One of the best NFL longform writers in the country, Tyler Dunne, started his own Substack, Go Long, five years ago and now has a very nice six-figure income. He goes into how it all happened on The Main Event with Andrew Marchand.
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How Tyler Dunne went from newspapers to Bleacher Report to starting his own Substack in 2020
What was his level of confidence going on his own to cover the NFL instead of trying to go to another publication after B/R layoffs in 2020
He was stuck on 300 paid subscribers for what seemed like forever
The big Aaron Rodgers’ trade story turning point around six months in
“There is the NFL that exists at podiums and then there is the NFL that is the NFL”
What is the access like for an independent NFL writer
The famous Sean McDermott story in which Dunne reported that the Bills’ coach used the 9/11 hijackers as an example of teamwork
How the Bills invited Dunne to meet with McDermott for a couple of hours after the series
Adam Schefter tweeted out the McDermott news, but didn’t put a link, which caused a social media uprising — Dunne gave his view
Dunne had an in-depth back and forth after his Dave Gettelman piece with Giants VP of communications, Pat Hanlon, was written
The specific numbers of paid subscribers he has
Where he sees Go Long going
How much travel does Dunne do to produce his longform stories
He wakes up at 3:30 a.m. to get some quiet time to work before his family’s day starts
He got a call from an NFL head coach on his very early morning ride to Starbucks to work
The amazing Syracuse sports writing class that Dunne was part of
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