In the 43-minute sports media podcast, Ian Rapoport joins Andrew Marchand to discuss his future with NFL Network moving to ESPN and his contract being up in May. Plus, what Rapoport thinks about possibly teaming with Adam Schefter. And more.
THE RUNDOWN …
Rapoport on how he became a diehard Mets’ fan and 1986
How many texts per day for Rapoport
Rapoport went to Columbia and wanted to be a lawyer
What interning on ESPN’s '“SportsCentury” was like
A few gutsy moves that led him to football
The tremendous story how he landed at the Boston Herald
The unplanned way he ended up at NFL Network and then an insider
How NFLN helped Rapoport with his lack of experience
The stories Rapoport broke that he is most proud of
The stories Rapoport wishes he had a do-over on
The big scoop this year that friends were asking if he were hacked
The Manscape suspension was funny, but really a great lesson
How does Rapoport feel about the ESPN-NFL deal
Marchand said that he was told that Rapoport’s contract is up in May, which Rapoport confirmed
How Rapoport thinks he and Schefter could be like ‘The Avengers’
His relationship with Schefter
How far along is he in the process in talking with the Jimmy Pitaro and Burke Mangnus-types at ESPN
What was it like working for Amazon Prime Video’s Thursday Night Football
How did the Pat McAfee relationship happen
What happened with the Jordan Schultz incident last year at Starbucks
How Mike Florio had the story right away and how his good buddy, Mike Garafolo, was on the photo
Have Rapoport and Schultz made up
Why the insider game is important ….
Rapoport on where the scoops come from
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