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Jeff Darlington | |
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| Born | (1981-11-10)November 10, 1981 (age 43) Elizabeth, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | Bachelors |
| Alma mater | University of Florida |
| Occupation(s) | Reporter forESPN, previously a reporter forNFL Network andNFL.com |
Jeff Darlington (born November 10, 1981) is an American television reporter with ESPN.[1]
On ESPN, Darlington appears on such shows as Sunday NFL Countdown,SportsCenter, Get Up and NFL Live. He has covered the NFL since 2005.
Nominated multiple times for Sports Emmys, he is best known for high-level interviews with NFL stars likePatrick Mahomes,Tom Brady andJared Goff. He previously covered the NFL for theNFL Network andNFL.com from 2011 to 2016. For six seasons prior to 2011, he covered theMiami Dolphins forThe Miami Herald. In 2010, he was named South Florida's "Best Sports Writer." Darlington still lives in Fort Lauderdale but is often traveling to NFL cities.
Jeff Darlington has covered sports in Florida – including college football and the NFL – since 2000. Before covering the NFL and the Dolphins, he wrote about the football and men's basketball programs at theUniversity of Florida for theOrlando Sentinel. Darlington also is a graduate of UF.
Darlington appeared briefly in a cameo role withKevin Costner in the movieDraft Day.
Darlington attendedSeminole High School inSeminole, Florida.
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