Rhett Lewis Kleinschmidt (born March 23, 1983) is an American
sports reporter
Sports journalism is a form of writing that reports on matters pertaining to sporting topics and competitions. Sports journalism started in the early 1800s when it was targeted to the social elite and transitioned into an integral part of the n ...
and previously the host of NFL Network's weekday morning show ''
NFL AM
''NFL AM'' (also known as ''NFL All Morning'') is an NFL morning television program on NFL Network. The program premiered on Monday, July 30, 2012. It aired from 6a to 10a ET. On May 8, 2015, the program went on hiatus. Network executives stat ...
''.
Early years
Lewis was born and raised in
Metairie, Louisiana, the son of Marlene and NFL athletic trainer Dean Kleinschmidt. He attended
Indiana University
Indiana University (IU) is a system of public universities in the U.S. state of Indiana.
Campuses
Indiana University has two core campuses, five regional campuses, and two regional centers under the administration of IUPUI.
*Indiana Universi ...
, where he played
football and majored in sports broadcasting. In his middle school years, he was diagnosed with a severe case of Osgood-Schlatter Disease.
Accomplishments
In 2017, he founded The Sam Dozier Champions Cup in honor of former St. Martin's Episcopal School Coach Sam "The Bull" Dozier.
Career
In May 2009, he joined
WHDH Boston as a sports reporter after serving as a sports director for
KLBK in Texas for two years.
In July 2014, he joined NFL Network as a host of "NFL AM."
In May 2022, Lewis was named the new radio analyst for
Indiana
Indiana () is a U.S. state in the Midwestern United States. It is the 38th-largest by area and the 17th-most populous of the 50 States. Its capital and largest city is Indianapolis. Indiana was admitted to the United States as the 19th s ...
, replacing the retiring Buck Suhr.
References
External links
NFL.com Profile
Living people
1983 births
Indiana Hoosiers football players
People from Metairie, Louisiana
NFL Network people
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