NFL Network's Ian Rapoport
SI Media With Jimmy Traina
Sports Illustrated
4.6 • 1.2K Ratings
🗓️ 2 October 2025
⏱️ 61 minutes
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Summary
Episode 575 of "SI Media With Jimmy Traina" features a conversation with the NFL Network's Ian Rapoport.
Rapoport talks about the life of an insider and whether the offseason is just as busy as the season, while also describing what his day-to-day schedule is like.
In addition, Rapoport explains where we stand on the NFL going to an 18-game schedule and a full-time international schedule, talks about his feelings regarding ESPN buying the NFL Network and the possibility of being colleagues with Adam Schefter and shares the full story of what happened at the NFL Combine when another NFL reporter confronted him and got in his face in a Starbucks.
Following Rapoport, Sal Licata from WFAN radio and SNY TV in New York joins Jimmy for their weekly "Traina Thoughts" segment. This week, Jimmy and Sal discuss the Mets' collapse, the Yankees over-reliance on analytics, a schedule change that Major League Baseball must implement, ESPN's baseball broadcasters, Bad Bunny being announced as the Super Bowl halftime show and more.
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| 0:00.0 | welcome everyone to s i media with jimmy trainer thank you so much for listening we have an excellent |
| 0:09.2 | NFL episode for you ian rapporte from the NFL network joined the show to talk about life as an |
| 0:15.2 | insider what's going on with the NFL 18 game schedule international schedule there. Will there be two buy weeks? |
| 0:24.1 | ESPN buying the NFL network covered a lot of ground with Ian Rappaport, |
| 0:27.9 | the senior insider from the NFL network. |
| 0:30.6 | And then, of course, we have Salakata and Trayna Thoughts after my conversation with Ian. |
| 0:35.7 | Before we get to it, just a quick reminder. |
| 0:37.7 | If you've missed any episodes of SI Media with Jimmy Traynor, going to the archives, check him out. |
| 0:41.9 | Kirk Earp Street was on the pod last week, had great feedback and great response to that. |
| 0:47.2 | Mina Kimes and Seth Rollins were on the pod two weeks ago. |
| 0:50.2 | Jim Nance, a recent guest as well. |
| 0:52.3 | So if you missed any of those, going to the archives and give them a listen. |
| 0:57.0 | And again, subscribe to SI Media with Jimmy Trina. |
| 1:00.0 | Very important. |
| 1:00.7 | Hit subscribe, hit follow, and I would appreciate it greatly. |
| 1:05.4 | All right. |
| 1:06.0 | Let's get to it. |
| 1:06.9 | Ian Rappaport from the NFL Network, followed by Salakata and Trina Thoughts. |
| 1:11.2 | All right here, right now. |
| 1:15.4 | On SI Media with Jimmy Trana. |
| 1:18.4 | All right, joining me now. |
| 1:19.8 | It's been way too long. |
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