

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Im a junior in college in Hawaii where I major in Communication. My favorite teams are the Seattle Mariners and Kansas City Chiefs, yeah I know great teams to root for but I'm not jumping off the bandwagon anytime soon.

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Basically, I'm an NFL fan, and that's about it.

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I am currently a junior at San Jose State, majoring in journalism. I served as the sports editor at my old junior college in San Diego and I have been freelancing for San Diego's North County Times for about a year, writing about prep sports. I have been working as an intern for a year now for Transworld Magazine, an action sports magazine based out of San Diego, where I mainly focus on surfing, skateboarding and snowboarding industry news. I am orginally from Chicago, Illinois, I spent the first 14 years of my life there and use to run around my street yelling with my friends every time Bulls won a championship.

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My name is Samuel Sica. I am 19 years old and I am currently going to college at Penn State York for my degree in Business. I am a huge sports fan. I love the NFL, MLB, NCAA, and NASCAR.