Adam Schefter

Professional

Senior NFL Insider | Real-time NFL Newsbreaker | ESPN TV, digital, audio & social reporting

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Personal Statement

Adam Schefter is one of the most visible NFL newsbreakers in American sports media, delivering real-time league reporting across ESPN television, digital, audio, and social platforms. His work combines deep sourcing, speed, context, and a daily understanding of how roster, personnel, injury, and league news shape the NFL. Beyond breaking news, Schefter’s profile includes long-form features, podcast interviews, published books, and charitable work that extends his impact beyond the news cycle.

Biography

Adam Schefter is ESPN’s Senior NFL Insider and one of the leading newsbreakers covering professional football. Since joining ESPN as an NFL Insider in August 2009, he has become a regular presence across NFL Live, Sunday NFL Countdown, Monday Night Countdown, Get Up, First Take, SportsCenter, ESPN.com, ESPN Radio, a...

Before ESPN, Schefter worked as a reporter and analyst for NFL Network from 2004–08 and spent more than 15 years as a sportswriter for the Denver Post and Rocky Mountain News, covering the NFL and the Denver Broncos teams that won back-to-back Super Bowls. He has authored five books, served as president of the Pro Football Writers of America, earned Colorado Sports Writer of the Year honors in 2002 and 2003, and received the Dick Schaap Memorial Award for Media Excellence in 2023.

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Featured

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Adam Schefter Podcast

Adam Schefter talks with the biggest names in and around football, taking you inside what makes them tick and how they got to where they are.

Schefty's Can't Miss Draft Intel on ALL 32 Teams

Adam Schefter and Ty Schmit of The Pat McAfee go pick-by-pick in the first round and discuss what each team is thinking.

On the beat: ESPN NFL Insider Adam Schefter moonlights as on-course reporter at Travelers Championship

ESPN Senior NFL Insider Adam Schefter made his golf broadcasting debut in Thursday’s opening round of the Travelers Championship for PGA TOUR LIVE ...

Report: Adam Schefter Could Replace Woj, Cover NFL, NBA as ESPN's 'Ultimate Insider'

Following ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski's departure from the company to take over as the general manager of St. Bonaventure's men's basketball program,...

BIG NEWS for The Bears from ESPN's Adam Schefter & Jeremy Fowler Is Good & Bad For Caleb Williams

The NFL landscape just shifted completely, and the Chicago Bears find themselves right at the center of the biggest quarterback conversation in foo...

The Harbaugh Brothers: Who’s Got It Better Than Us? | SportsCenter Special

On this SportsCenter Special, Adam Schefter reports on the special relationship between Jim Harbaugh and John Harbaugh, their unique journey to bei...

Achievements

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Dec 2014

Sports Illustrated Media Person of the Year

Recognized by Sports Illustrated for his impact on sports journalism, breaking NFL news, and influence across the spo...

Nov 2015

Cynopsis Sports Media Personality of the Year

Honored for transforming how sports fans consume breaking news and for his significant influence on sports media and ...

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Dec 2015

Tampa Bay Times Sports Media Personality of the Year

Recognized for excellence in sports reporting, industry influence, and leadership in NFL journalism.

Feb 2014

Most Influential Tweeter in New York

Named by New York Magazine for his unmatched influence and reach on social media as a sports news breaker.

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Jan 2021

National Sportswriter of the Year Finalist

Named among the nation’s top sports journalists and finalists for the National Sportswriter of the Year honor by the ...

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Education

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Aug 1985

University of Michigan

Bachelors Degree, Political Science

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Aug 1990

Northwestern University

Masters Degree, Journalism