Will Hobson

Washington, D.C.

National sports reporter with a focus on accountability and investigations
Will Hobson is a national sports reporter for The Washington Post. He has previously worked for the Tampa Bay Times, the Daytona Beach News-Journal, and the Panama City News Herald. In 2014, he was awarded a Pulitzer Prize in local reporting for his work on Tampa Bay Times stories about abusive landlords and squalid conditions in publicly subsidized housing for Tampa's homeless. His stories have also been honored by the Associated Press Sports Editors.
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As denials pile up, NFL settlement ignores ‘critical’ tests

Attorneys promised a “state of the art” process to diagnose former players suffering from brain disease. But basic tools still aren’t being used, The Washington Post found, saving the NFL millions.

August 20, 2024

Justice Department settles with Larry Nassar victims for $138.7 million

The agreement resolves 139 claims brought over failures to investigate allegations that could have brought the former USA gymnastics doctor to justice sooner.

April 23, 2024
U.S. gymnasts, from left, Aly Raisman, Simone Biles, McKayla Maroney and Maggie Nichols testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee in September 2021.

How was the Concussion Files investigation reported? Your questions, answered.

Will Hobson answered your questions about The Concussion Files.

February 1, 2024
The Washington Post on Wednesday published an investigation of the NFL concussion settlement. (Jonathan Newton/The Washington Post)

The broken promises of the NFL’s concussion settlement

The “landmark” settlement promised payouts for suffering players. But a Washington Post investigation found that strict guidelines and aggressive reviews have led to denials for hundreds of players diagnosed with dementia, including many who died with CTE.

January 31, 2024

Key findings from The Post’s investigation of the NFL concussion settlement

The Post reviewed more than 15,000 pages of documents relating to efforts by more than 100 former players to qualify for settlement benefits. Here’s what it found.

January 31, 2024

The broken promises of the NFL concussion settlement

A ‘landmark’ settlement promised payouts for suffering players. But loopholes, aggressive reviews and a failed doctors network have led to denials for hundreds of players diagnosed with dementia, including many who died with CTE, a Washington Post investigation found.

January 31, 2024

NCAA probe began after firm obtained evidence from Michigan computers

An outside investigative firm approached the NCAA with documents and videos related to an alleged sign-stealing operation, according to two people familiar with the matter.

October 25, 2023
Michigan Coach Jim Harbaugh stands on the field beside analyst Connor Stalions during a game at Ohio State last season. (Adam Cairns/Columbus Dispatch/USA Today Network)

Former NFL players sue over disability claims, accuse plan of ‘disturbing’ denials

Ten retired NFL players, including former star running back Willis McGahee, sued the league’s benefits plan, its board of trustees and Commissioner Roger Goodell.

February 9, 2023

How the NFL avoids paying disabled players — with the union’s help

Facing pressure from Congress, the league vowed to make it easier for players broken by football to get payments. But the system remains stacked against them.

February 8, 2023
Teammates gather around Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa after he suffered a head injury this past season.

Hundreds of Black former NFL players get awards after end of ‘race-norming’

After the end of 'race-norming,' more than 300 Black former NFL players originally denied payments now qualify for money or league-funded medical treatment.

August 12, 2022
Former NFL players Ken Jenkins, right, and Clarence Vaughn III, center right, along with their wives, Amy Lewis, center, and Brooke Vaughn, left, carry petitions to the federal courthouse in Philadelphia.