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Daily Mail
5 days ago
- Business
- Daily Mail
Top NFL insider Adam Schefter reveals how the demands of his job ruined his social life
The never-ending saga of breaking news for trades and free agency in sports has taken away the social lives of the people who deliver that information to the world. ESPN's Adam Schefter may be the best example of that, having been one of the top insiders in the NFL for the better part of a decade. Appearing on 'The Mental Game' podcast, Schefter revealed the impact that his job has had - not only on his social life, but his family's as well. He revealed that he and his wife, Sharri, used to go out to group dinners with friends and other couples. During those meet-ups, Schefter's job would constantly interrupt things. Eventually, the Schefters abandoned going to those outings altogether. 'My wife is a homebody and that works well with the job, because inevitably, we'll be at home, and stories will happen,' Schefter explained. Schefter says he and his wife, Sharri, no longer schedule group dinners with their friends after he was forced to leave multiple times due to the rigorous and constant demands of his job 'And I don't have to feel the guilt of being out to dinner. I've had it happen so many times now where I've been out to dinner with another couple or we've been in a group, and I have to go, 'Excuse me, I have to go work on something.' It has happened too many times to count, and it never seems to fail.' Initially, Sharri was the one to notice when Adam's job would take over. Eventually, she began to ban outings during NFL free agency and the draft in order to stop the disruptions. But after a while, the Schefter's began to stop going scheduling dinners and dates with friends completely. 'So we just don't do those things,' Schefter explained. 'We stay home, we order in, we hang out with our dogs, stream some shows. 'And when the phone call comes in, "Excuse me." I don't have to step away from the table, I don't have to leave the restaurant. I've had that happen too many times.' Schefter's admission isn't the only recent example of an insider revealing how their job has impacted their social life. Earlier this week, Schefter's colleague Ian Rapoport revealed how he broke the news of Baker Mayfield's trade to the Carolina Panthers at an inopportune time. Speaking to Claire Rogers, Rapoport revealed that he was standing in a bunker - ready to hit a shot - when his source tipped him off that the news was about to break. 'So I'm playing really, really well at Congressional [Country Club in Maryland]. We get to like the 16th tee and I get a text like "Get ready.",' Rapoport said. After hitting his drive and approach shot, he found himself on the beach before getting a second message telling him that it was almost time to confirm the trade. 'Balls in the bunker, I'm supposed to hit it... so I say to my buddy, I can't hit, let's let a group play through. 'At some point he's like, you gotta go. I'm like "Hold my phone, if you get a thumbs up, go to Twitter and hit send, but I'm going to hit my bunker shot. So I hit a terrible bunker shot, way, way back of the green... and then I get my phone back, I get a thumbs up, I hit send and I'm like "YES". 'It's a great moment. Two putt, go to the next hole and I'm so pumped up and I hit a mammoth drive. I'm like "This is the best."'
Sky News AU
22-05-2025
- Politics
- Sky News AU
Jewish leader fears more antisemitic attacks on Australian soil following fatal shooting in Washington DC
A prominent Jewish leader has spoken out on the latest global antisemitic attack, warning things will only continue to get worse as he expressed fears of future hate crimes on Australian shores. On Wednesday in the United States, what police believe was a lone gunman, opened fire and killed two people outside the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington DC. The attack, which is being investigated by the FBI as to whether it had any ties to "potential terrorism" or was motivated by a hate crime, occurred shortly after 9pm. When the shooter was in handcuffs after being taken into custody, he said "free, free Palestine". US President Donald Trump labelled the crime "horrible" and said there was no place in the country for "hatred and radicalism". Executive Council of Australian Jewry co-chief executive Alex Ryvchin said while every antisemitic attack remained "deeply shocking", they were so frequent that they had become "utterly predictable". "The person who did this was the product of a movement. And that's the Free Palestine Movement," he told Caleb Bond on Sky News' Sharri on Thursday. "And that movement has for years, but particularly the last 18 months, been relentlessly inciting against the Jewish community, putting targets on the backs of community leaders and people who frequent communal institutions like the museum there in DC. And this is the inevitable consequence of that." Mr Ryvchin said he believes the lack of consequences for antisemitic attacks means it will only "get worse". "When there are no consequences exacted, when people feel they can get away with this stuff, they go further and further and farther," he said. "The only thing that extremists understand is strict consequences. And until that's levied, until we see that, until we see a cost for being an anti-semite, this is going to get worse and worse." He also expressed concern horrifying attacks like the Washington incident could take place in Australia. "We've been warning about what is to come. The writing was on the wall for a long time. And there's no reason why something like this can't happen in this country because we have the same ideology, the same extremism, the same people who wish to do the Jewish community harm here. "And it's going to take a hell of a lot of resolve from our security agencies and the police and the community and wider society to stamp this out and to protect Jewish Australians." On Wednesday local time, police received multiple calls shortly after 9pm about a shooting in the area of Third Street NW and F Street NW in Washington DC. Upon arrival, officers found an adult male and female unconscious and not breathing at the scene. The pair ultimately succumbed to their injuries and rescue crews were unable to revive them. Police said during a press conference they believe the crime was committed by a single suspect, 30-year-old Chicago man Elias Rodriguez, and he is now in custody. Police chief Pamela A Smith said the suspect "implied" he committed the crime.
