Report: ESPN, Ian Rapoport finalizing long-term contract
Feb 4, 2026; San Francisco, CA, USA; Ian Rapoport on the NFL Network set at the Super Bowl LX media center at the Moscone Center. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-Imagn Images ESPN is finalizing a long-term detail to retain NFL Network reporter Ian Rapoport, Front Office Sports reported on Wednesday.
Rapoport, 46, has been breaking stories since 2012 at NFL Network, which was acquired earlier this year by ESPN in an equity deal with the NFL.
Keeping Rapoport in the fold gives ESPN arguably the two top insiders in the NFL along with Adam Schefter.
ESPN plans to have Rapoport appear across its platforms and continue reporting for NFL Network, per the report.
Rapoport covered the New England Patriots for the Boston Herald for three seasons before joining NFL Network.
--Field Level Media
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