About Mike

Longtime New England Patriots reporter Mike Reiss joined ESPN in September 2009. He reports on the Patriots for all ESPN platforms, regularly making television appearances on Get Up, SportsCenter, NFL Live and ESPN Radio, with his signature work coming on ESPN.com’s NFL Nation Patriots blog.
 
Mike has covered the Patriots since 1997, starting at the team’s official newspaper from 1997-1999. He then worked for the MetroWest Daily News in Framingham, Mass. (1999-2005), before moving on to the Boston Globe (2005-2009). He was part of ESPN’s launch of ESPNBoston.com in 2009.
 
Prior to joining the Boston Globe, Mike’s openness to embrace technology and think outside the box from the traditional coverage model made him one of the first reporters in the country to blog on an NFL team 365/24/7. He started the “Reiss’ Pieces” blog on Boston.com in 2002, capitalizing on the immediacy of reporting on a sports team with an interactive approach featuring weekly mailbags and chats.
 
In 2015, Mike authored his first book — with Patriots Hall of Famer Troy Brown. “Patriot Pride: My Life in the New England Dynasty” (published by Triumph Books) exceeded initial expectations and had a second printing.
 
In 2019, the National Sports Media Association recognized Mike with the co-Massachusetts Sportswriter of the Year award.
 
A Framingham, Mass., native, Mike is a member of the Professional Football Writers of America (PFWA) and graduated from the University of Massachusetts in 1997 with a degree in sports management. He and his wife have two children, live in suburban Boston, and devote time to support Boston’s Children’s Hospital.