\r\n\r\nTypically, Rapoport revealed, he spends Super Bowl week seeking to “set the table” for NFL fans about what’s expected to come up this offseason.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n“At the start of the week, I broke the Myles Garrett trade request. I tracked it for five or six days, wanted to make sure it was perfect, wanted to get it first, which I was able to do, which is great, and that kind of splashed,” Rapoport said.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nFor more on Ian Rapoport's approach to Super Bowl week and how it sets up the NFL offseason, you can read Ryan Glasspiegel's full story here.","newsletter_content_6_content_custom_label":"","newsletter_content_6_content_custom_title":"Reader Response","newsletter_content_6_content_custom_image":167089,"newsletter_content_6_content_custom_image_link":"","newsletter_content_6_content_custom_image_link_tracker":"","newsletter_content_6_content_custom_image_credit":"Detroit Free Press","newsletter_content_6_content_custom_button_text":"","newsletter_content_6_content_custom_button_link":"","newsletter_content_6_content_custom_copy":"We got a reader email in response to our story about Tom Brady’s rocky first year in the broadcast booth for Fox Sports. “As a long-time football fan, over 45 years, I disagree with the premise that Brady is bombing,’” wrote Dove Levy. “He is very knowledgeable re play design. I particularly enjoy his insights into individual players. He knows nicknames, quirks, and insider stories. He has become my new favorite, replacing Troy Aikman.”\r\n\r\nBen DuBose liked our column expressing our annoyance at talking heads saying we’re lucky to be alive to witness the Chiefs’ greatness. “The 'you gotta appreciate greatness' nonsense (mostly from people who are either diehard fans of the team or employees of someone with a massive NFL contract) is about distracting and diverting you.”\r\n\r\nProfittCapper tweeted: “Goodell is telling us not to trust our lying eyes.” Mikewichter joked, “He knows the games are televised, right?”","newsletter_content_7_select_content_block":"qotd","newsletter_content_7_content_qotd_title":"Do you think the NFL will opt out of its media-rights deals at the end of this decade?","newsletter_content_7_content_qotd_choices_0_content_qotd_choice_label":"Yes","newsletter_content_7_content_qotd_choices_1_content_qotd_choice_label":"No","newsletter_content_7_content_qotd_choices":2,"newsletter_content_7_content_qotd_prev_results":"Friday's response: 43% of you think Greg Olsen will be the No. 1 announcer for an NFL rights-holder during the 2026 season."}},"postID":166571,"postFormat":"standard"}; dataLayer.push( dataLayer_content ); \r\n\r\n“I’m generally happy to do it, but I also want to work!” Rapoport said. “So it makes it kind of a challenge.”\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nTypically, Rapoport revealed, he spends Super Bowl week seeking to “set the table” for NFL fans about what’s expected to come up this offseason.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n“At the start of the week, I broke the Myles Garrett trade request. I tracked it for five or six days, wanted to make sure it was perfect, wanted to get it first, which I was able to do, which is great, and that kind of splashed,” Rapoport said.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nFor more on Ian Rapoport's approach to Super Bowl week and how it sets up the NFL offseason, you can read Ryan Glasspiegel's full story here.","newsletter_content_6_content_custom_label":"","newsletter_content_6_content_custom_title":"Reader Response","newsletter_content_6_content_custom_image":167089,"newsletter_content_6_content_custom_image_link":"","newsletter_content_6_content_custom_image_link_tracker":"","newsletter_content_6_content_custom_image_credit":"Detroit Free Press","newsletter_content_6_content_custom_button_text":"","newsletter_content_6_content_custom_button_link":"","newsletter_content_6_content_custom_copy":"We got a reader email in response to our story about Tom Brady’s rocky first year in the broadcast booth for Fox Sports. “As a long-time football fan, over 45 years, I disagree with the premise that Brady is bombing,’” wrote Dove Levy. “He is very knowledgeable re play design. I particularly enjoy his insights into individual players. He knows nicknames, quirks, and insider stories. He has become my new favorite, replacing Troy Aikman.”\r\n\r\nBen DuBose liked our column expressing our annoyance at talking heads saying we’re lucky to be alive to witness the Chiefs’ greatness. “The 'you gotta appreciate greatness' nonsense (mostly from people who are either diehard fans of the team or employees of someone with a massive NFL contract) is about distracting and diverting you.”