J.R. DeGroote
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J.R. DeGroote

Expertise:
NFL, Football, NBA, Basketball
Education:
Arizona State University
Location:
Waikoloa, Hawaii

Experience

J.R. DeGroote is a sports journalist covering the NFL and NBA for Heavy.com, with a focus on the Cleveland Browns and Dallas Cowboys.

He covered local and statewide sports as a reporter for West Hawaii Today and has decades of experience in digital media with previous stops at SB Nation and Bleacher Report.

He has won multiple state, regional and national honors for sports reporting and photography.

Education

J.R. DeGroote earned a bachelor of arts degree in journalism and mass communication from Arizona State University in 2014.

Latest Articles From J.R. DeGroote

  • Ex-Browns QB Baker Mayfield Drawing Attention for New Look

    Former Cleveland Browns quarterback Baker Mayfield is heading into next season slimmed down and ready to roll.

  • Browns QB Jameis Winston Sends Strong Message Ahead of Training Camp

  • Bold Browns Prediction Centers Around Early Nick Chubb Return

  • Browns Star Deshaun Watson Makes Super Bowl Promise

  • Browns RB Nick Chubb Gives Sobering Insight on Return to Field

  • Browns Set Timeline for Amari Cooper Contract Decision: Report

    The Cleveland Browns hope to settle their contract stalemate with Amari Cooper before training camp begins.

  • Browns Rookie WR Drafted by Another Team Ahead of Camp

  • Browns Facing Key Decision on Nick Chubb’s Immediate Future

  • Browns QB Deshaun Watson Sends Strong Message on Amari Cooperʻs Holdout

  • Browns ‘Likely’ to Inquire About Trade for 49ers Star WR Brandon Aiyuk

  • Former Browns QB Baker Mayfield Makes Admission on Breakup

    The breakup between Baker Mayfield and the Cleveland Browns was not a pretty one and the former No. 1 overall pick admits he could have done a few things differently.

  • Browns OL Wyatt Teller Offers Bold Take on Deshaun Watson’s Struggles

  • Browns Specialist Inks Lucrative $15.9 Million Extension

  • Browns WR Amari Cooper Projected to Get $52 Million Pay Day

  • Celtics Star Jayson Tatum Has 2-Word Message on Jaylen Brown Snub

  • Browns $8.9 Million WR Dubbed Trade Candidate Ahead of Camp

  • Jaylen Brown Reacts to Team USA Snub, Derrick White Selection

  • Draymond Takes Jab at Klay Thompson After Mavs Intro

  • Browns Key Offseason Addition on Chopping Block Ahead of Training Camp

  • Kyle Kuzma Fuels Rumors of Potential Trade to Lakers With 3-Word Message

    Kyle Kuzma revved up speculation about a reunion with the Los Angeles Lakers with a few interesting social media messages.

  • Bengals QB Joe Burrow Issues Warning to Browns, AFC North

  • Lakers Star LeBron James Hints at Retirement After $101 Million Deal

  • Former NFL MVP Puts Browns QB Deshaun Watson Over Cowboys Star

  • Lakers Star LeBron James Makes Consequential $2.7 Million Move

  • Browns 1,000-Yard RB Named as Potential Trade Piece

    Jerome Ford is coming off a breakout season but the Cleveland Browns running back could find himself on the move with Nick Chubb's return on the horizon.

  • Draymond Green Sends Message on Klay Thompson’s Move to Mavericks

  • Lakers Seeking ‘Right Deal’ as LeBron Weighs $162 Million Decision

  • Browns $60 Million Star Sends Message Amid Benching Rumors

  • Lakers Rookie Bronny James Breaks Silence on Teaming Up With LeBron

  • Kyrie Irving Countered Lakers Star LeBron James in Battle for $50 Million Star

    LeBron James made a hard recruiting pitch to Klay Thompson on behalf of the Los Angeles Lakers, but the Dallas Mavericks had their own secret weapon — Kyrie Irving.