Sportscasting Staff Writer/Team Lead

Joe Kozlowski

Joe Kozlowski began his career as a sports journalist in 2013, and joined Sportscasting in 2019. He covers the NFL and NBA for Sportscasting, with specialties in team franchises like the Kansas City Chiefs and legacy NBA players including Michael Jordan. Off the clock, he’s an Arsenal supporter and a hockey goalie.

Joe is inspired by the stories of the athletes beyond the box scores and how they push the envelope — both in terms of what we think a human is capable of accomplishing, and how they find new competitive tactics to win on the court, field, or wherever they call home. He’s also inspired by the work of other sports journalists in the field, including Alex Prewitt, Katie Baker, and Drew Magary. Find more of Joe’s work on Muck Rack.

Michael Jordan Once Bought 7 Cars During a Single Trip to the Dealership but Only Kept a ‘Big Black Mercedes’ for Himself

Michael Jordan Once Bought 7 Cars During a Single Trip to the Dealership but Only Kept a ‘Big Black Mercedes’ for Himself

Reggie Miller Tried and Failed to Gain a Competetive Edge Over Michael Jordan on the Set of ‘Space Jam’

Reggie Miller Tried and Failed to Gain a Competetive Edge Over Michael Jordan on the Set of ‘Space Jam’

Tom Brady Is Already Throwing Shade at the Dallas Cowboy Months Ahead of Their Week 1 Matchup

Tom Brady Is Already Throwing Shade at the Dallas Cowboy Months Ahead of Their Week 1 Matchup

Jerry Jones Played Beer Pong and Made it Rain With Post Malone in a Bizzare Promotional Video

Jerry Jones Played Beer Pong and Made it Rain With Post Malone in a Bizzare Promotional Video

Tom Brady Admits That He’s ‘a Little Fearful’ About Eventually Retiring From Pro Football

Tom Brady Admits That He’s ‘a Little Fearful’ About Eventually Retiring From Pro Football

Urban Meyer Could Already Be Digging His Own Grave with the Jacksonville Jaguars

Urban Meyer Could Already Be Digging His Own Grave with the Jacksonville Jaguars

LeBron James’ Ankle Could Still Be a Problem, Even as He Eyes a Return to the Lakers’ Lineup

LeBron James’ Ankle Could Still Be a Problem, Even as He Eyes a Return to the Lakers’ Lineup

Dale Earnhardt Jr. Recalls the Painful Trip to the Hospital on the Day His Father Died: ‘I Turned and I Ran in the Other Direction’

Dale Earnhardt Jr. Recalls the Painful Trip to the Hospital on the Day His Father Died: ‘I Turned and I Ran in the Other Direction’

Can Tim Tebow Really Play Tight End? A Former Jacksonville Jaguar Thinks He Might Be Able to ‘Get it Done’

Can Tim Tebow Really Play Tight End? A Former Jacksonville Jaguar Thinks He Might Be Able to ‘Get it Done’

Giannis Antetokounmpo Knows Exactly What He’d Choose as His ‘Rapper Name’

Giannis Antetokounmpo Knows Exactly What He’d Choose as His ‘Rapper Name’

Aaron Rodgers Has Already Forced the NFL to Make a Change Ahead of the 2021 Season

Aaron Rodgers Has Already Forced the NFL to Make a Change Ahead of the 2021 Season

Michael Jordan Received Inside Information From Opposing Catchers During His Brief Baseball Career: ‘This Is a Curveball’

Michael Jordan Received Inside Information From Opposing Catchers During His Brief Baseball Career: ‘This Is a Curveball’

Dale Earnhardt Jr. Provides an Update on Potentially Bringing JR Motorsports to the NASCAR Cup Series: ‘It’s Probably Now or Never’

Dale Earnhardt Jr. Provides an Update on Potentially Bringing JR Motorsports to the NASCAR Cup Series: ‘It’s Probably Now or Never’

Rob Gronkowski Left New England Behind, but He Hasn’t Forgotten About a Lesson He Learned From Robert Kraft and the Patriots

Rob Gronkowski Left New England Behind, but He Hasn’t Forgotten About a Lesson He Learned From Robert Kraft and the Patriots

Michael Jordan Actually Appreciated Phil Jackson’s Ability to Shake Him Up With a Single Biting Remark

Michael Jordan Actually Appreciated Phil Jackson’s Ability to Shake Him Up With a Single Biting Remark

