Rhett Lewis | |
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Born |
Rhett Lewis Kleinschmidt March 23, 1983 |
Nationality | United States |
Occupation | Sports reporter |
Spouse(s) | Kayna Whitworth |
Rhett Lewis Kleinschmidt (born March 23, 1983) is an American sports reporter, who currently works for NFL Network. He is currently the host of NFL Network's weekday morning show NFL AM.
Born and raised in Metairie, Louisiana and the son of Marlene and NFL athletic trainer Dean Kleinschmidt, he then attended Indiana University where he played football and majored in sports broadcasting. In his middle school years, was diagnosed with a severe case of Osgood-Schlatter Disease.
In 2017, he founded The Sam Dozier Champions Cup in honor of former St. Martin's Episcopal School Coach Sam "The Bull" Dozier.
In May 2009, he joined WHDH Boston as a sports reporter after serving as a sports director for KLBK in Texas for two years. In July 2014, he joined NFL Network as a host of "NFL AM."