While Adam Schefter earns $9million a year at ESPN, the respected NFL reporter was accused of using a third-party streaming site for the Jets-Texans game.
On Thursday night, Schefter posted a highlight clip of New York Jets receiver Malachi Corley fumbling the ball before crossing the goal line against the Houston Texans.
However, keen users noticed how the top left corner of Schefter’s clip had a watermark, reading ‘MethStreams.com.’
With Thursday Night Football streaming exclusively on Amazon Prime globally, fans quickly pointed at Schefter’s apparent use of an illegal stream.
‘Using illegal streaming video is wild,’ one user wrote with a crying emoji.
Adam Schefter was accused of using an illegal streaming website for the Jets-Texans game
‘Is that methstreams I see, Adam?’ a second added.
A third hilariously responded to Schefter’s caption. ‘No TD. Fumble. Texans ball,’ Schefter wrote – to which the fan commented ‘No Amazon Prime.’
Formerly known as CrackStreams, MethStreams illegally shows games across different sports for free. With the variety ranging from the NFL and NBA to F1 and the UFC, the site is a popular go-to for fans who don’t want to spend on subscriptions and pay-per-view buys.
After signing a five-year, $45m contract with the world leader in sports in 2022, Schefter certainly could afford to pay $14.99 monthly for Amazon Prime.
Schefter, ESPN, and Methstreams are yet to comment on the issue. However, a source close to the situation told Front Office Sports that the NFL reporter pulled the clip from another X user.
Fans pointed out the ‘methstreams’ watermark on Schefter’s clip of a highlight from Thursday
In 2023, the NFL joined the NBA and UFC sought to uproot pirated streaming of their products. The league estimated that illegal streams cost major US sports around $28b annually.
‘Unfortunately, UFC, NBAP and NFLP’s shared experience is that many OSPs frequently take hours or even days to remove content in response to takedown notices—thus allowing infringing live content to remain online during the most anticipated moments, or even the entirety, of a UFC event or an NBA or NFL game,’ the leagues wrote in a letter to Congress.
Fortunately, Schefter will not be taking much heat for consuming piracy.
