Adam Schefter got in trouble again, days after signing an ESPN contract extension worth $45 million

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On Saturday, Schefter broke the news that NFL QB Dwayne Haskins was killed when a car hit him early that morning. But he did it in a way to highlight Haskins' struggles in the NFL, and was promptly blasted for being insensitive. Schefter apologized on Monday. But his latest gaffe begs the question: What’s the deal with Adam Schefter? And does ESPN let him get away with so many gaffes because he has 9.4 million followers and ESPN doesn't want to see him breaking NFL news for another company? Schefter's latest controversy comes days after he signed an extension with ESPN paying him $9 million per year for five years. "When Schefter tweets something tone-deaf about a legal matter involving sexual assault or is revealed to have let an NFL executive red-line a story before he published it, it’s fair to wonder whether or not this might be the thing that makes ESPN reconsider having him be their face of their NFL reporting," says Sean Keeley. "But then, a few days pass, and, just like with the Dwayne Haskins tweet, the initial anger dissipates and things go back to normal. There’s a good chance you don’t even remember half of the terrible things Schefter has tweeted or said over the years."