RayClay
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Congrats, by the way. Apparently Mike is getting a promotion at ESPN, if I read that right.
Today's Reiss column...
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Today's Reiss column...
New England Patriots Blog - ESPN Boston12. And finally, our ESPNBoston.com Patriots coverage team will have its depth thinned this year as Mike Rodak is on to bigger and better things. Details of his new opportunity will be officially announced when all the I's are dotted and T's are crossed, and I'm happy that he'll still be in the family. Mike's contributions to our Patriots coverage have been invaluable and I'd like to tell you a quick story as to how it all unfolded. It was right around this time on the calendar in 2010, and we were mapping out training camp coverage on ESPNBoston.com (our first camp, but second season covering the team). Plans came together late for the possibility of bringing on a "student assistant" and I had met Mike online through the Patsfans.com website. He had insightful posts on the site and also tipped me off, via email, to help me break some stories. We met briefly before camp that year and the decision was made -- thanks to our editors Peter Lawrence-Riddell and David Lefort -- to bring him aboard in a role that would develop based on how much he could handle. It turned out to be a lot, especially for someone who was a sophomore in college. Three years later, this May, Mike graduated from Providence College and his strong work and hustle to chase the story was recognized for a position that many would covet even after working in his field for decades. Mike made ESPNBoston.com's Patriots coverage better and he'll do the same in his new job, which I've compared to him moving from coordinator to head coach. He has his own show to run, and I wish him all the best.
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