Will Carroll (born 1970)[1] is an American sportswriter who specializes in the coverage of medical issues, including injuries and performance-enhancing drugs. Carroll's "Under the Knife" column appeared on Baseball Prospectus for eight years during his stint there as a senior writer, and he also contributed to the site's radio efforts as well as the Puck Prospectus spin-off site. He is the author of two books on sports-related medical topics. .
Carroll was a member of the Baseball Writers' Association of America and the Pro Football Writers Association.
In 2014, he was given a MORE Award[2] by the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons for his story on Dr. Frank Jobe published in Bleacher Report in 2013.
In 2003 Carroll joined the staff of Baseball Prospectus, for whom he served as its injury expert and wrote a regular "Under the Knife" column and periodic "Team Health Reports" as well as hosts Baseball Prospectus Radio. In February 2009, he assumed the role of Executive Editor of Puck Prospectus. In September 2010, Carroll announced his departure from Baseball Prospectus and published his last "Under the Knife" column.[3]
In 2006, Carroll served as the injury expert for the short-lived The Fantasy Show on ESPN.
Starting in 2007, Carroll has worked as an NFL injury expert for SI.com. He has also served as a senior writer for Football Outsiders, focusing on football injuries.
In 2011, he joined SI.com, bringing both his "Under The Knife" (baseball) and "Injury Report" (football) devoted to sports injuries.[4]
In 2013, he joined Bleacher Report as the lead writer for sports injuries. He left in 2015.
In 2014 at a public appearance in Dallas, Carroll admitted he worked as a consultant for at least one MLB team as well as for several other teams. It is believed the teams are the Milwaukee Brewers and Seattle Mariners. In 2014, he was one of the premiere hosts for Bleacher Report Radio on SiriusXM Satellite Radio. He hosted Afternoon Drive with Jason Goff. He left in early 2015.
Carroll was one of the panelists, along with Jason Whitlock, for the premiere week of the ROME show on CBS Sports Network.
In 2015, Carroll joined FanDuel, a Scottish fantasy sports company. His role was unclear, but appears to have been instrumental in hiring several other writers. In an interview at FSTA 2015, Carroll stated he was brought in to help upgrade injury notifications in the FanDuel app.
Although an expert on injuries, Carroll has no formal medical training.
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