Michael Obermuller

Expertise:
NFL, Chiefs, Giants, Steelers, Buccaneers
Education:
Quinnipiac University
Location:
Yonkers, New York

Experience

Michael Obermuller is an Associate Editor who also covers the NFL as a sports journalist for Heavy.com, where he began writing in May 2021. He currently helps run Heavy's breaking news operation and newsletter team, while also reporting on the Kansas City Chiefs, New York Giants, Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Pittsburgh Steelers.

Additionally, Michael has spent two-plus seasons reporting on the New York Jets for Heavy on a daily basis and has been with Heavy on Chiefs since October of 2021, and Heavy on Giants and Heavy on Steelers since 2023. While also assisting the Heavy on Buccaneers page starting at the beginning of 2025.

He is an NYC area native and Quinnipiac graduate who has previously covered the MLB for Athlon Sports, NFL, MLB and betting content for FanDuel's The Duel, as well as fantasy football for King Fantasy Sports and NFL and MLB news for Pro Football Mania.

Michael can be reached via email at michael.obermuller@heavy.com, on X/Twitter @obermuller_nfl and on LinkedIn.

Education

Michael Obermuller holds a Bachelor of Arts in Communications and Media Studies from Quinnipiac University, where he graduated in 2015.

He also completed an English Minor (writing track) during his time at Quinnipiac, and has passed through the International Baccalaureate (IB) testing programs for English and History.

Latest Articles From Michael Obermuller

Jets ‘Mike White Game’ Helped Bengals During Super Bowl Run

Jets ‘Mike White Game’ Helped Bengals During Super Bowl Run

Chiefs Could Be Featured in Historic NFL Game in 2022: Report

Chiefs Could Be Featured in Historic NFL Game in 2022: Report

Jets Relationship With 5-Year Veteran May Have ‘Run Its Course’: Report

Jets Relationship With 5-Year Veteran May Have ‘Run Its Course’: Report

Jets Would Love to Add ‘Proven, Ball-Hawking’ Cornerback, Says Reporter

Jets Would Love to Add ‘Proven, Ball-Hawking’ Cornerback, Says Reporter

Chiefs Reporter Suggests ‘Cutting Bait With the Shark’ in 2022

Chiefs Reporter Suggests ‘Cutting Bait With the Shark’ in 2022

Jets Reporter Uses Elijah Moore Rumor to Warn Fans About 2022 WR Class

Jets Reporter Uses Elijah Moore Rumor to Warn Fans About 2022 WR Class

Jets Linked to ‘Low-Budget’ Mike Williams as Affordable WR Signing

Jets Linked to ‘Low-Budget’ Mike Williams as Affordable WR Signing

ESPN 2021 ‘Re-Draft’ Acknowledges 3 Jets Sleepers & Zach Wilson Truth

ESPN 2021 ‘Re-Draft’ Acknowledges 3 Jets Sleepers & Zach Wilson Truth

Bengals CB Rehashes Chiefs Playoff Collapse: ‘They F***** Up’

Bengals CB Rehashes Chiefs Playoff Collapse: ‘They F***** Up’

NFL Analyst Snubs Jets After Naming Lions ‘Cinderella Story’ of 2022

NFL Analyst Snubs Jets After Naming Lions ‘Cinderella Story’ of 2022

Jets Teammate Reveals Humorous Zach Wilson Trait That ‘Stood out Most’

Jets Teammate Reveals Humorous Zach Wilson Trait That ‘Stood out Most’

Eric Bieniemy Could Still Leave Chiefs Despite No Head Coach Job: Report

Eric Bieniemy Could Still Leave Chiefs Despite No Head Coach Job: Report

Ex-Jets Scout Endorses Expensive Trade Proposal for $72 Million EDGE

Ex-Jets Scout Endorses Expensive Trade Proposal for $72 Million EDGE

Chiefs Linked to Seahawks First-Round Pass Rusher via Trade

Chiefs Linked to Seahawks First-Round Pass Rusher via Trade

Dolphins Imitate Jets With Hire, Appoint Robert Saleh’s Second Choice

Dolphins Imitate Jets With Hire, Appoint Robert Saleh’s Second Choice

NFL Analyst Links Chiefs CB Charvarius Ward to NFC Contender

NFL Analyst Links Chiefs CB Charvarius Ward to NFC Contender

Jets’ Senior Bowl Favorite Could End Tyler Linderbaum Fantasies

Jets’ Senior Bowl Favorite Could End Tyler Linderbaum Fantasies

Jets Twitter Enamored by 6-Foot-5 ‘Speed Merchant’ WR at Senior Bowl

Jets Twitter Enamored by 6-Foot-5 ‘Speed Merchant’ WR at Senior Bowl

Chiefs Sign Intriguing Ex-Bucs WR in Need of Fresh Start

Chiefs Sign Intriguing Ex-Bucs WR in Need of Fresh Start

Jets’ Elijah Moore Praises Zach Wilson — ‘That Dude Is Different’

Jets’ Elijah Moore Praises Zach Wilson — ‘That Dude Is Different’

Failed Ex-Jets Rookie Signs Futures Deal With Cowboys

Failed Ex-Jets Rookie Signs Futures Deal With Cowboys

Patrick Mahomes Gets Shut Down by Fan’s Baby at Pro Bowl [WATCH]

Patrick Mahomes Gets Shut Down by Fan’s Baby at Pro Bowl [WATCH]

Reporter Highlights Senior Bowl Prospect Jets ‘Spent a Lot of Time With’

Reporter Highlights Senior Bowl Prospect Jets ‘Spent a Lot of Time With’

Chiefs Sign 13 Futures Including Former All-Pro, 2021 Fifth-Round Pick

Chiefs Sign 13 Futures Including Former All-Pro, 2021 Fifth-Round Pick

Jets Insider Predicts Joe Douglas’ 4 Positional ‘Draft Priorities’

Jets Insider Predicts Joe Douglas’ 4 Positional ‘Draft Priorities’

Jets HC Robert Saleh Opens up on Brian Flores, NFL Hiring Process

Jets HC Robert Saleh Opens up on Brian Flores, NFL Hiring Process

Chiefs OC Eric Bieniemy Featured in New Lawsuit Brought Against the NFL

Chiefs OC Eric Bieniemy Featured in New Lawsuit Brought Against the NFL

Jets Should Look Crosstown for ‘Under-the-Radar’ Fix at Cornerback

Jets Should Look Crosstown for ‘Under-the-Radar’ Fix at Cornerback

NFL Draft Expert Solves Chiefs’ WR Need With Explosive Big-Play Threat

NFL Draft Expert Solves Chiefs’ WR Need With Explosive Big-Play Threat

Quinnen Williams Reveals His Jets Superhero Nickname

Quinnen Williams Reveals His Jets Superhero Nickname