Dan Patrick is right that reporting on the NFL and the NFLPA are two different categories, but he was the one who first referenced the story, and it’s not a surprise that Van Natta took offense.

They probably already do that. “I don’t know how deep ESPN went in on the mess of the NFL Players Association. I know [Pro Football Talk’s Mike] Florio did, a couple people did.” ...

Patrick went nearly two decades back to when the NFL put pressure on ESPN to cancel Playmakers, the hit scripted series based on a pro football team. But there are numerous other, similar examples.

Dan Patrick is right that reporting on the NFL and the NFLPA are two different categories, but he was the one who first referenced the story, and it’s not a surprise that Van Natta took offense.

Dan Patrick took issue with James being absent from Luka Doncic’s announcement of his three-year, $165 million extension with the Lakers this weekend.

ESPN reporter Don Van Natta Jr. is firing back at his former colleague Dan Patrick. With the news this week that ESPN is acquiring the NFL Network and other NFL media assets, including the RedZone ...