Sheil Kapadia Leaving The Athletic
“Philly” sports media news:
The last 5 years @TheAthletic have been amazing, but I’m moving on for a new opportunity.
The hardest part is leaving great teammates. I look forward to continuing to consume the incredible work they produce.
This place has carved out an essential space in sports.
— Sheil Kapadia (@SheilKapadia) July 13, 2022
Next for me: Pumped to be joining @ringer!
I’ll be podcasting and writing about the NFL, among other things.
Specifics to come, but I can’t wait to join their talented team in a couple weeks!
— Sheil Kapadia (@SheilKapadia) July 13, 2022
I put Philly in quotes because Sheil took on a national role with The Athletic a few years ago despite being based here. He originally joined up as an Eagles reporter, which brought him back to the region after a stint covering the Seahawks for ESPN. Prior to that, he worked on the excellent-but-now-defunct Birds 24/7 blog for Philly Mag, which has since eschewed sports coverage entirely. Sheil was also with the Inquirer/Philly.com for a few years as well.
This is a great get for THE RINGER! <Bill Simmons voice> I feel like Sheil is highly-regarded in the biz as a non-bullshitter who does really good work. No hot takes or anything like that, just good #content. Moving away from The Athletic takes him out from behind the paywall and back to a traditional open site. It’s also interesting to see some people leaving following the NYT acquisition. First Bodner, now Sheil. Who’s next?
