The Insider Podcast
The Insider Podcast


NFL Insider Podcasts
Ian Rapoport, Tom Pelissero, Mike Garafolo, Judy Battista and other Insiders break NFL news about each team as it happens on The Insiders. Stay connected in real time with the most impactful stories in football from the game's most trusted sources.
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Ian Rapoport
NFL Network Insider
NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport has covered the league since 2009, previously serving as Patriots beat reporter for the Boston Herald for three seasons. Now based in New York City, he also has covered the Alabama Crimson Tide for the Birmingham News and Mississippi State for the Jackson Clarion-Ledger.

Tom Pelissero is an NFL Network Insider who has covered the league for over two decades. He appears across many NFL Network platforms and shows, including "NFL GameDay Morning," "Good Morning Football," and "The Insiders," while also writing for NFL.com.
Tom joined NFL Media in 2017 after four years covering the NFL nationally for USA Today. His exclusive interview with Vikings star Adrian Peterson helped USA Today earn an Associated Press Sports Editors Top 10 award for projects.
Tom has covered the NFL since 2003, when he was on the Vikings beat for KFAN and KFAN.com. Tom covered the Packers as assistant sports editor for the Green Bay Press-Gazette, winning Wisconsin Newspaper Association and Milwaukee Press Club awards. He also covered the Vikings as senior editor for 1500ESPN.com and 1500 ESPN Twin Cities, where he hosted radio shows six days a week.
Tom continues to host shows on SiriusXM NFL Radio. He currently lives outside Minneapolis.

Mike Garafolo joined NFL Media in 2016 as a reporter. He contributes to all NFL Media platforms, including NFL Network, NFL.com and NFL Now.
Garafolo joins NFL Media from Fox Sports 1, where he covered the NFL nationally. Prior to that, Garafolo was a national NFL reporter for USA Today and a beat writer covering the New York Giants for The Star Ledger in New Jersey for eight seasons, including the Giants' victories in Super Bowl XLII and Super Bowl XLVI. For his work covering the Giants, Garafolo received an APSE award.
Garafolo began his career as producer for WIP Radio in Philadelphia and a general sports writer for The Associated Press.
A Philadelphia native and La Salle University graduate, Garafolo currently lives in New Jersey with his wife Jessica.

Judy Battista joined NFL Media in August 2013 after almost 15 years with the New York Times, where she covered the NFL nationally since 2004. Battista also served as a reporter for Newsday and the Miami Herald. In her role as Senior National Columnist, Battista writes for NFL.com and appears on NFL Network and NFL+ programming.