Adam Schefter of ESPN is considered one of the NFL's finest reporters, breaking news as much frequency as any of his peers.

Schefter was recently asked how much Twitter plays a role in how he reports.

"100 percent of my job is to report information for ESPN," said Schefter. "Ninety-five percent of that gets posted on Twitter. Fortunately or unfortunately, Twitter has become a journalistic scorecard. Who has the story first? It’s absurd. It’s ridiculous.

"Stories like the Mike Rice story are unique enough to where the credits last. But there also are so many trades, signings that are of the garden mill variety.

"Does it matter if somebody reported something two minutes before someone else? Please, it’s so insignificant in the grand scheme of things."

Schefter was also asked how working at ESPN may put him under increased scrutiny.

"We’re a big target. We’re under constant scrutiny. I had people tell me when I got there, it’s like playing for the Yankees. If anything goes slightly wrong, it draws more criticism than anything else. They were right."