Longtime ESPN NFL insider Chris Mortensen announces retirement
- Chris Mortensen, who spent over 30 years at ESPN, is retiring from the network.
- Mortensen decided to leave ESPN after covering his 33rd NFL draft in April.
- He wants to devote more time to his health, family and faith in retirement.
- Mortensen joined ESPN in 1991 and overcame throat cancer in 2016.
- Colleagues praised Mortensen's career and character upon his retirement announcement.