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.

Adam Schefter has been one of the most important people at ESPN as the network's leading insider on NFL news, often breaking some of the biggest stories in the entire sport. But at 58 years of age and with no shortage of money in the bank,