Mike Florio, Adam Schefter Spend Thanksgiving Getting Snippy At Each Other

What’s Thanksgiving without a little bit of tension and resentment? Just another Thursday!

So, in the spirit of the season, two NFL insiders got testy with one another for reasons that aren’t totally clear.

The background starts with the job status of Chicago Bears head coach Matt Nagy. There was a report from Patch earlier in the week that indicated Nagy was going to get fired after coaching the Bears’ Thanksgiving game against the Detroit Lions.

It was a highly disputed report right away, and one that got further clarification from ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Thursday morning.

Where it stands with Matt Nagy before today's game vs. Detroit: George McCaskey and Ted Phillips both told him this week's report was a "complete lie", per sources. Nagy has not been told by anyone he's being fired. McCaskey spoke to team Weds, and told players what he told Nagy.

— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) November 25, 2021

Fine. Great. Wonderful.

ProFootballTalk’s Mike Florio then took aim at the Bears for how they’re approaching the situation.

Fine, but why are they leaking this to Schefty and not just saying it publicly? If it's a "complete lie," say so directly and not through a mouthpiece. https://t.co/gz8u4NQvyM

— ProFootballTalk (@ProFootballTalk) November 25, 2021

Schefter, for some reason (probably the mouthpiece line), took exception to the tweet, doing something he rarely does: respond.

Happy Thanksgiving.

— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) November 25, 2021

Petty!

Ultimately, Florio’s point is valid. Even if you ignore the fact that Schefter often can be a shill for his sources, it is curious that the Bears aren’t making their commitment to Nagy public. Set aside for a moment the fact that there’s clearly some sort of axe to grind between the two reporters here, and it’s clear Chicago might be actively bungling this.