NFL teams shouldn't try to dictate coverage, and reporters shouldn't tolerate it
NBC Sports • • sports
Key Points:
- Patriots coach Mike Vrabel made a surprise appearance before reporters, issuing a new statement on a previously dismissed topic but refused to take any questions.
- Reporters were instructed to turn off microphones and cameras and limit questions to football-related topics, with interventions occurring when those guidelines were not followed.
- The article criticizes the Patriots organization for trying to control media coverage and restrict reporters' ability to ask relevant questions.
- It emphasizes that Vrabel, as an experienced head coach, should be willing to engage openly with the media, even if he chooses not to answer certain questions.
- The piece calls on reporters to challenge such restrictions and persist in asking all pertinent questions in future interactions.