\r\n\r\nProfittCapper tweeted: “Goodell is telling us not to trust our lying eyes.” Mikewichter joked, “He knows the games are televised, right?”","newsletter_content_7_select_content_block":"qotd","newsletter_content_7_content_qotd_title":"Do you think the NFL will opt out of its media-rights deals at the end of this decade?","newsletter_content_7_content_qotd_choices_0_content_qotd_choice_label":"Yes","newsletter_content_7_content_qotd_choices_1_content_qotd_choice_label":"No","newsletter_content_7_content_qotd_choices":2,"newsletter_content_7_content_qotd_prev_results":"Friday's response: 43% of you think Greg Olsen will be the No. 1 announcer for an NFL rights-holder during the 2026 season."}},"postID":166571,"postFormat":"standard"}; dataLayer.push( dataLayer_content ); \r\n\r\nRapoport explained that trying to interview players from the Eagles and Chiefs at media night on Monday was “literally impossible” as other media members kept asking for two minutes of his time.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n“I’m generally happy to do it, but I also want to work!” Rapoport said. “So it makes it kind of a challenge.”\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nTypically, Rapoport revealed, he spends Super Bowl week seeking to “set the table” for NFL fans about what’s expected to come up this offseason.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n“At the start of the week, I broke the Myles Garrett trade request. I tracked it for five or six days, wanted to make sure it was perfect, wanted to get it first, which I was able to do, which is great, and that kind of splashed,” Rapoport said.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nFor more on Ian Rapoport's approach to Super Bowl week and how it sets up the NFL offseason, you can read Ryan Glasspiegel's full story here.","newsletter_content_6_content_custom_label":"","newsletter_content_6_content_custom_title":"Reader Response","newsletter_content_6_content_custom_image":167089,"newsletter_content_6_content_custom_image_link":"","newsletter_content_6_content_custom_image_link_tracker":"","newsletter_content_6_content_custom_image_credit":"Detroit Free Press","newsletter_content_6_content_custom_button_text":"","newsletter_content_6_content_custom_button_link":"","newsletter_content_6_content_custom_copy":"We got a reader email in response to our story about Tom Brady’s rocky first year in the broadcast booth for Fox Sports. “As a long-time football fan, over 45 years, I disagree with the premise that Brady is bombing,’” wrote Dove Levy. “He is very knowledgeable re play design. I particularly enjoy his insights into individual players. He knows nicknames, quirks, and insider stories. He has become my new favorite, replacing Troy Aikman.”\r\n\r\nBen DuBose liked our column expressing our annoyance at talking heads saying we’re lucky to be alive to witness the Chiefs’ greatness. “The 'you gotta appreciate greatness' nonsense (mostly from people who are either diehard fans of the team or employees of someone with a massive NFL contract) is about distracting and diverting you.”\r\n\r\nProfittCapper tweeted: “Goodell is telling us not to trust our lying eyes.” Mikewichter joked, “He knows the games are televised, right?”","newsletter_content_7_select_content_block":"qotd","newsletter_content_7_content_qotd_title":"Do you think the NFL will opt out of its media-rights deals at the end of this decade?","newsletter_content_7_content_qotd_choices_0_content_qotd_choice_label":"Yes","newsletter_content_7_content_qotd_choices_1_content_qotd_choice_label":"No","newsletter_content_7_content_qotd_choices":2,"newsletter_content_7_content_qotd_prev_results":"Friday's response: 43% of you think Greg Olsen will be the No. 1 announcer for an NFL rights-holder during the 2026 season."}},"postID":166571,"postFormat":"standard"}; dataLayer.push( dataLayer_content ); \r\n\r\n“A couple of years ago there were some openings that really hadn’t been decided. A couple of them broke during Super Bowl week. That’s the nightmare scenario because it’s hard to get a lot done at Super Bowl week. I’m not at my desk. There’s a lot of things going on. If you walk around, there’s people that grab you all the time.”\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nRapoport explained that trying to interview players from the Eagles and Chiefs at media night on Monday was “literally impossible” as other media members kept asking for two minutes of his time.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n“I’m generally happy to do it, but I also want to work!” Rapoport said. “So it makes it kind of a challenge.”\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nTypically, Rapoport revealed, he spends Super Bowl week seeking to “set the table” for NFL fans about what’s expected to come up this offseason.