Managing editor, NFL, at The Athletic. Reach me at dsteinberg@theathletic.com.https://bsky.app/profile/dcsportsbog.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/dcsportsbog.bsky.social/post/3mjzo2yrtec2tMost fun detail in this @jourdanrodrigue.bsky.social story: TWO NFL teams recently copied open-source code from the same restaurant-ranking app and created a tool to let their GMs rank prospects against each other. https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7213543/2026/04/21/nfl-draft-2026-boards-scouting-evaluation-systems-technology/21 Apr 2026 18:58 +0000at://did:plc:g67xrt4e7wfcfqb7kt6hrpu5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjzo2yrtec2thttps://bsky.app/profile/dcsportsbog.bsky.social/post/3mi2evlhubc2xFrustrated Nationals fans find themselves shut out of watching Opening Day on TV (via @spencernusbaum.bsky.social and @evandrellich.bsky.social) https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7151012/2026/03/27/washington-nationals-opening-day-television-issues/?source=emp_shared_article27 Mar 2026 14:57 +0000at://did:plc:g67xrt4e7wfcfqb7kt6hrpu5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mi2evlhubc2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/dcsportsbog.bsky.social/post/3mhxsnzdbqk22Anyhow …. Our @spencernusbaum.bsky.social is doing live chats with fans during the first game of every series as a kind of TA experiment. It starts today. Go harass him in the discussion tab and/or ask him questions https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/mlb/game/chicago-cubs-vs-washington-nationals/l0SxbLx2WIuq5Lpg/26 Mar 2026 14:25 +0000at://did:plc:g67xrt4e7wfcfqb7kt6hrpu5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhxsnzdbqk22https://bsky.app/profile/dcsportsbog.bsky.social/post/3mhxsjq5l2222It’s a weird time! [contains quote post or other embedded content]26 Mar 2026 14:23 +0000at://did:plc:g67xrt4e7wfcfqb7kt6hrpu5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhxsjq5l2222https://bsky.app/profile/dcsportsbog.bsky.social/post/3mhxm3skjwc23WaPo seems to be covering the Nats again https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2026/03/26/washington-nationals-2026-storylines/26 Mar 2026 12:27 +0000at://did:plc:g67xrt4e7wfcfqb7kt6hrpu5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhxm3skjwc23https://bsky.app/profile/dcsportsbog.bsky.social/post/3mhv5suvhk22iThe Team USA flag guys knew they were gonna win. "Walking through the tunnel, the energy between all 12 of us was just like some Dragon Ball Z character stuff. Everyone was over the power of 9,000. We knew we were already in control." (via @bytimgraham.bsky.social) https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7144870/2026/03/25/usa-flag-football-nfl-olympics-roster-fanatics-classic/25 Mar 2026 13:07 +0000at://did:plc:g67xrt4e7wfcfqb7kt6hrpu5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhv5suvhk22ihttps://bsky.app/profile/dcsportsbog.bsky.social/post/3mgn2yypyzk2lESPN bringing on six former Washington Post reporters https://www.sportsbusinessjournal.com/Articles/2026/03/09/espn-bringing-on-six-former-washington-post-reporters https://www.sportsbusinessjournal.com/Articles/2026/03/09/espn-bringing-on-six-former-washington-post-reporters/#:~:text=ESPN%20is%20hiring%20six%20former%20Washington%20Post%20sports%20reporters%20to,ESPN%20in%20the%20coming%20weeks09 Mar 2026 14:30 +0000at://did:plc:g67xrt4e7wfcfqb7kt6hrpu5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgn2yypyzk2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/dcsportsbog.bsky.social/post/3mgd3wszfy22oThis story on how NFL scouts actually put together their scouting reports rules. Don’t miss the details on what emojis they use. (Via @jourdanrodrigue.bsky.social) https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7067790/2026/03/054/nfl-scouting-reports-grades-prospects05 Mar 2026 15:20 +0000at://did:plc:g67xrt4e7wfcfqb7kt6hrpu5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgd3wszfy22ohttps://bsky.app/profile/dcsportsbog.bsky.social/post/3mfrf6zy6nc2pThe Athletic is hiring Barry Svrluga, Adam Kilgore, Candace Buckner, Ava Wallace, Spencer Nusbaum and Jason Murray https://www.nytco.com/press/the-athletic-welcomes-new-colleagues/26 Feb 2026 14:18 +0000at://did:plc:g67xrt4e7wfcfqb7kt6hrpu5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfrf6zy6nc2phttps://bsky.app/profile/dcsportsbog.bsky.social/post/3mevm7z26rs2fThe one thing I think the WaPo really needs more of is staff editorials about the mayor of nyc15 Feb 2026 13:09 +0000at://did:plc:g67xrt4e7wfcfqb7kt6hrpu5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mevm7z26rs2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/dcsportsbog.bsky.social/post/3megrcdcvuc25“When the Nats won the World Series in 2019, there were no fewer than seven professional outlets that covered the team on a regular basis. For the last few days, that number has been reduced to one: MLB.com.” Make it two https://natsjournal.com/p/welcome-to-nats-journal-0e3 https://natsjournal.com/p/welcome-to-nats-journal-0e3?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web09 Feb 2026 15:30 +0000at://did:plc:g67xrt4e7wfcfqb7kt6hrpu5/app.bsky.feed.post/3megrcdcvuc25https://bsky.app/profile/dcsportsbog.bsky.social/post/3megnqjhf7k2kSafety Julian Love clutched a Sierra Nevada pale ale and Nick Emmanwori looked at it, puzzled, before being informed it was a drink for old folks. “It really is,” said Love, who turns 28 next month. “It’s all they had left,” Love joked. (via @mikedugar.bsky.social) https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7032486/2026/02/09/seahawks-super-bowl-defense-patriots/09 Feb 2026 14:26 +0000at://did:plc:g67xrt4e7wfcfqb7kt6hrpu5/app.bsky.feed.post/3megnqjhf7k2khttps://bsky.app/profile/dcsportsbog.bsky.social/post/3mebqpktzq22dThis game rules go try it you will not be disappointed [contains quote post or other embedded content]07 Feb 2026 15:36 +0000at://did:plc:g67xrt4e7wfcfqb7kt6hrpu5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mebqpktzq22dhttps://bsky.app/profile/dcsportsbog.bsky.social/post/3me7mnoyum22pWhat did Sonny Jurgensen mean to D.C.? Let @davidaldridgedc explain https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7027249/2026/02/06/sonny-jurgensen-death-washington-d-c-sports/06 Feb 2026 19:18 +0000at://did:plc:g67xrt4e7wfcfqb7kt6hrpu5/app.bsky.feed.post/3me7mnoyum22phttps://bsky.app/profile/dcsportsbog.bsky.social/post/3me4x2vxsn22t“When somebody says ‘analytics’ on TV, I just run to the bathroom to vomit. We’re relying on some numbers? Really? If you aren’t smart enough and prepared enough to make an educated decision on what to do, then you shouldn’t be there.” Mike Martz! https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7011858/2026/02/05/football-debate-fans-points-go-for-it05 Feb 2026 17:46 +0000at://did:plc:g67xrt4e7wfcfqb7kt6hrpu5/app.bsky.feed.post/3me4x2vxsn22t