Adam Schefter has made a career out of being the most influential and most followed NFL insider of all time. But he wants to be more. While Schefter is best known for his work covering the NFL, he has moonlighted in other sports on a few occasions.

Schefter opens up to The Athletic's Andrew Marchand about his role, side work he loves doing and his future as a reporter.

Schefter added on the podcast that he did not want to leave the NFL Network when he did in 2009, but a salary disagreement forced his hand and he left for ESPN. Schefter signed a multi-year extension with ESPN worth $9 million a year in 2022, around the same time that ex-reporter Adrian Wojnarowski did.

ESPN football insider Adam Schefter angered Chiefs fans (and a former player) with messages about Patrick Mahomes and penalties.

It’s not uncommon to see hordes of NFL fans angrily posting about Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs seemingly getting a friendly whistle this postseason. Yet over the weekend, ESPN analyst Adam Schefter appeared to play into that viral narrative when he framed a tweet about NFL replay rules around Mahomes.

Adam Schefter is one the most connected people in sports. While the NFL insider has a prominent voice on ESPN, critics may wonder just how necessary his job is. Even if Schefter breaks a scoop first,