Ed Werder, Dianna Russini have very different insights into Deion Sanders-Cowboys drama
How real is the Dallas Cowboys' pursuit of Deion Sanders? It depends on who you ask.
How real is the Dallas Cowboys' pursuit of Deion Sanders? It depends on who you ask.
"It starts with figuring out what they are, and putting a stop to it."
"People are reading articles and just reading it the way they want to take it instead of reflecting the reporting."
"I don't talk to that person."
"I was a little frustrated there today."
"Bill Belichick wants to work for a really good owner, and I don't believe that he thinks (Jets owner) Woody Johnson is."
"She's too busy talking with us about stupid s**t."
"This isn't a light football show. But I think we approach with a lightness, and I hope that that's some of what the people who are tuning in like about what we're doing."
The show first launched July and is off to an impressive start.
"You want me to walk out? I'll walk out."
"I don't want our children having a culture where 'Mommy and daddy's tone in this house is based on the result of the Philadelphia Eagles.'"
"I know he respects me because I had somebody from his camp tell me that.'You drive him crazy, but he thinks you're really good.'"
Russini revealed the challenges and strategies involved in building and maintaining relationships with league sources.
Host Brandon Contes interviews The Athletic’s NFL insider Dianna Russini. Brandon and Dianna discuss a wide range of...
Russini turned down a potential co-hosting role on Mike Greenberg's radio show at ESPN.
"There is definitely some chit-chat about Belichick playing the media darling role."
"Don’t believe the lies."
Undeniably, his unpredictability and tendency to say ridiculous things is good for the headlines.
"There's nothing worse than when information is being put out there that's false that you never reported, but somebody took it that way."
Russini and Daniel are teaming up to deliver insider information, analysis, and interviews with key figures on their new podcast, Scoop City, premiering in a week.
"Jets fans think, ‘This girl’s the worst, she’s always stirring the pot.’ I did not trade for Aaron Rodgers."
"My one-year-old pooped in the tub."