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n“At the start of the week, I broke the Myles Garrett trade request. I tracked it for five or six days, wanted to make sure it was perfect, wanted to get it first, which I was able to do, which is great, and that kind of splashed,” Rapoport said.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nFor more on Ian Rapoport's approach to Super Bowl week and how it sets up the NFL offseason, you can read Ryan Glasspiegel's full story here.","newsletter_content_6_content_custom_label":"","newsletter_content_6_content_custom_title":"Reader Response","newsletter_content_6_content_custom_image":167089,"newsletter_content_6_content_custom_image_link":"","newsletter_content_6_content_custom_image_link_tracker":"","newsletter_content_6_content_custom_image_credit":"Detroit Free Press","newsletter_content_6_content_custom_button_text":"","newsletter_content_6_content_custom_button_link":"","newsletter_content_6_content_custom_copy":"We got a reader email in response to our story about Tom Brady’s rocky first year in the broadcast booth for Fox Sports. “As a long-time football fan, over 45 years, I disagree with the premise that Brady is bombing,’” wrote Dove Levy. “He is very knowledgeable re play design. I particularly enjoy his insights into individual players. He knows nicknames, quirks, and insider stories. He has become my new favorite, replacing Troy Aikman.”\r\n\r\nBen DuBose liked our column expressing our annoyance at talking heads saying we’re lucky to be alive to witness the Chiefs’ greatness. “The 'you gotta appreciate greatness' nonsense (mostly from people who are either diehard fans of the team or employees of someone with a massive NFL contract) is about distracting and diverting you.”\r\n\r\nProfittCapper tweeted: “Goodell is telling us not to trust our lying eyes.” Mikewichter joked, “He knows the games are televised, right?”","newsletter_content_7_select_content_block":"qotd","newsletter_content_7_content_qotd_title":"Do you think the NFL will opt out of its media-rights deals at the end of this decade?","newsletter_content_7_content_qotd_choices_0_content_qotd_choice_label":"Yes","newsletter_content_7_content_qotd_choices_1_content_qotd_choice_label":"No","newsletter_content_7_content_qotd_choices":2,"newsletter_content_7_content_qotd_prev_results":"Friday's response: 43% of you think Greg Olsen will be the No. 1 announcer for an NFL rights-holder during the 2026 season."}},"postID":166571,"postFormat":"standard"}; dataLayer.push( dataLayer_content ); \r\n\r\n“The worst case scenario for my logistics is the coaching carousel’s still going on,” NFL Media insider Ian Rapoport told Front Office Sports in a hotel lobby in downtown New Orleans.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n“A couple of years ago there were some openings that really hadn’t been decided. A couple of them broke during Super Bowl week. That’s the nightmare scenario because it’s hard to get a lot done at Super Bowl week. I’m not at my desk. There’s a lot of things going on. If you walk around, there’s people that grab you all the time.”\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nRapoport explained that trying to interview players from the Eagles and Chiefs at media night on Monday was “literally impossible” as other media members kept asking for two minutes of his time.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n“I’m generally happy to do it, but I also want to work!” Rapoport said. “So it makes it kind of a challenge.”\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nTypically, Rapoport revealed, he spends Super Bowl week seeking to “set the table” for NFL fans about what’s expected to come up this offseason.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n“At the start of the week, I broke the Myles Garrett trade request. I tracked it for five or six days, wanted to make sure it was perfect, wanted to get it first, which I was able to do, which is great, and that kind of splashed,” Rapoport said.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nFor more on Ian Rapoport's approach to Super Bowl week and how it sets up the NFL offseason, you can read Ryan Glasspiegel's full story here.","newsletter_content_6_content_custom_label":"","newsletter_content_6_content_custom_title":"Reader Response","newsletter_content_6_content_custom_image":167089,"newsletter_content_6_content_custom_image_link":"","newsletter_content_6_content_custom_image_link_tracker":"","newsletter_content_6_content_custom_image_credit":"Detroit Free Press","newsletter_content_6_content_custom_button_text":"","newsletter_content_6_content_custom_button_link":"","newsletter_content_6_content_custom_copy":"We got a reader email in response to our story about Tom Brady’s rocky first year in the broadcast booth for Fox Sports. “As a long-time football fan, over 45 years, I disagree with the premise that Brady is bombing,’” wrote Dove Levy. “He is very knowledgeable re play design. I particularly enjoy his insights into individual players. He knows nicknames, quirks, and insider stories. He has become my new favorite, replacing Troy Aikman.”