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Jonathan M. Alexander is a staff writer for the Houston Chronicle covering the Houston Texans and NFL games. He can be reached at [email protected].

Alexander is a Charlotte native and 2013 graduate of NC Central University, an HBCU in Durham, North Carolina. He has covered a variety of areas during his career, from K-12 schools, public safety, city government, recruiting, Duke basketball, UNC basketball and football at the Raleigh New & Observer, and most recently spent two years covering the Carolina Panthers for the Charlotte Observer.

He has twice won APSE National Top 10 honors for his writing and reporting.

He broke one of the biggest stories in Panthers history in November 2021, when he revealed that the Panthers planned to meet with quarterback Cam Newton with the intention of signing him one year after releasing him.

In his free time, Jonathan enjoys coaching youth basketball, trying new restaurants, and spending time with friends. He has a sister, Tyler, who has lived in Houston for six years. His parents, Stanley and Becky, who are his biggest influences, are both retired social workers.