When it comes to the business side of sports, you have certain names in the industry you expect to get the biggest scoops no matter what. If you don’t social media trolls will let you know about it.
This week, the NY Post’s Ryan Glasspeigel did an in-depth profile on NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport and his wife, Leah.
Aside from how they met, the story also touched on his rivalry with Adam Schefter and how his wife feels about it. According to her, the NFL Network is always on edge about whether they beat Schefter for a huge scoop.
Via: NY Post
Leah is acutely aware of the two-man race for the news.
“Whenever there’s a story, it’s never like, ‘What random San Francisco reporter may have broken a Niners story?’ That doesn’t matter. It wasn’t Schefter,” Leah said. “If Schefter got there first on the news someone signed, it’s like, ‘Did I get the numbers first?’ It’s always an intense me vs. him. There’s no way around it. I’ve never met him. I don’t know him at all. But I’m definitely Team Rapsheet.”
Rapoport made it very clear that he has no issues with Schefter and that they have are a friendly relationship with each other.
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“Ian said, “There’s nothing personal with me and Schefter. It’s really fine. There’s a good mutual respect. We’ll sometimes email each other. It’s not like the Woj v. Shams dunk-a-thon.”
Ultimately, they both concluded, what’s good for Schefter is good for them, too.
“Schefter just got a huge contract. Ultimately, that’s good for Ian. No hard feelings there,” Leah said.”
