Adam Schefter is clearly one of the best in the business, but that doesn’t mean he doesn’t have missteps along the way.
There have been a ton of issues that have popped over the past 12 months.
The ESPN insider didn’t handle Vikings running back Dalvin Cook’s off-field situation very well when he tweeted, “Minnesota Vikings’ RB Dalvin Cook is the victim of domestic abuse and extortion — there’s pending litigation, according to his agent Zac Hiller.”
Following the announcement that no criminal charges would be filed against Deshaun Watson, ESPN NFL Insider Adam Schefter posted a tweet that didn’t sit well with many people.
“This is why Deshaun Watson, from the beginning, welcomed a police investigation: He felt he knew that the truth would come out. And today, a grand jury did not charge him on any of the criminal complaints,” Schefter tweeted.
After he got blasted for what he said, Schefter issued a clarification.
“This was a poorly worded tweet that deserves a proper response,” he said. “It was intended to provide insight into the strategy of Watson’s legal team from its POV. I should have been clearer. As legal experts have explained, a lack of an indictment alone does not mean someone is innocent.”
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Schefter also got roped into the controversy around the Washington Commanders’ emails as well.
Ben Strauss of The Washington Post recently put together a profile on Schefter and it stated multiple ESPN employees said they were concerned that his reporting “reflected a failure to understand the sensitivity of domestic violence allegations.”
Schefter denied the idea that he carries water for certain figures in the NFL.
“I’ve never put out information thinking I would get something back in the future,” Schefter said. “If people want to work with me, great. If not, OK.”
Time will only tell with his future reporting.
