¹ú²úÍâÁ÷ÍøNetwork Insider Ian Rapoport has covered the league since 2009, previously serving as Patriots beat reporter for the Boston Herald for three seasons. Now based in New York City, he also has covered the Alabama Crimson Tide for the Birmingham News and Mississippi State for the Jackson Clarion-Ledger.

Mike Garafolo joined ¹ú²úÍâÁ÷ÍøMedia in 2016 as a reporter. He contributes to all ¹ú²úÍâÁ÷ÍøMedia platforms, including ¹ú²úÍâÁ÷ÍøNetwork, NFL.com and ¹ú²úÍâÁ÷ÍøNow.

Garafolo joins ¹ú²úÍâÁ÷ÍøMedia from Fox Sports 1, where he covered the ¹ú²úÍâÁ÷Íønationally. Prior to that, Garafolo was a national ¹ú²úÍâÁ÷Íøreporter for USA Today and a beat writer covering the New York Giants for The Star Ledger in New Jersey for eight seasons, including the Giants' victories in Super Bowl XLII and Super Bowl XLVI. For his work covering the Giants, Garafolo received an APSE award.

Garafolo began his career as producer for WIP Radio in Philadelphia and a general sports writer for The Associated Press.

A Philadelphia native and La Salle University graduate, Garafolo currently lives in New Jersey with his wife Jessica.

Judy Battista joined ¹ú²úÍâÁ÷ÍøMedia in August 2013 after almost 15 years with the New York Times, where she covered the ¹ú²úÍâÁ÷Íønationally since 2004. Battista also served as a reporter for Newsday and the Miami Herald. In her role as Senior National Columnist, Battista writes for NFL.com and appears on ¹ú²úÍâÁ÷ÍøNetwork and NFL+ programming.