Jack McKessy is a sports reporter covering the NFL for USA TODAY Sports. He joined USA TODAY in 2023 after two years at The Draft Network, where he covered college football and the NFL through the lens of the NFL draft. He grew up in Washington, DC and landed in Chicago after graduating from Northwestern University. He enjoys reading sci-fi and fantasy novels and playing single-player video games. He's also been a Kendrick Lamar fan since before it was cool.
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