Staff
Cy Amundson
Cy is the founder and Head of Content for The Noise. He was an original host for SportsCenter on SnapChat alongside Katie Nolan. He also works as a producer and talent for the Minnesota Vikings and hosts several successful sports podcasts.
Tony Abbott
Tony Abbott is the managing editor and a writer for The Noise. He also currently writes about hockey at Hockey Wilderness, previously publishing pieces at The Athletic Minnesota and Zone Coverage. You can also find him writing about the world of sports on his “TonySPN” feature for Trivia Mafia’s Friday Know-It-All.
Tyler Ireland
Tyler Ireland is a former Minnesotan turned Florida man who covers the Jacksonville Jaguars, Miami Dolphins, Minnesota Vikings, and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Tyler has been a sportswriter since 2021 writing for a variety of different verticals including Daily Norseman, Zone Coverage, The Viking Age, PurplePTSD, and The Noise. When Tyler isn’t at his home office writing articles or recording a podcast episode for VikesNow, he’s most likely relaxing on the quartz crystal shores of Panama City Beach with his yellow lab, Scout.
Shane Mickle
Shane has always had a passion for sports and started writing during college. Currently, in addition to The Noise, he writes full-time for Pickdawgz and Sportschatplace.com, focusing on sports betting. Shane is a fan of all sports, but his favorite team is the Minnesota Vikings. If Shane isn’t writing about sports, he’s probably attending them, going to a concert, or spending time up at the cabin.
Alex Schubert
Alex Schubert is a writer and Cincinnati Bengals season ticket holder who graduated from the University of Cincinnati in 2016 with a B.A. in Communications. He has written for The Noise since its infancy and brings his breadth of deep NFL knowledge to his works. He also hosts the popular podcast **** You We Like The Bengals.
Preet Shah
Preet is a North Carolina based writer and host of The Love Boat, a Minnesota Vikings podcast. He specializes in game previews and reviews as well as NFL draft coverage.
Ethan Thomas
Ethan is a life long die hard Minnesota sports fan. He wrote for Zone Coverage before joining The Noise and makes regular appearances on several sports and gambling podcasts in Minnesota. When he’s not writing you can find him playing pick up basketball and complaining about the Rudy Gobert trade.
Justin Wood
Justin is a writer and comedian from small town Ohio who now resides in Santa Monica, California. A United States Army Veteran, with tours in both Iraq and Kuwait, he is now a cat dad of two finds himself heartbroken almost every Sunday from September to January watching and writing about his beloved Cincinnati Bengals.
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