Peter King, a senior writer for Sports Illustrated, joined the magazine in 1989 after spending nearly a decade as an award-winning newspaper journalist. He is one of the country's premier pro football writers. With his lively "Monday Morning Quarterback" column, King is also a key contributor on the NFL beat for SI.com.

Born in Springfield, Mass., and raised in Enfield, Conn., King earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in journalism from Ohio University in 1979. From 1985 to 1989, he covered the NFL beat for Newsday and from 1980 to 1985, he covered college athletics and pro football for the Cincinnati Enquirer. Among the many awards King has are four Associated Press Sports Editors awards for excellence in sports journalism.

He has also written five books, the most recent of which are: Inside the Helmet: A Player's-Eye View of Pro Football, which discusses the inner lives and jobs of some of the NFL's biggest names, and Football: A History of the Professional Game, which profiles the teams, players and events of the NFL's first 75 years. He appears frequently as a commentator on radio and TV talk shows across the nation and served as a halftime analyst for ABC's Monday Night Football.

King lives in Boston with his wife and two daughters.