Ed Werder
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Ed Werder (born May 3, 1960 in Longmont, Colorado) is a Dallas-based bureau reporter for ESPN, primarily reporting on NFL stories. Since joining ESPN in 1998, Werder has become a staple in their NFL coverage, as he contributes to shows such as SportsCenter, NFL Live, Sunday NFL Countdown (from a game sight) and Monday Night Countdown (from the Monday Night Football sight). Like Sal Paolantonio, Werder's best work for ESPN, has been covering the Terrell Owens and Bill Parcells saga with the Dallas Cowboys since Owens joined the Cowboys in 2006. He is considered one of the two top NFL reporters for the network along with Sal Paolantonio.
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[edit] Before ESPN
Prior to joining ESPN, Werder was a NFL corespondent for CNNSI on CNN's Sports Tonight and CNN's Sunday NFL Preview from it's launch in 1996 untill 1998. He was a Dallas Cowboys beat writer for the Dallas Morning News from 1992 to 1996 and the Fort Worth Star Telegram in 1989. He also served as the NFL beat writer for The Orlando Sentinel in 1991 and was a Denver Broncos beat writer for the Boulder Daily Camera from 1984 to 1989. During that time was also was an NFL reporter for The National, from 1990 to 1991, and a correspondent for Sports Illustrated from 1987 to 1995.
While at the Dallas Morning News, Werder won several awards for chronicling the demolished relationship between Cowboys owner Jerry Jones and the then head coach Jimmie Johnson. Werder has a 1982 journalism and communications graduate of the University of Northern Colorado in Greeley, Colorado. He is married with two children.
[edit] Trivia
Werder is one of the few personalities on ESPN to sport a full moustache.
