Aditi Kinkhabwala (born December 2, 1977) is an American

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and sports reporter for

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Early life

Kinkhabwala was born in New York City. She was raised in

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, and graduated from

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with a degree in American Studies.

Career

Prior to joining the NFL Network, Kinkhabwala was a

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at the ''

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''. Kinkhabwala also was a writer for ''

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'', where she covered the

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football team. Kinkhabwala just closed a 10-year tenure with NFL Network. She is a host on CBS Sports' We Need To Talk and on both Sirius XM and local Pittsburgh radio, Kinkhabwala started her journalism career in newspapers, first covering high school football at the San Antonio Express-News and college sports at  The Record in New Jersey before moving to the NFL beat at the Wall Street Journal. In April, Kinkhabwala supported Cleveland's 2021 NFL Draft coverage as a special contributor for TV, radio and website content. In 2022, After 10 years at NFL Network, Kinkhabwala announced that she is leaving NFL Network. Currently, Kinkhabwala is a contributor and reporter for

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, a panelist on WE NEED TO TALK, and a reporter on THAT OTHER PREGAME SHOW. Her other contributions are being a co-host on radio for 93.7 The Fan in Pittsburgh and the Football Heaven podcast.

Early life

Career

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