Jerry Brewer

The Seahawks remember who they are in resounding and reassuring victory over Chiefs. Column (with gift link): www.nytimes.com/athletic/772...

Tracy McGrady retired at age 34. Then he went to work, building his own sports ecosystem, rebuilding something dear to him. In an exclusive interview with @theathletic.com, T-Mac discusses a novel new deal with NBC that ties together his ambitions. Gift link: www.nytimes.com/athletic/770...

With his talent and virtue, Victor Wembanyama strives to be everything, at all times. It's admirable. But is he creating an impossible burden? Column (gift link): www.nytimes.com/athletic/766...

The Chargers aimed to refine Justin Herbert, make this difficult quarterbacking life easier for him. Did they instead ruin what made him special? At 0-4, their season is now about a fix and not a playoff run. Column (gift link to read for free): www.nytimes.com/athletic/766...

Thoughts, prayers and a whole lot of resilience: On what the Seahawks proved, while at their most vulnerable, in the first game of their title defense (gift link to read for free) www.nytimes.com/athletic/758...

Column: Why the Protect College Sports Act -- ambitious, imperfect and absolutely necessary for an out-of-control landscape -- deserves to pass (free to read): www.nytimes.com/athletic/749...

The moral of this World Cup: Our problems are enormous, but we can strive to be bigger. A final column on the tournament (with a gift link to read for free): www.nytimes.com/athletic/745...

My column on Kylian Mbappe and the fine line between exceptional and immortal (gift link to read for free): www.nytimes.com/athletic/744...

On Argentina's rocky World Cup road, Lionel Messi is unmoved. A piece about the greatness -- and stillness -- of a superstar lingering in the moment (read for free): www.nytimes.com/athletic/744...

A day of sport, spectacle and sweat in Philadelphia: The World Cup, America 250 and a petty Mother Nature that wouldn't let it all be great. Read for free here: www.nytimes.com/athletic/742...

Column: As the country celebrates Year 250, here's an essay about the World Cup reminding us of our capacity for generosity and the need for a shared identity that acknowledges our complications but celebrates pluralism. Read for free here: www.nytimes.com/athletic/741...

Column on Seattle's World Cup Pride Match: An exhausting, necessary, beautiful mess (read for free) www.nytimes.com/athletic/740...

World Cup column: On Seattle, shining. And the U.S., rolling Gift link to read for free: www.nytimes.com/athletic/737...

Column: On a World Cup opener for the U.S. that hit all the right notes (read for free) www.nytimes.com/athletic/735...

Column: On America, and one awkward time to play World Cup host www.nytimes.com/athletic/734...

Over the next 39 days, I'm locked in on the World Cup, focusing primarily on what this event means for America and the entire world during fraught time across the globe. A free link to my first essay in @theathletic.com: www.nytimes.com/athletic/733...

Mike Repole is a lot of things, all in the same day: billionaire entrepreneur, sports investor, St. John's super donor, philanthropist, visionary, agitator. Enjoyed writing this piece on the co-owner of Kentucky Derby favorite Renegade. Gift link here: www.nytimes.com/athletic/723...

Meet Lawrence Bennett, a former chauffeur at Augusta National, unofficial historian and protector of what's most sacred about the place. The real story of Augusta isn't green jackets. It lives in the people time quietly leaves behind. Gift link here: www.nytimes.com/athletic/717...

UConn coach Geno Auriemma and South Carolina counterpart Dawn Staley engaged in a heated argument in the women’s Final Four on Friday. The confrontation wasn’t about a handshake, @jerrybrewer.bsky.social writes. It was about a shift in control.

Pause a moment with me, in memoriam, with the great @jerrybrewer.bsky.social words as a guide: www.nytimes.com/athletic/709...

This Sunday, the NFL will make its strongest case yet that the future doesn’t require choosing between America and the world. The NFL didn't choose Bad Bunny to make a political statement. It did it to help its global ambitions. ✍️ @jerrybrewer.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/athletic/702...

Column: Sam Darnold didn't need redemption, just perspective www.nytimes.com/athletic/699...

The Seattle Seahawks have transformed into the most complete team in the NFL, and they needed only one quarter Saturday to show that. It wasn’t just about beating the 49ers. They’re on a mission to reach their peak. ✍️ @jerrybrewer.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/athletic/698...

