Dan Pompei

Senior Writer, NFL

Dan Pompei is a senior writer for The Athletic who has been telling NFL stories for four decades. He is one of 49 members on the Pro Football Hall of Fame selectors board and one of nine members on the Seniors Committee. In 2013, he received the Bill Nunn Award from the Pro Football Writers of America for long and distinguished reporting. He was a Zenger Prize winner in 2024.

In his new home with the Ravens, Derrick Henry is still competing against himself

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