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Jim Trotter

@JimTrotter_NFL

National columnist, The Athletic. Alum: @HowardU, SI, ESPN, NFLN. HoF voter. Ex-PFWA prez. Author. Bill Nunn Jr. Award winner. 2023 NABJ Journalist of the Year

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When DJT said he could “stand in the middle of 5th Avenue and shoot somebody and I wouldn't lose voters,” who knew the Supreme Court would take it one step further & say he also couldn’t be prosecuted for it? Today’s oral arguments hint that that’s where things are headed. Wow!

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The foundation of Caitlin Clark’s attractiveness as a brand ambassador is her incredible basketball talent. But that’s not all that’s at play. My column 👇🏾 theathletic.com/5440119/2024/0…

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One positive about not being involved with this year’s NFL draft is that I get to avoid stupid - and predictable - shit like this. 🤦🏾‍♂️

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If major professional sports leagues really wanted to deter their athletes from gambling, they’d have a uniform zero-tolerance policy - no ifs, ands or appeals. My column 👇🏾 theathletic.com/5425123/2024/0…

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Reminder: The Athletic is hiring two student interns. The deadline to apply is April 19. Both internships run from 9/16 until 12/6.

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Shohei Ohtani's contract deferrals set him up to escape paying over $90 million in California state taxes. I spoke to the state senator who is seeking to close that loophole: theathletic.com/5406619/2024/0…

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Which is why I wrote Sunday that ESPN/ABC doesn’t deserve the tournament. Women’s basketball has succeeded despite ESPN, not because of it. Richard Deitsch

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Reposting my thoughts from an incredible women’s basketball season, capped by South Carolina’s victory and perfect record. 👇🏾 theathletic.com/5398450/2024/0…

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Years from now, I likely won’t remember the particular details of this women’s college basketball season, but I will never forget how it made me feel. My column 👇🏾 theathletic.com/5398450/2024/0…

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Dawn Staley says the No. 1 prerequisite when recruiting a player - after talent - is their relationship with their parents. “If they respect their parents, they’re going to respect us.”

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As sportswriters we evaluate performance; it’s part of the job. But things get uncomfortable for me when it feels as if I’m tasked with sitting in judgment of a *person. I struggle with that at times. Here is one example. 👇🏾 theathletic.com/5396128/2024/0…

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Excited to watch the South Carolina women’s basketball team and coach dawnstaley in person for the first time tonight. Some thoughts 👇🏾 theathletic.com/5392450/2024/0…

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