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The never-ending saga of breaking news for trades and free agency in sports has taken away the social lives of the people who deliver that information to the world.
ESPN's Adam Schefter may be the best example of that, having been one of the top insiders in the NFL for the better part of a decade.
Appearing on 'The Mental Game' podcast, Schefter revealed the impact that his job has had - not only on his social life, but his family's as well.
He revealed that he and his wife, Sharri, used to go out to group dinners with friends and other couples.
During those meet-ups, Schefter's job would constantly interrupt things. Eventually, the Schefters abandoned going to those outings altogether.
'My wife is a homebody and that works well with the job, because inevitably, we'll be at home, and stories will happen,' Schefter explained.
ESPN's top NFL insider Adam Schefter talked about the negative impacts of his job
Schefter says he and his wife, Sharri, no longer schedule group dinners with their friends after he was forced to leave multiple times due to the rigorous and constant demands of his job
'And I don't have to feel the guilt of being out to dinner. I've had it happen so many times now where I've been out to dinner with another couple or we've been in a group, and I have to go, 'Excuse me, I have to go work on something.' It has happened too many times to count, and it never seems to fail.'
Initially, Sharri was the one to notice when Adam's job would take over. Eventually, she began to ban outings during NFL free agency and the draft in order to stop the disruptions.
But after a while, the Schefter's began to stop going scheduling dinners and dates with friends completely.
'So we just don't do those things,' Schefter explained. 'We stay home, we order in, we hang out with our dogs, stream some shows.
'And when the phone call comes in, "Excuse me." I don't have to step away from the table, I don't have to leave the restaurant. I've had that happen too many times.'
Schefter's admission isn't the only recent example of an insider revealing how their job has impacted their social life.
Earlier in the week, NFL Network's Ian Rapoport talked about breaking a trade on a golf course
Earlier this week, Schefter's colleague Ian Rapoport revealed how he broke the news of Baker Mayfield's trade to the Carolina Panthers at an inopportune time.
Speaking to Golf.com's Claire Rogers, Rapoport revealed that he was standing in a bunker - ready to hit a shot - when his source tipped him off that the news was about to break.
'So I'm playing really, really well at Congressional [Country Club in Maryland]. We get to like the 16th tee and I get a text like "Get ready.",' Rapoport said.
After hitting his drive and approach shot, he found himself on the beach before getting a second message telling him that it was almost time to confirm the trade.
'Balls in the bunker, I'm supposed to hit it... so I say to my buddy, I can't hit, let's let a group play through.
'At some point he's like, you gotta go. I'm like "Hold my phone, if you get a thumbs up, go to Twitter and hit send, but I'm going to hit my bunker shot. So I hit a terrible bunker shot, way, way back of the green... and then I get my phone back, I get a thumbs up, I hit send and I'm like "YES".
'It's a great moment. Two putt, go to the next hole and I'm so pumped up and I hit a mammoth drive. I'm like "This is the best."'
