Veteran NFL reporter Jim Trotter is joining The Athletic following his departure from the NFL Media Group last month, the publication announced on Tuesday.
Trotter will begin his duties as a reporter for The Athletic beginning in May.
Trotter’s contract was not renewed in the NFL media newsroom when it expired in March, which he believes was due in part to his criticism of commissioner Roger Goodell’s handling of diversity issues plaguing the NFL, specifically in the NFL Media newsroom.