Veteran NFL reporter Chris Mortensen dies at 72

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Chris Mortensen, an award-winning NFL reporter who spent the bulk of his decorated career with ESPN, died on Sunday, the network announced. He was 72.

Mortensen, affectionately known by his colleagues as "Mort," announced last September that he had stepped away from ESPN following that April's NFL draft to "focus on (his) health, family and faith."

"Mort was widely respected as an indu