Dale Earnhardt Jr. Once Threw Such a Wild Party That the Fire Department Showed Up, Then Stayed to Join the Fun

Dale Earnhardt Jr. Once Threw Such a Wild Party That the Fire Department Showed Up, Then Stayed to Join the Fun

LeBron James Can’t Even Talk About His Own Health Without Facing Unfair Comparisons to Michael Jordan: ‘I’ve Never Heard MJ Say Something Like That’

LeBron James Can’t Even Talk About His Own Health Without Facing Unfair Comparisons to Michael Jordan: ‘I’ve Never Heard MJ Say Something Like That’

Chad Johnson Will Be Returning to an NFL Stadium This Summer as a Boxer Rather Than a Wide Receiver

Chad Johnson Will Be Returning to an NFL Stadium This Summer as a Boxer Rather Than a Wide Receiver

Shaquille O’Neal Once Blew $1 Million in 10 Minutes Just to Prove A Skeptical Salesman Wrong

Shaquille O’Neal Once Blew $1 Million in 10 Minutes Just to Prove A Skeptical Salesman Wrong

Aaron Rodgers May Have Been Sabotaging the Green Bay Packers Free Agency Efforts ‘Back to the Beginning of Last Season’

Aaron Rodgers May Have Been Sabotaging the Green Bay Packers Free Agency Efforts ‘Back to the Beginning of Last Season’

With His New York Knicks Finally on the Right Track, James Dolan Just Ruined the New York Rangers’ Rebuilding Efforts

With His New York Knicks Finally on the Right Track, James Dolan Just Ruined the New York Rangers’ Rebuilding Efforts

Dale Earnhardt Defied His Intimidating Image When He Invoiced Dale Jarrett for a Borrowed Plane

Dale Earnhardt Defied His Intimidating Image When He Invoiced Dale Jarrett for a Borrowed Plane

Bill Belichick Could Copy Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs’ Game Plan to Turn Mac Jones Into a Franchise Quarterback

Bill Belichick Could Copy Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs’ Game Plan to Turn Mac Jones Into a Franchise Quarterback

Terry Bradshaw Took Another Shot at Aaron Rodgers With a Biting Backhanded Compliment

Terry Bradshaw Took Another Shot at Aaron Rodgers With a Biting Backhanded Compliment

Shaquille O’Neal’s Basketball Career Changed Forever After His Dad Smacked Him for Imitating Magic Johnson

Shaquille O’Neal’s Basketball Career Changed Forever After His Dad Smacked Him for Imitating Magic Johnson

Terry Bradshaw Should Have Considered His Own Past Before Taking a Shot at Aaron Rodgers

Terry Bradshaw Should Have Considered His Own Past Before Taking a Shot at Aaron Rodgers

Tom Brady Admitted He’d Give Up 2 Super Bowl Titles to Change a Painful Failure From His NFL Past

Tom Brady Admitted He’d Give Up 2 Super Bowl Titles to Change a Painful Failure From His NFL Past

Robert Horry Just Added a New Accomplishment to His Impeccable Resume Without Hitting the Hardwood

Robert Horry Just Added a New Accomplishment to His Impeccable Resume Without Hitting the Hardwood

NFL Insider Jay Glazer Had an Eventful Sunday on Twitter and Even Took a Shot at Some Angry Soccer Fans

NFL Insider Jay Glazer Had an Eventful Sunday on Twitter and Even Took a Shot at Some Angry Soccer Fans

Tom Brady Is Already ‘Fired Up’ About His Newest Weapon on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers Roster

Tom Brady Is Already ‘Fired Up’ About His Newest Weapon on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers Roster

Michael Jordan Is Worth $1.6 Billion, but His College Bank Account Looked Much Different: ‘I Have Only $20 in There’

Michael Jordan Is Worth $1.6 Billion, but His College Bank Account Looked Much Different: ‘I Have Only $20 in There’

Clint Bowyer’s Parties Were So Wild That Taxi Drivers and Pizza Delivery Guys Couldn’t Resist Joining the Action

Clint Bowyer’s Parties Were So Wild That Taxi Drivers and Pizza Delivery Guys Couldn’t Resist Joining the Action

The Kansas City Chiefs May Have Taken Advantage of Other Teams’ Medical Fears to Score 1 of the Steals of the 2021 NFL Draft

The Kansas City Chiefs May Have Taken Advantage of Other Teams’ Medical Fears to Score 1 of the Steals of the 2021 NFL Draft

