With the majority of drills set to happen over the weekend, essentially the most thrilling factor to occur on the NFL Mix is likely to be the dumbest factor possible. On Wednesday an opportunity encounter between FOX’s Jordan Schultz, and NFL Community’s Ian Rapoport at an Indianapolis Starbucks led to the saddest public beef doable, over the stupidest factor possible.
All of it kicked off this week when Shultz reported a clandestine assembly happened between Tom Brady and Matthew Stafford in Montana, indicating the discuss was about whether or not or not the Rams’ QB would settle for a commerce to the Raiders.
Sources: #Raiders minority proprietor Tom Brady just lately hosted #Rams QB Matthew Stafford at his residence in Montana, the place they frolicked collectively and went snowboarding. Brady has been actively making an attempt to persuade Stafford to affix the Raiders, and discussions are ongoing.
A number of groups are… pic.twitter.com/Jo9xxw2M6e
— Jordan Schultz (@Schultz_Report) February 26, 2025
It seems Rapoport noticed this report and went about vetting the knowledge, which is, yanno … what a reporter does. Roughly an hour after Shultz’s tweet, Rap appeared to contradict the news.
#Raiders minority proprietor Tom Brady and #Rams QB Matthew Stafford bumped into one another at a ski resort in Montana, sources say.
The assembly, unplanned, was not intensive or in-depth and didn’t embrace Brady “internet hosting” or “recruiting” Stafford, regardless of reviews saying in any other case. pic.twitter.com/eUucyxzxsW
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) February 26, 2025
There’s undoubtedly a little bit salt on this when Rap makes some extent of claiming it didn’t embrace “internet hosting” or “recruiting,” which is strictly what Schultz mentioned occurred. So mainly we’ve two reviews inserting two folks in the identical place on the identical time, however differing in what truly went down.
Now, the grownup factor to do could be saying to your self: “That’s tremendous, I belief my sources,” and go away it at that. For some motive Schultz actually received upset that Rapoport seemingly corrected him, and fired again — 16 minutes after Rapoport’s tweet.
In case you actually assume Tom Brady and Matthew Stafford simply occurred to run into one another at a ski resort in Montana — of all locations — at the very same time, I’ve received a bridge to promote you.
They have been collectively over the weekend —it occurred. A number of groups are enthusiastic about… https://t.co/5UiU4lVoal
— Jordan Schultz (@Schultz_Report) February 26, 2025
It’s right here issues received a lot, a lot stupider. Media members, brokers, and league-adjacent individuals are staying on the Marriott in Indianapolis, with it being the media lodge for the mix. Schultz and Rapoport have been within the foyer Starbucks on the identical time, and Schultz determined to take it out of the filth sheetd and into the streets.
A report from Professional Soccer Speak signifies that issues went off the rails very, in a short time. Rapoport was talking to an agent within the Starbucks when he was confronted by Schultz, and their encounter went a little bit one thing like this:
Schultz: “We have to discuss.”
Rapoport: “No, we don’t.”
[Shultz starts accusing Rapoport of something, then gets in his face]
Schultz: “When you’ve got something to say it to me, say it to my f****** face. If this continues we’re going to have a f****** drawback.”
[Rapoport asks Schultz to step back]
Schultz: “If this occurs once more, we’re gonna have f****** drawback. Now I’ll step again.”
This can be a entire lot of ire over a conflicting report a few a gathering in Montana, however c’est la vie. It’s additionally particularly humorous that this occurred in a Starbucks, as a result of Schultz is the son of former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz.
Evidently Rapoport contacted NFL Safety in regards to the incident, who’re presently trying into the meat within the Starbucks. Now, lower than 24 hours faraway from the incident we’e received Adam Schefter making jokes.
On the subject of who’s within the unsuitable, I don’t know. What I do know if that when you’re getting dunked on by Adam Schefter you’re each in all probability being dumb.
