Jerry Brewer

Washington, D.C.

Sports columnist

Education: Western Kentucky University, BA in Print Journalism

Jerry Brewer is a sports columnist at The Washington Post. He joined The Post in 2015 after more than eight years as a columnist with the Seattle Times. During his career, he also has worked at The Courier-Journal in Louisville, Ky., The Orlando Sentinel and The Philadelphia Inquirer. He approaches sports journalism with a mantra: "The game is not the story. The game is a platform to tell a story." Through sports, Brewer chronicles the ups and downs, virtues and flaws, of humans whose lives play out before thousands of fans. He sees sports as riveting to the imagination and enlivened by the za
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Latest from Jerry Brewer

Aaron Rodgers is back. The sorry New York Jets never left.

The New York Jets' issues persisted even with Aaron Rodgers back on the field against the San Francisco 49ers.

September 10, 2024

The Chiefs don’t dominate the NFL. They dissect it.

The Kansas City Chiefs' narrow win over the Baltimore Ravens made plain the challenges NFL contenders face in dethroning the reigning champions.

September 7, 2024

College football got a face lift, but there’s a price to pay

College football's new era features superconferences and a 12-team playoff. Now that novelty will wrestle with instability as the games begin.

August 31, 2024
There were fireworks after the Minnesota-North Carolina game, but not all fireworks are worth a celebration. (Matt Krohn/USA Today Sports)

Transgender athletes and the myth of inclusion in sports

Today on “Post Reports,” how a college track star’s gender transition changed her relationship to the sport she loves. And Post sports columnist Jerry Brewer on the efforts to include – or exclude – trans athletes from the wider world of sports.

August 14, 2024

Good luck, L.A.

It’s the last day of the Summer Olympics. Host Ava Wallace reflects with reporter Rick Maese and columnist Jerry Brewer on the most memorable moments from Paris and what the success of these Games means for the future of the Olympics – including in L.A. in 2028.

August 11, 2024

Team USA saddled up for one last golden ride. The Wemby era starts now.

A riveting gold medal game showed that France has the horsepower to match up with Team USA’s star power. And the French could soon have the biggest star.

August 10, 2024
Stephen Curry celebrates his first Olympic gold medal. “You just simply marvel at his talent,” LeBron James said of Curry, who scored a team-high 24 points in the final.

No one in women’s basketball can do everything A’ja Wilson can

The best player in the women’s game can dictate play in so many different ways, she’s unavoidable.

August 9, 2024
A'ja Wilson drives to the basket between Australia's Ezi Magbegor and Alanna Smith in Friday's Olympic semifinal.

On the night Noah Lyles was to become a legend, he became a reminder

After U.S. sprinter finishes third in his signature event, he reveals his covid diagnosis, an unsettling indication that these Paris Olympics are open, not free.

August 8, 2024
Noah Lyles lies on the track after finishing third in the 200 meters.

The Paris Games: An unserious and riveting VIP experience

These Summer Games have had plenty of weirdness, and by loosening up, they’ve better reflected society.

August 7, 2024
Guy Fieri, left, and Flavor Flav take in a preliminary round women's water polo game.

The Sports Moment: The U.S. women’s basketball team didn’t need Caitlin Clark

The U.S. women’s basketball team is a dynasty – and it didn’t need Caitlin Clark. Host Ava Wallace talks with columnists Candace Buckner and Jerry Brewer about that and drama on the track. Plus: How NBC brings the sounds of the Games to your living room.

August 6, 2024