ESPN ESPN insider Adam Schefter took exception to a report claiming he was in cahoots with the agent of former NFL coach Pete Carroll. On Wednesday, Schefter reported that Carroll was interested in returning to NFL sidelines.

"They're going to heat up their coaching search towards the end of this season," Schefter said on the pre-game broadcast. "One of the candidates that will be square on their radar is Detroit Lions defensive coordinator Aaron Glenn, who's coached with New Orleans, has a history with the franchise as the organization knows him well."

Schefter, 53, doesn’t bet pro football. He's semi-retired from the glass industry and landed in Las Vegas 10 years ago.

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There are specific examples that Schefter pointed out. Most notably, De'Vondre Campbell left his team in the middle of the game. It sparked outrage from fans, media, and even his team. As a result, Campbell was suspended by the team for three games. In a similar sense, Diontae Johnson was excused from team activities earlier this week.

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Shortly after, NBC Sports' Mike Florio wrote a story, taking Schefter's report and pushing a narrative "that Carroll’s agent has specifically told this to Schefter in the hopes that Schefter would broadcast it to the world, in the hopes of generating public opinion."

There’s always discussion of anonymous sources and their potential agendas, but that seems to have particularly intensified in the NFL over the past few weeks. That’s included Aaron Rodgers blasting Jay Glazer and Adam Schefter and Pat McAfee publicly wishing for an end to anonymously-sourced reports in the NFL.