02/07/2021
NFL.com has lost one of its long-time voices. Chris Wesseling joined NFL Media in 2013 after six years with NBC and Rotoworld, and quickly became a key figure in their Around The NFL content, both with written pieces and podcasts. Wesseling (seen above with his son Linc) had publicly spoken about battling cancer before, and his wife, Lakisha Jackson Wesseling (a digital editor for NFL.com), tweeted Saturday that he lost that fight this week.
Rest in heaven, Chris Wesseling ❤️ pic.twitter.com/og5CXrFfac
Here’s a larger version of that text tribute:
Update: On Sunday, the @NFL account tweeted this clip of Rich Eisen paying tribute to Wesseling on NFLN: