The long-running feud between prominent NFL insiders Adam Schefter and Mike Florio carried over to Christmas Day.
On Wednesday, Adam Schefter reported that former Seattle Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll has interest in returning to the NFL coaching ranks, and that the Chicago Bears are on his radar.
The Pro Football Talk insider wrote a follow-up piece on Schefter’s report, suggesting that there were inaccuracies and that Carroll’s agent is simply using the media to his advantage:
“It’s one thing to express authentic and organic and unsolicited opinions, like we did recently when questioning whether Brian Flores’s lawsuit against the NFL and multiple teams will stand in the way of a second head-coaching opportunity. It’s another thing to let your strings be pulled by “sources” (probably only one source, but making it plural always sounds better) who want to get their back scratched — and who will return the favor, possibly many times over.”
That’s where Adam Schefter clapped back at his longtime nemesis with a savage X/Twitter message:
Everything you say here is 100 percent wrong. Keep up the guess work and Merry Christmas.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) December 25, 2024
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As expected, Florio wouldn’t go quietly into the afternoon:
Thank God the college basketball team I coach isn't in last place in the Horizon League. https://t.co/OiAmNGoVF5
— ProFootballTalk (@ProFootballTalk) December 25, 2024
Well, let’s just go ahead and assume that Schefter and Florio didn’t exchange Christmas cards this year. Regardless, hopefully both hard-working insiders are having a nice holiday with their families.
Adam Schefter & Mike Florio Give NFL Fans Some Extra Entertainment
You rarely see insiders in any sport clash with each other publicly, and that’s what makes the Schefter-Florio feud so intriguing for fans. There was great competition between Shams Charania and Adrian Wojnarowski, but the two never feuded on social media the way Schefter and Florio have.
