Gilberto Manzano is a staff writer covering the NFL for Sports Illustrated. After starting off as a breaking news writer at NFL.com in 2014, he worked as the Raiders beat reporter for the Las Vegas Review-Journal and covered the Chargers and Rams for the Orange County Register and Los Angeles Daily News. During his time as a combat sports reporter, he was awarded best sports spot story of 2018 by the Nevada Press Association for his coverage of the Conor McGregor-Khabib Nurmagomedov post-fight brawl. Manzano, a first-generation Mexican-American with parents from Nayarit, Mexico, is the cohost of Compas on the Beat, a sports and culture show featuring Mexican-American journalists. He has been a member of the Pro Football Writers of America since 2017.
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Chargers Training Camp Notebook: Jesse Minter Eager to Unlock Defense's Potential
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32 NFL Teams in 32 Days: Chiefs Eye History-Making Season
Despite aging stars, and players with off-the-field issues, Kansas City will try to become the first NFL team to win three consecutive Super Bowls.
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32 NFL Teams in 32 Days: Bills Retool Roster to Get Past Chiefs and Bengals
Buffalo undergoes a soft reset, moving on without several key veterans in the hopes of finally delivering a Lombardi Trophy.
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Pittsburgh has struggled to find offensive consistency for years, but the additions of Russell Wilson and Justin Fields could provide a rugged defense with enough help to compete in a loaded AFC North.
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Los Angeles shelled out big bucks to bring in Jim Harbaugh and are now expecting drastic improvements from the pieces around their star quarterback.
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NFL Fact or Fiction: Brock Purdy Will Get Trevor Lawrence Money in 2025
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