The NFL Media Story Nobody Wants to Cover | Sports Chasers Ep. 499
The NFL Media Story Nobody Wants to Cover | Sports Chasers Ep. 499  
Podcast: Sports Chasers
Published On: Tue Apr 14 2026
Description: Sports Chasers Podcast | Episode 499 | The Weekend RewindMonday, April 13, 2026 | Host: D-Dubbz | Panel: The Angry1 & The D.A.One episode away from 500. Tonight D-Dubbz drives the bus solo as hostand moderator, joined by The Angry1 and The D.A. for a full breakdown ofthe biggest sports stories of the weekend — no hot takes, no narratives,just real talk.TONIGHT'S BIGGEST STORIES:⛳ RORY McILROY — BACK-TO-BACK MASTERS CHAMPIONMcIlroy wins the 2026 Masters at 12-under, beating Scottie Scheffler by 1shot to become only the 4th golfer ever to win consecutive green jackets,joining Nicklaus, Faldo, and Tiger Woods. His 6th career major. The D.A.breaks down every twist of the final round.🔴 THE RUSSINI & VRABEL STORY THE MEDIA ISN'T COVERINGThe Athletic confirmed a formal investigation into NFL reporter Dianna Russiniafter photos surfaced of her with Patriots HC Mike Vrabel at an Arizona resort.She is suspended. He skipped the pre-draft press conference. Both married. Thecrew asks why sports media is blacking this out — and what it means for thecredibility of NFL insider reporting.🏈 NFL DRAFT PREVIEW10 days to Pittsburgh. QB Fernando Mendoza (Indiana) is the consensus #1pick to the Raiders. LBs Arvell Reese and Sonny Styles. RB Jeremiyah Love.Plus: Cowboys safety Markquese Bell faces felony drug charges before thebiggest week of the football calendar.🏀 NBA PLAYOFFS & PLAY-IN BREAKDOWNKnicks vs. Hawks. Anthony Edwards vs. Denver. Charlotte as a dark horse.Doc Rivers' coaching legacy questioned. Giannis' future — is he worth itfor the Knicks? Plus a live WNBA Draft recap.🥊 BOXING + 📬 DEAR JAMES (NEW SEGMENT)Heavyweight division in decline — and a new segment debuts as James answersa fan question about women in professional baseball.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━⭐ HIGHLIGHTED CHAPTER — MUST LISTEN:🎯 "Russini & Vrabel — The Scandal Sports Media Won't Touch"⏱️ Starts at: 05:46 | Full segment runs through 17:34The crew breaks down the formal investigation, the media blackout, theconflict of interest in Russini's past NFL reporting, the AJ Brownconnection, and what accountability actually looks like when a reportergets too close to their source. This is the conversation the majornetworks refused to have — and Sports Chasers had it live.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━Send your Dear James questions to: info@sportschasers.net🌐 Website: https://sportschaserspodcast.net/🛒 Merch: https://1800tshirts.chipply.com/ng/store-closed.html?eventid=370873🤝 Affiliates: https://sportschaserspodcast.net/affiliate/🔔 SUPPORT • FOLLOW • FEEDBACK – CHASERS NATION⭐ LOVE THE PODCAST 👉 https://lovethepodcast.com/678c0f38d21e0cd429a48a1b🔔 FOLLOW THE PODCAST 👉 https://followthepodcast.com/678c0f38d21e0cd429a48a1b🎙️ PODCAST FEEDBACK 👉 https://podcastfeedback.com/678c0f38d21e0cd429a48a1bJoin the Chase. Enjoy the Chase. 🏁🎧🎼 Production Credits | Narration: Ken Marsiglia | Intro: Super BowlOutro: Buss Down | Music: Epidemic Sound | Producer: Darrell L. WarrenVideo Production: Azad S.🎙️ WELCOME TO THE SPORTS CHASERS🔥 Powered by Sports Chasers Media Group 🔥 Home of Chasers Nation📅 LIVE Every Week — Multiple Shows. One Movement.🚨 YOUR SPORTS CHASERS WEEKLY LINEUP🏈 Monday Night Football Blitz — LIVE at 7 PM ESTRuns EVERY Monday from the first college football game in August all the way through the Super Bowl on the second Sunday in February. From kickoff weekend to the final confetti drop, we cover EVERY storyline, EVERY conference shakeup, and EVERY NFL showdown. Pure analysis. Pure energy. Pure Chasers.🔁 Monday Night Weekend Rewind — LIVE at 7 PM ESTYour Monday night recap of EVERYTHING that happened in sports — NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL, WNBA, College Football, College Hoops & more.⭐ Thursday Night LIVE — 7:00 PM ESTThe flagship show. Big topics. Big debates. Big moments. Streaming LIVE across YouTube, Facebook, X, Instagram, and Twitch.🔥 WHAT WE DOWe bring you unfiltered, unbi