With nothing left to prove, Tomlin can lift his head, step away, and finally take in the impact he had. @jerrybrewer.bsky.social on Tomlin's place in history ⤵️ www.nytimes.com/athletic/696...

Mike Tomlin, colorful and coy, once said: "I can't give you all the ingredients to the hot dog. You might not like it." For 19 years, he was rigidly competitive, the master of finding a way. Now we can appreciate all his coaching ingredients. My column: www.nytimes.com/athletic/696...

I'll file this date in my personal memory bank: Jan. 7, 2026. After some time away to reflect and form a new gameplan, my @theathletic.com journey has officially begun. My debut is on why the sports column matters -- and why I'm still writing one: www.nytimes.com/athletic/694...

The Dodgers became baseball’s first repeat champions in 25 years. It took everything they had. www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2025/...

Column on today's NBA bombshell ... Every betting scandal is a chip off sports' most valuable asset: Integrity www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2025/...

The honeymoon period is over for this new #Commanders regime, writes @jerrybrewer.bsky.social. "If the Commanders have been eating chocolate-covered strawberries and sipping champagne, well, now it’s time to banish someone to sleep on the couch." www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2025/...

Really enjoyed writing this one. On Cal Raleigh, his bootylicious nickname and 90s Seattle nostalgia giving way to a new era. And it's through the prism of one man who can speak to all of this: Sir Mix-a-Lot. www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2025/...

Seattle's vibes are gone as the Mariners (and Humpy) lose at home again. Column from @jerrybrewer.bsky.social

To avoid a 3-0 ALCS deficit, Toronto went into survival mode last night, needing to show urgency yet remain composed. It was the perfect time for Shane Bieber to show he's still Shane Bieber. On his reclamation and the thundering bats that complemented him: www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2025/...

The Mariners advanced to the ALCS. Fittingly, it took 15 innings. Our @jerrybrewer.bsky.social with the scene in Seattle:

Finally, against a quality opponent on the road, these Commanders looked like a team with a playoff pedigree. Column by @jerrybrewer.bsky.social:

Good piece from Tashan.

Pete Carroll and Jim Harbaugh will renew their rivalry Monday night. Our @jerrybrewer.bsky.social breaks down how it has changed since they last clashed: www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2025/...

Excited to be on the same team as you, Tashan. Thrilled to work with @tomschad.bsky.social, too. Our Commanders beat is whole again.

Sylvia Fowles, the greatest center never to flaunt greatness, actually has a big personality; she just preferred to make room for others. Column from @jerrybrewer.bsky.social

I wrote about the greatness and grace of Sylvia Fowles as she enters the Hall of Fame. The entire HOF class is a good one, and the women's group is all-time special. But don't overlook Fowles, whose accomplishments grow even more impressive with time. www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2025/...

Any other generational, homegrown (drafted) stars that teams repping Dallas want to trade? It's officially a trend. Who's next in that city to do something really dumb?

The Big Ten and SEC are fighting over how to fix the sport they broke Read @jerrybrewer.bsky.social: www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2025/...

Jon Gruden will exhaust all legal tactics until he forces the NFL to confront some uneasy questions. column by @jerrybrewer.bsky.social

What drives a young man once chasing a football dream to take a rifle to the NFL's doorstep? The truths are hard. The answers aren't easy. Please read and reflect on today's column: www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2025/...

As Beal works toward a buyout with the Suns, it’s worth looking back at the deal he signed with the Wizards to help ensure such an error never happens again. Read @jerrybrewer.bsky.social:

Cooper Flagg enters the league as the new great American hope in an era ruled by international stars. Column by @jerrybrewer.bsky.social

Tyrese Haliburton must do more. He doesn’t need to operate differently, however. Column by @jerrybrewer.bsky.social

The face of the NBA is a title with diminished meaning and murky criteria that punishes candidates as much as it promotes them. Column by @jerrybrewer.bsky.social

Column: On the Sonics ... and the Thunder. Not the Sonics/Thunder! And Seattle's persistent passion to get a team back and continue its NBA story www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2025/...

The NBA playoffs are usually a reckoning for foul merchants. But this year? Column by @jerrybrewer.bsky.social

Column: In a conference finals round of wet-behind-the-ears contenders, let us say one final farewell to the Dynasty Era -- the only era that NBA had ever truly known www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2025/...