\r\n\r\nBen DuBose liked our column expressing our annoyance at talking heads saying we’re lucky to be alive to witness the Chiefs’ greatness. “The 'you gotta appreciate greatness' nonsense (mostly from people who are either diehard fans of the team or employees of someone with a massive NFL contract) is about distracting and diverting you.”\r\n\r\nProfittCapper tweeted: “Goodell is telling us not to trust our lying eyes.” Mikewichter joked, “He knows the games are televised, right?”","newsletter_content_7_select_content_block":"qotd","newsletter_content_7_content_qotd_title":"Do you think the NFL will opt out of its media-rights deals at the end of this decade?","newsletter_content_7_content_qotd_choices_0_content_qotd_choice_label":"Yes","newsletter_content_7_content_qotd_choices_1_content_qotd_choice_label":"No","newsletter_content_7_content_qotd_choices":2,"newsletter_content_7_content_qotd_prev_results":"Friday's response: 43% of you think Greg Olsen will be the No. 1 announcer for an NFL rights-holder during the 2026 season."}},"postID":166571,"postFormat":"standard"}; dataLayer.push( dataLayer_content ); \r\n\r\nFor the most part, this year’s NFL coaching vacancies have been filled—the Saints are still lingering, but widely expected to sign Eagles offensive coordinator Kellen Moore—and sights are set ahead to free agency, trades, and the draft. But that hasn’t always been the case.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n“The worst case scenario for my logistics is the coaching carousel’s still going on,” NFL Media insider Ian Rapoport told Front Office Sports in a hotel lobby in downtown New Orleans.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n“A couple of years ago there were some openings that really hadn’t been decided. A couple of them broke during Super Bowl week. That’s the nightmare scenario because it’s hard to get a lot done at Super Bowl week. I’m not at my desk. There’s a lot of things going on. If you walk around, there’s people that grab you all the time.”\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nRapoport explained that trying to interview players from the Eagles and Chiefs at media night on Monday was “literally impossible” as other media members kept asking for two minutes of his time.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n“I’m generally happy to do it, but I also want to work!” Rapoport said. “So it makes it kind of a challenge.”\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nTypically, Rapoport revealed, he spends Super Bowl week seeking to “set the table” for NFL fans about what’s expected to come up this offseason.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n“At the start of the week, I broke the Myles Garrett trade request. I tracked it for five or six days, wanted to make sure it was perfect, wanted to get it first, which I was able to do, which is great, and that kind of splashed,” Rapoport said.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nFor more on Ian Rapoport's approach to Super Bowl week and how it sets up the NFL offseason, you can read Ryan Glasspiegel's full story here.","newsletter_content_6_content_custom_label":"","newsletter_content_6_content_custom_title":"Reader Response","newsletter_content_6_content_custom_image":167089,"newsletter_content_6_content_custom_image_link":"","newsletter_content_6_content_custom_image_link_tracker":"","newsletter_content_6_content_custom_image_credit":"Detroit Free Press","newsletter_content_6_content_custom_button_text":"","newsletter_content_6_content_custom_button_link":"","newsletter_content_6_content_custom_copy":"We got a reader email in response to our story about Tom Brady’s rocky first year in the broadcast booth for Fox Sports. “As a long-time football fan, over 45 years, I disagree with the premise that Brady is bombing,’” wrote Dove Levy. “He is very knowledgeable re play design. I particularly enjoy his insights into individual players. He knows nicknames, quirks, and insider stories. He has become my new favorite, replacing Troy Aikman.”\r\n\r\nBen DuBose liked our column expressing our annoyance at talking heads saying we’re lucky to be alive to witness the Chiefs’ greatness. “The 'you gotta appreciate greatness' nonsense (mostly from people who are either diehard fans of the team or employees of someone with a massive NFL contract) is about distracting and diverting you.”