Throughout the sporting landscape in America today, there are many reporters and writers who are masters of their craft.
Some stick to the basics that they probably learned while in college. Others, they branch out and are not afraid to try new things.
Both methods work, and one man uses a combination of these two tactics perfectly. As a result, bar none, he is the best sports reporter in America today.
Who is this man? His name is Jay Glazer.
Currently working for foxsports.com, his writing is often cutting edge, and, to say the least, he is in the know with everything going on in the NFL.
Digging deep down to get all of the facts, he never leaves anything under reported at all.
In addition, he simply does not report on stories that dozens of other writers are working on as well.
He goes out and he finds the stories most of the time.
Even more importantly though, at the same time, he finds the answers to the stories that everyone wants to hear before anybody else even blinks, and Glazer is to be commended for these efforts.
At the same time, Glazer seems to know stories that are happening before the people that make up the stories even know that they are happening.
This is a skill that cannot be taught at all.
The man seemingly has the entire NFL in his cell phone, and usually, he seems to be only one text message away from knowing the entire story in mere seconds, not minutes.
In addition, who has he ever gotten into a verbal sparring session with?
The answer is nobody. Nobody pops into mind right away when looking at this question. Instead of getting into it with his subjects, he talks to them as if he is their best friend, which is an amazing skill.
He has the respect of every single one of his peers, and in today's world, if one is able to say this, that is truly remarkable.
At the same time, he never outs his sources, and he always respects their privacy by not naming names in the instances where this is an issue.
Since he does this, he can simply reach out to a source with a simple phone call or a text message, and he can get the scoop very quickly.
Getting his hands on stories that others cannot dream of breaking, he reports them in a manner that is simply brilliant.
In addition, he builds the trust between his subjects as well, so that he can get more leads, seemingly whenever he wants.
Simply put, the man has worked so hard to get to the top of his profession, that he barely has to struggle to get the information that so many people want to hear.
As a result, Glazer is the man for breaking news in the NFL week in, and week out.
He never brags though, he sticks to the reporting, which is what should always be done.
Since this is the case, Glazer, in almost a landslide, is the best sports reporter that America has to offer currently.
More than likely as well, down the line, as long as he keeps up his hard work, at the end of his career, he will probably go down as one of the legends in his field.
Keep up the good work Mr. Glazer, because without your work, the NFL simply would not be the same on a week to week basis.
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about 1 month ago
I wasn't sure which comment to use in response to this, so I'm going to use both. Just pick the one you like the best and go with it.
1) You mean, he's second best...behind me!
OK, that one sucked...what about this one:
2) It's nice to see Jay Glazer's mom got her Internet connection working and hooked herself up with a Bleacher Report account.
Oh wait...I have another one:
3) Nice article, Jay!
OK, I'm done.
about 1 month ago
Just all opinion. No facts or proof of anything to validate this claim. By the way.. he goes out of his way to lie.. just like that story about Favre calling detroit lions to help gameplan.. that story had absolutely no basis.
about 1 month ago
Agree with you guys. Glazer writes one column a week and usually the "scoops" are confirmations of previous rumors all of us have already heard.
I like Glazer and agree he is a good reporter. But the best? Yeah right!
about 1 month ago
You have a little bit of something brown on your lips...
I know this wouldn't have anything to do with b/r being a partner of FoxSports would it?
from about 1 month ago
I can tell you the partnership doesn't work anything like that, Matt. This is either just a really, really big fan or it's tongue-in-cheek/someone lost a bet. Neither B/R nor Fox would waste their time writing a fake article patting someone in the fold on the back.
about 1 month ago
Not at all, it's my opinion, and I wrote an editorial, which we all know the style that is written in. If he isn't the best reporter, than who is? Let me hear everyone's take so we can get a convo going.
from about 1 month ago
My personal favorite is Rick Reilly. He finds his own stories and can switch between being funny and being serious week to week. He also is a guy not looking to break rumors on players or anything like that. I really do like his work, especailly with his days in SI.
from about 1 month ago
That Sean Crowe guy rules. His scoop on Plaxico being named Today's Stupidest Person in the World was pure gold.
about 1 month ago
Rick is a great reporter and writer, and I love his work as well. I could see the argument for him there.
Also, Sean, Plax, I can't believe that guy currently, personally, I hope he gets the 3.5 years in jail. He needs to be shown the way things really work.
I still do think it is odd that he may end up in jail for longer than Vick, but I am not in the justice system or anything, so that is not my say I guess.
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