8 Facts About Adam Schefter

1. At the beginning of his career, Adam Schefter started working as an editor at the Michigan Daily.

2. In 2007, Adam Schefter married Sharri Maio, after meeting on a blind date the year before.

3. On July 9, 2015, Adam Schefter tweeted a medical chart photo indicating that Jason Pierre-Paul had his right index finger amputated.

4. On Friday, ESPN's Adam Schefter confirmed this with the news Graham broke his thumb in the loss to Seattle on Thursday.

5. Over the weekend, ESPN's Adam Schefter cited multiple league sources that said Bell was unlikely to report to the team by the deadline.

6. In November 2015, Adam Schefter was named The Cynopsis Sports Media Personality of the Year, which is presented annually to an individual whose work in the sports industry has transcended how sports connect with fans.

7. In 2014, Adam Schefter was the recipient of multiple awards, including being named the "Most Influential Tweeter in New York" by New York magazine in February, "Best Newsbreaker" by the sports media website Awful Announcing in its second annual People's Sports TV Award Winners in May, and SI.

8. While at Northwestern, Adam Schefter worked as a freelance reporter for the Chicago Tribune.