ESPN Sends The Law Firm of Mortensen and Schefter Out To NFL Training Camps

In an effort to cover all 32 NFL training camps in a span of 19 days, ESPN is sending out its “insiders” Chris Mortensen and Adam Schefter on bus trips. Mortensen will start from Cowboys training camp and concentrate on the camps out West. Schefter begins at the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio and will focus on the camps in the East. Both men will appear every day on SportsCenter. On the last day, the two will meet up at the defending Super Bowl Champions New Orleans Saints camp.

The press release goes into detail and where each of them will hit over the 19 day span.

ESPN’s Mortensen and Schefter “On the Road to Camp”: July 29- Aug. 16
Live Reports from all 32 NFL Training Camps in 19 Days

ESPN senior NFL analyst Chris Mortensen and NFL Insider Adam Schefter will depart on separate road trips later this month as part of ESPN’s “On the Road to Camp” – a cross-country bus tour that will take the ESPN duo to all 32 NFL team training camps in 19 days, July 29 – Aug. 16. Mortensen will begin his journey from Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas, site of Super Bowl XLV, and concentrate on teams in the West, while Schefter will depart the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio, and focus on the East. 

Mortensen and Schefter will log more than 15,000 miles combined before both of their buses meet in New Orleans at the end of the tour on Aug. 16 at the home of the defending Super Bowl champion Saints.

“On the Road to Camp” coverage will include daily appearances by Mortensen and Schefter on SportsCenter and NFL Live, as well as Monday Night Countdown (before ESPN’s Monday Night Football preseason games on Aug. 12 and 16); reports on ESPN Radio’s Mike & Mike in the Morning (simulcast on ESPN2); blog items, video, interactive maps and daily post cards on ESPN.com; and regular updates on Twitter (@mortreport and @Adam_Schefter).

“It’s a post-card of America that Adam and I can share, some of it very unpredictable. How did I know I was going to end up in a Wisconsin cheese factory last year during my visit with the Packers….and make a fool out of myself?,” said Mortensen. “Maybe, just maybe, I’ll average four hours of sleep a night. But as Colts’ great assistant coach Tom Moore once told me at 5:15 in the morning, `Mort, you gotta love it!’ And we do.”

“The race – and coverage – is on,” added Schefter. “Mort’s doing the West Coast, I’m doing the East Coast and even Roger Goodell is taking his own trip. Whomever smells worst at the end wins.”
“On the Road to Camp” Schedule:

Date City Team/Location Insider
Thu, July 29 Arlington, Texas Cowboys Stadium Mortensen
Canton, Ohio Pro Football Hall of Fame Schefter
Fri, July 30 San Antonio, Texas Cowboys/Alamodome Mortensen
Georgetown, Ky. Bengals/Georgetown College Schefter
Sat, July 31 Houston, Texas Texans/Methodist Training Center Mortensen
Bourbonnais, Ill. Bears/Olivet Nazarene University Schefter
Sun, Aug 1 Allen Park, Mich. Lions/Detroit Lions Training Facility Schefter
Mon, Aug 2 Flagstaff, Ariz. Cardinals/Northern Arizona State University Mortensen
Berea, Ohio Browns/Cleveland Browns Training Facility Schefter
Tues, Aug 3 San Diego, Calif. Chargers/Chargers Park Mortensen
Latrobe, Pa. Steelers/Saint Vincent College Schefter
Wed, Aug 4 Santa Clara, Calif. 49ers/Marie P. DeBartolo Sports Center Mortensen
Pittsford, N.Y. Bills/St. John Fisher College Schefter
Thu, Aug 5 Napa Valley, Calif. Raiders/Napa Valley Marriott Mortensen
Cortland, N.Y. Jets/SUNY Cortland Schefter
Fri, Aug 6 Foxboro, Mass. Patriots/Gillette Stadium Schefter
Sat, Aug 7 Renton, Wash. Seahawks/Virginia Mason Athletic Center Mortensen
Albany, N.Y. Giants/University at Albany Schefter
Sun, Aug 8 Bethlehe
m, Pa.
Eagles/Lehigh University Schefter
Mon, Aug 9 Ashburn, Va. Redskins/Redskins Park Schefter
Westminster, Md. Ravens/McDaniel College Schefter
Tue, Aug 10 Englewood, Colo. Broncos/Paul D. Bowlen Memorial Broncos Centre Mortensen
Nashville, Tenn. Titans/Baptist Sports Park Schefter
Wed, Aug 11 St. Joseph, Mo. Chiefs/Missouri Western State University Mortensen
Jacksonville, Fla. Jaguars/Jacksonville Municipal Stadium Schefter
Thu, Aug 12 Mankato, Minn. Vikings/Minnesota State University, Mankato Mortensen
Davie, Fla. Dolphins/Miami Dolphins Training Facility Schefter
Fri, Aug 13 De Pere, Wis. Packers/St. Norbert College Mortensen
Tampa, Fla. Buccaneers/One Buccaneer Place Schefter
Sat, Aug 14 Earth City, Mo. Rams/Russell Training Center Mortensen
Spartanburg, S.C. Panthers/Wofford College Schefter
Sun, Aug 15 Anderson, Ind. Colts/Anderson University Mortensen
Flowery Branch, Ga. Falcons/Atlanta Falcons Training Facility Schefter
Sun, Aug 16 Metairie, La./       New Orleans, La.   Saints/New Orleans Saints Training Facility Mortensen/ Schefter

That’s it.

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