Schefter opens up to The Athletic's Andrew Marchand about his role, side work he loves doing and his future as a reporter.

ESPN's Adam Schefter did "some sideline work on NBA games and loved it" a few years ago, and now he "has some other dreams."

Adam Schefter has made a career out of being the most influential and most followed NFL insider of all time. But he wants to be more. While Schefter is best known for his work covering the NFL, he has moonlighted in other sports on a few occasions.

Schefter added on the podcast that he did not want to leave the NFL Network when he did in 2009, but a salary disagreement forced his hand and he left for ESPN. Schefter signed a multi-year extension with ESPN worth $9 million a year in 2022, around the same time that ex-reporter Adrian Wojnarowski did.

Adam Schefter has been one of the most important people at ESPN as the network's leading insider on NFL news, often breaking some of the biggest stories in the entire sport. But at 58 years of age and with no shortage of money in the bank,

Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes has been the center of attention heading into Sunday's AFC championship game showdown with the Buffalo Bills not only because of his level of play and his chase for NFL history, but also because some of the calls he has gotten from refs in big playoff games.