Jeff Darlington (born November 10, 1981 in
Elizabeth, New Jersey) is an American television reporter with ESPN, where he appears on such shows as SportsCenter and NFL Countdown. He is known for high-level interviews with NFL stars like Antonio Brown, Tom Brady and Jared Goff. He previously covered the NFL for the
NFL Network
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and
NFL.com
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from 2011 to 2016. For six seasons prior to 2011, he covered the
Miami Dolphins
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for ''
The Miami Herald
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for the
Orlando Sentinel
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The ''Orlando Sentinel'' is owned by parent company, '' Tribune P ...
. Darlington also is a graduate of UF.
Darlington appeared briefly in a cameo role with Kevin Costner in the movie ''
Draft Day
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''.
Darlington attended
Seminole High School in
Seminole, Florida
Seminole is a city in Pinellas County, Florida, United States. The population was 19,364 at the 2020 census.
History
The first white settlement at Seminole was made in the 1840s. This community was named after the Seminole tribe whose descendant ...
.
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External links
Jeff Darlington's Twitter Page*
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1981 births
American sportswriters
Disney people
ESPN people
Living people
Writers from Elizabeth, New Jersey
Seminole High School (Pinellas County, Florida) alumni
University of Florida alumni
National Football League announcers