Adam Kilgore

The Washington Post

Adam Kilgore

Adam Kilgore covers national sports for the Washington Post. Previously he served as the Post's Washington Nationals beat writer from 2010 to 2014.

Head coach Bill Belichick of the New England Patriots answers questions during the team availability in advance of Super Bowl LIII on Jan. 29, 2019 in Atlanta.

Bill Belichick makes Tom Brady study punt coverages. It helps explain Patriots’ reign.

January 30, 2019 at 11:40 a.m.

In 1978, as he began his second NFL season as the Denver Broncos' punter, Bucky Dilts struck up an ongoing conversation with a curious coaching intern, a kid only one...

Head coach Bill Belichick of the New England Patriots looks on during the fourth quarter in the AFC Divisional Playoff Game against the Los Angeles Chargers at Gillette Stadium on Jan. 13, 2019 in Foxborough, Mass.

Dead headsets, paranoia, “chasing ghosts”: What it’s like to face Bill Belichick in playoffs

January 16, 2019 at 12:38 p.m.

In late January 2004, while studying film in his Houston hotel room, Jake Delhomme received a call from Peyton Manning. The New England Patriots had just beaten Manning's Colts in...

Kyler Murray of the Oklahoma Sooners looks to pass in the fourth quarter during the College Football Playoff Semifinal against the Alabama Crimson Tide at the Capital One Orange Bowl at Hard Rock Stadium on Dec. 29, 2018 in Miami, Fla.

Kyler Murray is a likely first-round pick. That shows the evolution of QB in the NFL.

January 10, 2019 at 9:47 a.m.

Here is a pertinent question regarding both the future of two-sport phenom Kyler Murray and the shifting shape of the quarterback position in the NFL: If Russell Wilson -- a...

Quarterback Patrick Mahomes of the Kansas City Chiefs celebrates during the game against the Oakland Raiders at Arrowhead Stadium on Dec. 30, 2018 in Kansas City, Mo.

The inside story of how Patrick Mahomes landed with the Chiefs

January 9, 2019 at 11:50 a.m.

Sometime after the fall of 2015, Brett Veach, then the Kansas City Chiefs' director of player personnel, was studying offensive linemen for the upcoming NFL draft. As Veach evaluated game...

Quarterback Mitchell Trubisky of the Chicago Bears looks to pass in the first quarter against the Green Bay Packers at Soldier Field on Dec. 16, 2018 in Chicago.

The NFL’s highest paid quarterbacks will be watching some of the cheapest in the playoffs

December 17, 2018 at 8:45 a.m.

Late last summer, near the conclusion of training camp, a reporter asked Chicago Bears General Manager Ryan Pace about his team's window of contention. How cognizant was Pace of not...

Sorting out the AFC playoff picture after Week 14 is a tough task

December 10, 2018 at 8:59 a.m.

The craziness in the AFC reset the playoff picture for the final three weeks of the season while providing little clarity about how it might shake out. Here's a look...

The nation’s top running back recruit is changing positions

November 21, 2018 at 1:55 p.m.

Last fall, midway through a junior year spent rampaging across North Carolina high school football fields, Quavaris Crouch began to formulate his future. As he became the top-ranked running back...

At the NFL’s midpoint, there are these four teams and then there’s everybody else

November 5, 2018 at 10:03 a.m.

Most years, halfway through the season is when we can start the process of determining the best teams in the league, when the picture is just beginning to come into...

Le'Veon Bell (26) of the Pittsburgh Steelers stiff arms Pierre Desir (35) of the Indianapolis Colts during the second half at Lucas Oil Stadium on Nov. 12, 2017 in Indianapolis.

Combination of strategy and pride is driving the holdout of Pittsburgh’s Le’Veon Bell

October 31, 2018 at 2:30 p.m.

A crucial thing to know about Le'Veon Bell, if you ask one of his mentors, is that he is an excellent chess player. Bell took up the game as a...

First base umpire Angel Hernandez (5) ...

Under-fire umpire Angel Hernandez likely done for playoffs, but not for reason you think

October 10, 2018 at 2:55 p.m.

His team's season had just ended in the American League Division Series, and before the New York Yankees exited into the chill of winter, veteran left-hander CC Sabathia -- one...

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Bill Belichick makes Tom Brady study punt coverages. It helps explain Patriots’ reign.

Dead headsets, paranoia, “chasing ghosts”: What it’s like to face Bill Belichick in playoffs

Kyler Murray is a likely first-round pick. That shows the evolution of QB in the NFL.

The inside story of how Patrick Mahomes landed with the Chiefs

The NFL’s highest paid quarterbacks will be watching some of the cheapest in the playoffs

Sorting out the AFC playoff picture after Week 14 is a tough task

The nation’s top running back recruit is changing positions

At the NFL’s midpoint, there are these four teams and then there’s everybody else

Combination of strategy and pride is driving the holdout of Pittsburgh’s Le’Veon Bell

Under-fire umpire Angel Hernandez likely done for playoffs, but not for reason you think