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Sam Fortier
@sam4tr.bsky.social
National sports feature writer @washingtonpost.com.
I am part of the mass layoffs at the Washington Post.

I am sad and angry. We all want to keep doing the work.

But for now I want to document a reality of being in journalism today.
February 4, 2026 at 6:02 PM
The Cincinnati Bengals broke Joe Burrow’s spirit
December 8, 2025 at 2:32 PM
The most famous middle-school QB in America just scored his first NFL TD — 15 years later:
November 24, 2025 at 2:20 PM
College ads, a staple of sports TV, are changing in response to Trump's attacks on higher ed.

Unis are replacing rah-rah spots w/ specific stories about how research improves life in their communities.

W/ @jessedougherty.bsky.social & @jorgeribas.bsky.social:
www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2025/...
November 19, 2025 at 4:14 PM
That was the worst NFL Sunday in decades.

I did the math to prove it:
October 27, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Everything went well for Commanders newcomers in Week 1 — including @tomschad.bsky.social:
September 8, 2025 at 12:19 AM
New Washington Commanders DT Javon Kinlaw.

These clips show size, effort and physicality:
March 10, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Watch the Super Bowl halftime show stage set up for Kendrick Lamar:
February 10, 2025 at 1:59 AM
An Eagles fan let me walk with him around New Orleans to count the “Go Birds.”

I was not prepared:
February 9, 2025 at 2:23 PM
What should we expect from Tom Brady as a Super Bowl announcer?

I asked Ben Strauss of @postsports.bsky.social:
February 8, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Washington Commanders QB Jayden Daniels started 2025 by continuing to talk trash to LB Bobby Wagner:
January 1, 2025 at 8:52 PM