After being laid off during Tuesday’s teardown at ESPN, former NFL Network insider Tom Pelissero bid farewell to his former employer. Pelissero confirmed reports that he was let go, roughly six months after ESPN acquired NFL Network in a deal that saw the NFL acquire a 10 percent equity stake in the Worldwide Leader. “Thanks … Read more
There’s now more clarity surrounding Bill Belichick’s infamous April CBS interview in which Jordon Hudson made an extremely awkward cameo. WRAL News, a Raleigh, North Carolina-based outlet, obtained emails from UNC through a public records request that answered some of the lingering questions about Hudson’s role in the UNC head coach’s interview and her influence … Read more
Saquon Barkley is giving his side of the contract negotiations with the Giants that played out on HBO’s “Hard Knocks.” In a Monday teaser clip for the next episode of The Athletic’s “Scoop City” podcast set to be released Tuesday, Barkley addressed the phone call he had with Joe Schoen in which the Giants GM … Read more