Adam Schefter, ESPN’s $9 million-a-year NFL reporter, 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 wide receiver Malachi Corley fumbling 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 exclusively on Amazon Prime globally, fans were quick to point out Schefter’s apparent use of an illegal stream.
“Using illegal streaming videos is crazy,” wrote one user with a crying emoji.
Adam Schefter accused of using illegal streaming website for Jets-Texans game
—Is that methamphetamine I see, Adam? added a second.
A third hilariously responded to Schefter’s caption. ‘No TD. Fumble. Texans ball,” Schefter wrote, to which the fan commented: “There is no Amazon Prime.”
Previously known as CrackStreams, MethStreams illegally shows games from different sports for free. Ranging from the NFL and NBA to F1 and UFC, the site is a popular spot for fans who don’t want to spend on subscriptions and pay-per-view purchases.
After signing a five-year, $45 million deal with the global sports leader in 2022, Schefter could certainly afford to pay $14.99 a month for Amazon Prime.
Fans pointed out the ‘methstreams’ watermark on Schefter’s clip from a Thursday highlight.
Schefter, ESPN and Methstreams have not yet commented on the matter. However, a source close to the situation told Front Office Sports that the NFL reporter pulled the clip from another X user.
In 2023, the NFL joined the NBA and the UFC sought to eradicate pirated streaming of its products. The league estimated that illegal broadcasts cost major American sports about $28 billion a year.
“Unfortunately, the shared experience of the UFC, NBAP, and NFLP is that many OSPs often take hours or even days to remove content in response to takedown notices, allowing infringing live content to remain online during the most anticipated times. , or even during the entirety, of a “UFC Event or an NBA or NFL game,” the leagues wrote in a letter to Congress.