The stage IV finding will force Mortensen to leave ESPN, temporarily we hope, to seek treatment. Mortensen released the information today and immediately the prayers and well wishes flew. A long time analyst for ESPN, Mortensen has been a pioneer in reporting on the NFL. With many inside sources around the league, Mortensen, though having missed on many, still gets a lot of his reports correct.
“More than a week ago, I was diagnosed with a Stage IV throat cancer,” Mortensen said in a statement Friday. “My focus shifted significantly to gathering information about the specifics of this cancer.