Ian Rapoport is an American sportswriter, pundit, and television analyst who primarily covers the

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(NFL).

Career

Rapoport started his career for the '' Jackson Clarion-Ledger'' in 2004 covering the

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. He moved on to ''

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'' in 2006 to cover the

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. As reported on Pardon My Take ("PMT"), he applied for a job with the ''

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'' on the basis that he would cover

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in the same manner he covered

Nick Saban Nicholas Lou Saban Jr. (; born October 31, 1951) is an American football coach who has been the head football coach at the University of Alabama since 2007. Saban previously served as head coach of the National Football League's Miami Dolphi ...

. After receiving the job, he served as a Patriots beat reporter for the ''Boston Herald'' for three seasons starting in 2009. Rapoport joined the

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in 2012.

References

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