The Lead Creators & Guests

Kavitha Davidson is a sportswriter and co-host The Athletic's daily sports podcast The Lead.

Anders Kelto is a journalist and co-host of The Athletc's daily sports podcast The Lead.

Lee Hernandez is the producer of The Lead and American Innovations podcasts.

Zac Jackson is a Browns writer for The Athletic Cleveland, he is also the host of the 'A to Z' podcast, previously he covered the Browns for Fox Sports Ohio and worked for Pro Football Talk.

Derek Bodner is a senior writer at The Athletic.

Dane Brugler is a NFL Draft Analyst for The Athletic. He is a husband, father, and amateur BBQ Pitmaster.

Adam Crafton is the sports reporter for The Athletic.

David Ornstein is a football correspondent & Sports Journalist at The Athletic.

Andy Staples is a senior writer at The Athletic.

Alexis Mansanarez is a writer and contributor for The Athletic.

C.J. Moore is a staff writer for The Athletic.

Greg Auman is a sports reporter, and writer at The Athletic.

Kalyn Kahler is a staff writer at Sports Illustrated.

Tyler Tynes is a sports journalist. He is currently a staff writer for SB Nation, where he covers the intersection of race, politics, and sports.Previously, Tynes worked for The Huffington Post, The Press of Atlantic City, and The Philadelphia Daily News. He is currently the Chair of the Print Journalism Task Force for the National Association of Black Journalists.

Lance Pugmire is a senior boxing writer for The Athletic.

James Fegan is a staff writer for The Athletic covering the Chicago White Sox.

Nicole Auerbauch is a senior writer, covering national college football for The Athletic.

Daniel Kaplan is a sports business reporter at The Athletic.

Adam Crawford is a staff writer for The Athletic.