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Adam Schefter Takes Call During ‘Get Up’ Appearance to Break Coach Firing News

Stephen Douglas

Adam Schefter takes a call live on ‘Get Up.'
Adam Schefter takes a call live on ‘Get Up.' / ESPN / @AwfulAnnouncing
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Adam Schefter was on Get Up Monday morning when his phone rang. Since it's Black Monday in the NFL, Schefter took the call, raising his finger to tell his ESPN co-workers to hold on one second.

As the producer cut away from Schefter's empty space in front of a book shelf, host Mike Greenberg insisted they leave the box up so they could see the magic happen. Schefter returned a few seconds later, still on the phone. After he hung up he started typing and then the news that the Bengals had fired defensive coordinator Lou Anarumo hit social media.

Get Up then briefly left Schefter to continue to discuss Brian Daboll returning to the Giants next season. During that discussion Dan Orlovsky looked at his phone, presumably read Schefter's post and showed it to Marcus Spears. Orlovsky then spent a few awkward moments looking off-camera, waiting for producers to bring Schefter back on.

Less than two minutes after Schefter's phone rang he was back on ESPN with a BREAKING NEWS chyron to report Anarumo had been fired.

So that's why Schefter always has his phone on. And that's how quickly they can put it all together on live television.

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STEPHEN DOUGLAS

Stephen Douglas is a senior writer on the Breaking and Trending News team at Sports Illustrated. He has worked in media since 2008 and now casts a wide net with coverage across all sports. Douglas spent more than a decade with The Big Lead and previously wrote for Uproxx and The Sporting News. He has three children, two degrees and one now unverified Twitter account.

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