{
  "id": 2414946,
  "title": "Steven Ruiz Leaving The Ringer for Fox Sports",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/steven-ruiz-leaving-the-ringer-for-fox-sports",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-21T18:14:14.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Front Office Sports",
    "slug": "front-office-sports",
    "url": "https://frontofficesports.com/steven-ruiz-leaving-the-ringer-fox-sports/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "NFL writer Steven Ruiz announced his departure from The Ringer to join Fox Sports digital, according to sources cited by Front Office Sports. Ruiz, who started at The Ringer in 2021 after leaving USA Today's For the Win blog, expressed sadness about leaving the platform founded by Bill Simmons. In a tweet, he credited his time at The Ringer to his growth as a writer and praised his colleagues, particularly his editor Megan Schuster. Fox Sports currently employs NFL writers Greg Auman and Henry McKenna. At the same time, The Ringer announced the arrival of Tom Pelissero, who will host NFL podcasts, appear on Simmons’s show and work as a sideline reporter for their telecasts.",
  "summary": "Ruiz had been with The Ringer since 2021.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}