Larry Bird Once Won the Respect of a Rival Coach by Elbowing Him During a Game

Larry Bird Once Won the Respect of a Rival Coach by Elbowing Him During a Game

Danica Patrick Eventually Found a Silver Lining to the Biggest Regret of Her Racing Career

Danica Patrick Eventually Found a Silver Lining to the Biggest Regret of Her Racing Career

Mel Kiper Jr. Has Kept a Bathroom-Related Streak Alive for 37 Straight NFL Drafts

Mel Kiper Jr. Has Kept a Bathroom-Related Streak Alive for 37 Straight NFL Drafts

Dale Earnhardt Jr. Once Explained His Greatest Fear With a Single, Painful Word From His Childhood

Dale Earnhardt Jr. Once Explained His Greatest Fear With a Single, Painful Word From His Childhood

Trevor Lawrence Could Be Missing At Least $150 Million From His Bank Account Through No Fault of His Own

Trevor Lawrence Could Be Missing At Least $150 Million From His Bank Account Through No Fault of His Own

Jerry Jones Once Wasted the Sixth Overall Draft Pick on a Bust Who Blew Off the Wonderlic Test

Jerry Jones Once Wasted the Sixth Overall Draft Pick on a Bust Who Blew Off the Wonderlic Test

A Retired Michael Jordan Once Crashed a Chicago Bulls Practice to Teach a Trash-Talking Player a Lesson: ‘Don’t Call Me Out of Retirement Again’

A Retired Michael Jordan Once Crashed a Chicago Bulls Practice to Teach a Trash-Talking Player a Lesson: ‘Don’t Call Me Out of Retirement Again’

Baker Mayfield Doubles Down on His Belief in UFOs and Adds Sasquatch to the Equation

Baker Mayfield Doubles Down on His Belief in UFOs and Adds Sasquatch to the Equation

Michael Jordan Threw Shade at Jerry Krause By Publicly Devaluing 1 of His Best Decisions

Michael Jordan Threw Shade at Jerry Krause By Publicly Devaluing 1 of His Best Decisions

Orlando Brown Is Already Telling Kansas City Chiefs Fans Exactly What They Want to Hear

Orlando Brown Is Already Telling Kansas City Chiefs Fans Exactly What They Want to Hear

Larry Bird Swallowed His Pride When He Admitted the Unthinkable About Michael Jordan

Larry Bird Swallowed His Pride When He Admitted the Unthinkable About Michael Jordan

Cowboys Owner Jerry Jones Has a Custom Helicopter to Go Along With His $250 Million Superyacht: ‘It’s a Real Attention Magnet’

Cowboys Owner Jerry Jones Has a Custom Helicopter to Go Along With His $250 Million Superyacht: ‘It’s a Real Attention Magnet’

Michael Jordan Defied His Less-Than-Ideal Reputation When He Made the Sweetest Gesture for a Dedicated Fan

Michael Jordan Defied His Less-Than-Ideal Reputation When He Made the Sweetest Gesture for a Dedicated Fan

Kyrie Irving is Currently Dealing With a Personal ‘Adjustment’ as the Brooklyn Nets Battle for Playoff Position

Kyrie Irving is Currently Dealing With a Personal ‘Adjustment’ as the Brooklyn Nets Battle for Playoff Position

Jimmie Johnson Gets Real About His Chances of Winning an IndyCar Race: ‘I Don’t See Me Being There This Year’

Jimmie Johnson Gets Real About His Chances of Winning an IndyCar Race: ‘I Don’t See Me Being There This Year’

Michael Jordan Is a Legendary Winner but Once Lost a Game of One-on-One to a ‘Bespectacled and Slightly Balding’ CEO

Michael Jordan Is a Legendary Winner but Once Lost a Game of One-on-One to a ‘Bespectacled and Slightly Balding’ CEO

Jimmie Johnson Is a NASCAR Veteran, but He Still Gets Scared While Driving His Indy Car: ‘My Senses Have Never Been Through Anything Like That Before’

Jimmie Johnson Is a NASCAR Veteran, but He Still Gets Scared While Driving His Indy Car: ‘My Senses Have Never Been Through Anything Like That Before’

ESPN’s Michael Wilbon Once Bit a Coworker While Watching Michael Jordan in Order to Protect His Own Reputation

ESPN’s Michael Wilbon Once Bit a Coworker While Watching Michael Jordan in Order to Protect His Own Reputation