Tap, tap, tap … Is this thing on?!
If you’re reading this, welcome, we made it!
Here at Between The Hashmarks and BetweenTheHashmarks.com, it is our mission to continue delivering the kind of in-depth NFL analysis, breaking news coverage, and sourced insights that you have come to know, appreciate, and expect from us, since we launched back in February, 2024, and since I began forging this career in sports journalism, back in 2011.
If you are already a subscriber, I’m equal parts relieved and thrilled that you’ve made it to our new home.
A quick aside, here is that fun prompt I promised in our departure message from our previous platform …
Reply to this email with your predicted Super Bowl matchup for the upcoming season, if you would.
We’re going to use it in a column in the days ahead, including prominently featuring the BOLDEST justification for your selection, so let’s see those hot takes!
This is also an effective and potent trick to convince your email provider that we aren’t spam and don’t belong in your junk folder.
Welcome!
If you’re either new here, or were unable or unwilling to support us at our previous home, I wanted to offer a heartfelt welcome and thank you for being here.
As you can imagine, this change is pretty scary and pretty nerve-racking, given that Between The Hashmarks is a major part of the equation for how I feed my family and keep the lights on around here.
If you’re a fan of independent NFL journalism, and looking to level up your coverage going into the 2026 NFL season ahead, please consider subscribing, to unlock every benefit that Between The Hashmarks MVPs get to experience.
From our in-depth and all-encompassing 4 Downs column each Monday, to our Football Friday Mailbags, where I solicit and then pose your questions to my rolodex of NFL Executives, Coaches, Scouts, and former players across the league to find out their answers on the biggest storylines in the sport, to every episode of the Between The Hashmarks Podcast with my friend, colleague, and mentor Mike Tanier, becoming a subscriber and Between The Hashmarks MVP unlocks full access to everything we have to offer.
One Final Note...
Since I started this journey in 2011, the media landscape has shifted a dozen times. But the one constant has been you.
Whether you’ve been reading since my first sideline report for the West Chester Daily Local News, listened to me on 97.5 FM The Fanatic in Philadelphia, read me during my tenure as the Senior NFL Insider for Heavy Sports, or you just joined us today, you are the reason I can choose principles over a platform.
Your support and readership are the driving forces behind my career, and I cannot adequately express my appreciation for your continued support.
This isn't just a change of address.
Today’s move is a reinvestment in the community we’ve built.
By moving here, we’re cutting out the middleman, increasing our charitable impact, and ensuring that Between The Hashmarks remains a place where the only thing that matters is the game, the truth, and the people who love both.
Tomorrow, we get Back to Football, and the content you’ve come to know, love, and enjoy returns full throttle.
Let's go.
— Matt Lombardo