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PFT Commenter (alternatively spelled PFTCommenter or Pro Football Talk Commenter, born January 31, 1986) is a pseudonymous and satirical sportswriter who covers the National Football League and US politics for online publication Barstool Sports. He has previously been published on other sports sites including Kissing Suzy Kolber, SBNation, Football Savages, as well as his own site, StrongTakes.com. PFT Commenter, whose name references Profootballtalk.com, mimics the "macho posturing and racism", or "hot takes", in the website's comment sections.
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- Pft commenter asks the hard hitting questions at super bowl 50 opening night
- Style
- Persona and media appearances
- Publishing
- References
Pft commenter asks the hard hitting questions at super bowl 50 opening night
Style
His writing style is characterized by "didactic misspelling, erratic punctuation, barely veiled racism, not-quite-latent homophobia, conspiratorial anxiety, and arrogant disdain for critical thought" and the character is "dumb on purpose", earning a comparison to the Stephen Colbert character on The Colbert Report with his ability to "undermine the league’s resident apologists and party-liners." PFT Commenter often overpraises white players for their blue-collar attitudes, criticizes black players for being selfish and overrated, and “eagerly takes the truth-y NFL party line on every possible issue”. In response to criticisms of his poor spelling, he wrote, "Im on record that I dont care about spelling, I care about TELLING."
Persona and media appearances
PFT Commenter began as a commenter on ProFootballTalk.com before starting the @PFTCommenter Twitter account in 2012 and eventually becoming a contributor for SBNation, Kissing Suzy Kolber and Football Savages.
In September 2015, PFT Commenter made an appearance on Mike Florio's PFT Live radio program. Also in 2015, PFT Commenter began commenting on the 2016 United States presidential election and appeared on camera several times, albeit in the background, during the television coverage of the Republican Party presidential debates.
PFT Commenter moved to Barstool Sports in March 2016 and started the podcast Pardon My Take along with co-host Dan Katz, aka "Big Cat." The podcast, which is often satirical in nature, has grown to a top ranking on iTunes' "Sports and Recreation" list. In May 2016, PFT Commenter accompanied three other co-workers on a so called "Grit Week," starting in Buffalo and ending in Indianapolis for the Indianapolis 500. The duo of PFT Commenter and Katz also made an appearance on SportsCenter with Scott Van Pelt on February 8, 2017.
Despite the National Football League removing press credentials for Barstool Sports, PFT snuck in to "Opening Night" for Super Bowl LI in Houston and was able to ask questions to players and coaches.
PFT Commenter makes regular call-in appearances on Bomani Jones' ESPN radio show The Right Time.
Publishing
PFT Commenter has also written a self-published e-book, Goodell vs. Obama: The Battle for the Future of the NFL, which imagines a dystopian future in which President Barack Obama attempts to turn the Dallas Cowboys into a soccer team in Kenya, and NFL commissioner Roger Goodell fights him in a boxing match to stop him.The author is on record via Twitter claiming a sequel is in the works.