Brendon Kleen

phoenix, arizona, united states

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I write about sports media personalities and shows for Awful Announcing, and I do digital podcasts about all things basketball at Just Basketball and Locked On Suns.

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Jason Kelce blames Eagles players after playoff failure

When Jason Kelce speaks, the Philadelphia Eagles and their fans listen. The beloved two-time Super Bowl champion center now works on-air for ESPN, and he found himself front and center this week on Monday Night Countdown , coming off an agonizing Wild Car... See more

awfulannouncing.com•Brendon Kleen•Jan 13, 2026

ESPN takeover of NFL Media could go through as early as April

One of ESPN’s most highly anticipated deals of 2025 could be finalized sooner than expected. According to Front Office Sports, the Worldwide Leader’s deal with the NFL — which includes a takeover of NFL Media in exchange for the league taking a stake in t... See more

awfulannouncing.com•Brendon Kleen•Jan 13, 2026

Stephen A. Smith joins ESPN's pregame show ahead of Steelers-Texans

One of the main changes in the new ESPN contract Stephen A Smith signed a year ago was that he would swap the NBA for the NFL. Smith departed the NBA Countdown studio show in favor of intermittent hits on Monday Night Countdown, where he could bring his p... See more

awfulannouncing.com•Brendon Kleen•Jan 13, 2026

Tony Dungy calls for changes in NFL divisional round scheduling

Throughout the NFL regular season, the league is careful to give teams as much rest as possible. Even as games have moved to Thursdays, Saturdays, and sometimes even Wednesdays and teams increasingly travel to Europe and South America to play, the NFL has... See more

awfulannouncing.com•Brendon Kleen•Jan 13, 2026

Rachel DeMita: WNBA media needs to stop 'glazing' star players

The WNBA is at a crossroads. The deadline for the league and its players to come to a resolution on a new collective bargaining agreement passed this weekend, and there does not seem to be any immediate momentum toward a deal. The possibility of a lockout... See more

awfulannouncing.com•Brendon Kleen•Jan 12, 2026

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Business Administration, Business Administration And Management at Arizona State UniversityGraduated: 2019

Bachelor Of Arts, Journalism at Walter Cronkite School Of Journalism And Mass Communication At Arizona State UniversityGraduated: 2019

Business Administration, Business Administration And Management at W. P. Carey School Of Business – Arizona State UniversityGraduated: 2019

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Jason Kelce blames Eagles players after playoff failure

ESPN takeover of NFL Media could go through as early as April

Stephen A. Smith joins ESPN's pregame show ahead of Steelers-Texans

Tony Dungy calls for changes in NFL divisional round scheduling

Rachel DeMita: WNBA media needs to stop 'glazing' star players

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Jason Kelce blames Eagles players after playoff failure

ESPN takeover of NFL Media could go through as early as April

Stephen A. Smith joins ESPN's pregame show ahead of Steelers-Texans

Tony Dungy calls for changes in NFL divisional round scheduling

Rachel DeMita: WNBA media needs to stop 'glazing' star players