Despite layoffs and uncertainty surrounding the future of NFL Network, The Athletic’s Andrew Marchand reports Ian Rapoport, the top insider for the network, will be staying put.
The 44-year-old Rapoport has covered the league since 2009 and has been with NFL Network for 12 years. He previously served as the Patriots beat reporter for the Boston Herald for three seasons. He also covered college football for the Birmingham News and Jackson Clarion-Ledger prior to that.
“We’re excited for Ian to continue to be a part of the NFL Network news-breaking team, providing fans the most trusted source of NFL news across the industry,” NFL Vice President of Communications, Alex Riethmiller told Marchand.
Earlier this month, NFL Network laid off Melissa Stark, Andrew Siciliano, James Palmer, and Will Selva. There has been speculation the NFL is working to sell part of the network to ESPN or another outlet to take over operations, but for now it is business as usual.
