Stephen Holder is a veteran sports reporter who has covered the NFL since 2005. Most recently, he was a senior NFL writer at The Athletic. He has worked in the Indianapolis market and covered the Colts since 2013 and was also formerly an analyst for local affiliates WXIN-59/WTTV-4.

Holder has previously worked at the Indianapolis Star, The Tampa Bay Times and The Miami Herald, covering events that range from high school sports and college football to multiple Super Bowls, documenting the careers of sports personalities from Pat Riley to Andrew Luck along the way.

He is a native of Miami, Fla. and majored in journalism and political science at the University of Miami.