Adam Schefter blasts Mike Florios criticism of ESPNs Pete Carroll scoop: 100 percent wrong

Christmas football came with a side of sports media beef.On Wednesday, ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported that longtime NFL and college coach Pete Carroll was considering getting back into game, citing league sources.“Three teams — the Bears, Jets and Saints — are in the market for a head coach who can help reset their culture,” Schefter wrote.“Few coaches have been more effective than Carroll at doing just that.”There’s no debating Carroll’s effectiveness as a coach at the NCAA and pro levels, but Pro Football Talk’s Mike Florio seemed willing to challenge Schefter’s insider credentials.“Adam Schefter of ESPN.com reports that Carroll wants back in,” Florio wrote.

“Which means, frankly, that Carroll’s agent has specifically told this to Schefter in the hopes that Schefter would broadcast it to the world, in the hopes of generating public opinion.Then, Carroll’s agent will owe Schefter big time.“And that’s how the sausage gets made.”Florio wasn’t done there, however.

After he broke down Carroll’s ability to help in a number of NFL scenarios, he turned his attention back to Schefter.“It’s hard to fault Carroll’s agent for trying to use the media to get the word out about Carroll,” he continued.“That’s the agent’s job.

It’s not the media’s job, however, to engage in quid pro quo P.R.for coaching candidates.”Despite a busy day of football and news, Schefter did take a moment to fire back at Florio’s assertions about his sources — and did not leave much to the imagination.“Everything you say here is 100 percent wrong,” the longtime ESPN news breaker wrote on X.

“Keep up the guess work and Merry Christmas.”It’s not the first time in recent weeks Schefter has felt the need to defend his reporting.Sign up for Starting Lineup for the biggest stories.

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