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Why is ESPN NFL Insider Adam Schefter on a PGA Tour broadcast? We asked him

ESPN Insider Adam Schefter is crossing over from NFL to PGA Tour Live and following Rory McIlroy and Keegan Bradley during coverage of the first round

Adam Schefter is going from reporting on the gridiron to covering the action between the ropes on Thursday at the PGA Tour’s Travelers Championship.

Duringthefirstround,theNFLInsiderforESPNandthemostplugged-inmanonleaguehappeningswillcrossovertoworkasafeaturedgroupcommentatoronESPN+.He’llcoverRoryMcIlroyandKeeganBradley’sgroup,whichteesoffat10:30a.m.ET. “It’sgoingtobefuntogetoutofmycageanddo somethingI’mnotusedto,”hetold Golfweek duringaphoneinterview.“AsmuchasIlovemyjob–andIdo–Ilovethechallengeofbeingabletoexperiencesomethingnew.Ididaboutahalf-dozenNBAgamesasasidelinereporterbeforethepandemic.Itwasinvigoratingandrefreshing.”  Whenheisn’tjugglinghismultiplecellphonesandbreakingnewsontheNFLbeat,Scheftersayshe’sagolfjunkiewhoistunedintoESPN+andPGATourLiveeveryweek.Heplaysahalf-dozentimesperyear,butwhenaskedtodescribehisgame,said,“Let’sjustsayI