Mark Cannizzaro

Mark Cannizzaro

Mark Cannizzaro is a senior sports writer at the New York Post.

Background

Mark has been with the New York Post since 1993, having first served as the Jets beat writer from 1993 to 2010 before moving over to write columns on the Jets, Giants, NFL, NCAA basketball, soccer and numerous other sports. He has been The Post’s golf writer and columnist since 1993 and has covered more than 100 major championships. Mark graduated in 1983 from Ithaca College, where he played on the soccer and tennis teams. When he’s not working, chances are he can be found on a golf course or at a good restaurant with his wife, Carolyn.

Latest Articles

Jets' Aaron Glenn hire draws praise from those who know him best: 'The guy to turn this thing around'

As soon as it became official, those who’ve been around Aaron Glenn for years rejoiced at his being hired as the Jets' new head coach.

Bill Parcells is all-in on Jets' Aaron Glenn hire: 'Has worked his ass off'

Today, Glenn, who played cornerback under Parcells with the Jets from 1997-99 and then with the Cowboys in 2005 and 2006, is the Jets new head coach.

The most important factor in Jets' Aaron Glenn pursuit is also their glaring weakness

The Jets have never exactly been masters of great timing. 

Top candidate taking second Jets interview with pressure on team to move quickly

The Jets, of course, remain without a general manager, which may complicate things if team owner Woody Johnson wants to hire him.

Commanders hired the perfect culture-changer they desperately needed

Make no mistake: Quinn, as much as his team’s dynamic, mature first-round draft pick quarterback Jayden Daniels, has made a difference in Washington. 

The winning formula behind Commanders' victory over Lions

This wasn’t supposed to happen. None of it. But it did.

Why Lions, Commanders situation offers hope to NY football teams

Both the Lions and Commanders have hope that, not long ago, they believed imaginable. 

Mike Vrabel puts Patriots in position to torment Jets once again

The Patriots, who spent the 2024 season jockeying for position with the Jets for last place in the AFC East, instantly became a more formidable franchise the minute Mike Vrabel...

Jets' head coaching search adds a 10th name

The Jets have interviewed 13 candidates for their vacant general manager post and nine for their opening at head coach, with more to come. 

Bills fans anxious to bring home Super Bowl during Josh Allen era

The league’s most faithful fan base desperately wants the Bills to take advantage of this window and win a Super Bowl with Josh Allen behind center.

There should be no debate over Eli Manning — he's a first-ballot Hall of Famer

What else could the Pro Football Hall of Fame voters want from Eli Manning? 

Tomorrow Golf League turns up noise with fascinating, fun start

TGL, which stands for Tomorrow Golf League, is not your father’s golf. And that, of course, is the point to this creative and aggressive venture.

How the Tiger Woods-backed indoor league works ahead of inaugural match

Golf is poised to bring the sport to a new generation with TGL.

Everything about the Jets' outlook is murky

These days are always melancholy. 

Time will tell if this is end for Aaron Rodgers with only so much he can control

Whether or not this is the end for Aaron Rodgers as a Jet and, more significantly, as an NFL quarterback, only the “Enigma’’ himself knows.

Historic Lions-Vikings season finale has everything at stake

There’s only one choice for The Post’s Big Game this week.

Increasingly popular NFL trend offers immense intrigue despite mixed results

Every couple of years, new in-vogue terms come alive in the NFL. One of the more recent ones is the “bridge’’ quarterback. 

Rex Ryan's Jets flirtation brings plenty of nostalgia — and inevitable disaster

Let’s begin with this: It would be a hell of a lot of fun.

The Bill Parcells blueprint Jets must seek in coaching search with culture beyond lost

Head coach hunting season has begun for the Jets. It’s a rite of passage every few years.