\r\n\r\nProfittCapper tweeted: “Goodell is telling us not to trust our lying eyes.” Mikewichter joked, “He knows the games are televised, right?”","newsletter_content_7_select_content_block":"qotd","newsletter_content_7_content_qotd_title":"Do you think the NFL will opt out of its media-rights deals at the end of this decade?","newsletter_content_7_content_qotd_choices_0_content_qotd_choice_label":"Yes","newsletter_content_7_content_qotd_choices_1_content_qotd_choice_label":"No","newsletter_content_7_content_qotd_choices":2,"newsletter_content_7_content_qotd_prev_results":"Friday's response: 43% of you think Greg Olsen will be the No. 1 announcer for an NFL rights-holder during the 2026 season."}},"postID":166571,"postFormat":"standard"}; dataLayer.push( dataLayer_content ); \r\n\r\nNEW ORLEANS — In an ideal world, Super Bowl week is something of a lull in the perpetual news cycle for an NFL insider.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nFor the most part, this year’s NFL coaching vacancies have been filled—the Saints are still lingering, but widely expected to sign Eagles offensive coordinator Kellen Moore—and sights are set ahead to free agency, trades, and the draft. But that hasn’t always been the case.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n“The worst case scenario for my logistics is the coaching carousel’s still going on,” NFL Media insider Ian Rapoport told Front Office Sports in a hotel lobby in downtown New Orleans.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n“A couple of years ago there were some openings that really hadn’t been decided. A couple of them broke during Super Bowl week. That’s the nightmare scenario because it’s hard to get a lot done at Super Bowl week. I’m not at my desk. There’s a lot of things going on. If you walk around, there’s people that grab you all the time.”\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nRapoport explained that trying to interview players from the Eagles and Chiefs at media night on Monday was “literally impossible” as other media members kept asking for two minutes of his time.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n“I’m generally happy to do it, but I also want to work!” Rapoport said. “So it makes it kind of a challenge.”\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nTypically, Rapoport revealed, he spends Super Bowl week seeking to “set the table” for NFL fans about what’s expected to come up this offseason.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n“At the start of the week, I broke the Myles Garrett trade request. I tracked it for five or six days, wanted to make sure it was perfect, wanted to get it first, which I was able to do, which is great, and that kind of splashed,” Rapoport said.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nFor more on Ian Rapoport's approach to Super Bowl week and how it sets up the NFL offseason, you can read Ryan Glasspiegel's full story here.","newsletter_content_6_content_custom_label":"","newsletter_content_6_content_custom_title":"Reader Response","newsletter_content_6_content_custom_image":167089,"newsletter_content_6_content_custom_image_link":"","newsletter_content_6_content_custom_image_link_tracker":"","newsletter_content_6_content_custom_image_credit":"Detroit Free Press","newsletter_content_6_content_custom_button_text":"","newsletter_content_6_content_custom_button_link":"","newsletter_content_6_content_custom_copy":"We got a reader email in response to our story about Tom Brady’s rocky first year in the broadcast booth for Fox Sports. “As a long-time football fan, over 45 years, I disagree with the premise that Brady is bombing,’” wrote Dove Levy. “He is very knowledgeable re play design. I particularly enjoy his insights into individual players. He knows nicknames, quirks, and insider stories. He has become my new favorite, replacing Troy Aikman.”\r\n\r\nBen DuBose liked our column expressing our annoyance at talking heads saying we’re lucky to be alive to witness the Chiefs’ greatness. “The 'you gotta appreciate greatness' nonsense (mostly from people who are either diehard fans of the team or employees of someone with a massive NFL contract) is about distracting and diverting you.”\r\n\r\nProfittCapper tweeted: “Goodell is telling us not to trust our lying eyes.” Mikewichter joked, “He knows the games are televised, right?”","newsletter_content_7_select_content_block":"qotd","newsletter_content_7_content_qotd_title":"Do you think the NFL will opt out of its media-rights deals at the end of this decade?","newsletter_content_7_content_qotd_choices_0_content_qotd_choice_label":"Yes","newsletter_content_7_content_qotd_choices_1_content_qotd_choice_label":"No","newsletter_content_7_content_qotd_choices":2,"newsletter_content_7_content_qotd_prev_results":"Friday's response: 43% of you think Greg Olsen will be the No. 1 announcer for an NFL rights-holder during the 2026 season."}},"postID":166571,"postFormat":"standard"}; dataLayer.push( dataLayer_content );

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