Eagle-eyed NFL fans spot shocking detail in ESPN reporter’s post
ESPN’s $9 million-a-year NFL reporter Adam Schefter has been accused of using an illegal third-party streaming site for the Jets-Texans game.
On Thursday night, Schefter posted a highlight clip of New York Jets receiver Malachi Corley fumbling the ball before crossing the goal line against the Houston Texans.
However, eagle-eyed X users noticed that the top left corner of Schefter’s clip had a watermark that read “MethStreams.com.”
With Thursday Night Football streaming worldwide exclusively on Amazon Prime, fans were quick to point out Schefter’s apparent use of an illegal stream.
“The use of illegal streaming video is wild,” one user wrote with a crying emoji.
Adam Schefter was accused of using an illegal streaming website for the Jets-Texans game
“Are those meth streams I’m seeing, Adam?” added a second.
A third responded hilariously to Schefter’s caption. ‘No TD. Awkward. Texans ball,” Schefter wrote — to which the fan responded with “No Amazon Prime.”
MethStreams, formerly known as CrackStreams, illegally shows free games in various sports. With variety ranging from the NFL and NBA to F1 and the UFC, the site is a popular destination for fans who don’t want to spend on subscriptions and pay-per-view purchases.
After signing a five-year, $45 million contract with the world leader in sports in 2022, Schefter could certainly afford to pay $14.99 a month for Amazon Prime.
Fans pointed out the “methstreams” watermark on Schefter’s highlight clip from Thursday
Schefter, ESPN and Methstreams have yet to comment on the matter. However, a source close to the situation told Front Office Sports that the NFL reporter retrieved the clip from another X user.
In 2023, the NFL joined the NBA and UFC attempted to ban illegal streaming of their products. The league estimates that illegal streams cost major U.S. sports about $28 billion annually.
“Unfortunately, the shared experience of UFC, NBAP, and NFLP is that many OSPs often take hours or even days to remove content in response to takedown requests, allowing infringing live content to remain online during the most anticipated moments, or even all the time . UFC event or an NBA or NFL game,” the leagues wrote in a letter to Congress.