Jim Reineking is a digital sports editor for USA TODAY Sports, where he has worked since 2017. In addition to his editing duties, Jim is the writer/curator of USA TODAY's 4th & Monday NFL newsletter. Jim's previous career stops include NFL Media and FOX Sports. Jim routinely completes baseball and football Immaculate Grids in the constant quest of personal-record rarity scores. Jim is an aficionado of NFL lore, nostalgic about the junk wax era and regular viewer of random classic (and some not-so classic) sporting events.
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My Recent Work
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