Adam Schefter has signed a multi-year extension with ESPN.

Schefter's existing contract was up in 2017.

Schefter will debut a new podcast as well as some NBA sideline reporting assignments during the regular season when his NFL duties are light. Schefter will also have a sideline reporting assignment alongside Lisa Salters for ESPN's 2017 NFL Wild Card telecast.

“I love what I do but you are always curious to try different things,” Schefter said. “I know people think of me as this robot who doesn’t do anything outside of NFL news, injury reports, contact extensions, and hirings and firings. I love all that stuff but everyone likes to do things a little different or outside the box.”

Schefter has become a serious NBA junkie as a side hobby.

“I went from knowing nothing about the NBA a couple of years ago to knowing every player on every roster,” Schefter said. “It’s become a side hobby and the bosses are aware of that.”

Schefter declined to comment on any specifics relating to his contract negotiations but did say, “I want to make it very clear in no way am I looking to infringe on the turf of someone like Doris Burke, Rachel Nichols, J.A. Adande, Marc Stein or anyone else. They do a great job. That’s not what this is about. I could never do their jobs. This is just me doing an assignment where it will be 100 percent fun to me. My job is great but it is also intense and relentless.”