Adam Schefter fires back over erroneous Mike Florio claim regarding Carnell Tate 40-yard dash

40-yard dash dispute unlikely to impact Carnell Tate's draft stock

While the two squabble, Tate remains one of, if not the top wide receiver in his class. In NFL Network's Charles Davis' mock draft following the combine, he had Tate going to the Cleveland Browns at No. 6 overall. He's the only wide receiver to go in Davis' top 10.

Tate was plenty fast enough at Ohio State, where he had 51 receptions, 875 yards (17.1 yards per reception) and nine touchdowns as a junior. Per Sumer Sports data, Go routes accounted for 26.4 percent of his routes run in 2025, the highest rate in the route tree, suggesting he has enough straight-line speed to get past defenders.

With Schefter confirming his numbers came from multiple sources and not Rosenhaus, it seems unlikely teams will put much stock in Tate's official 40-time.

Florio would have been better off leaving his question open-ended instead of a launching a personal attack, which only served to put the insiders at the center of the story.

It's the second year in a row involving a high-profile dispute between reporters. In 2025, insider Jordan Schultz and NFL Network's Ian Rapoport got into an argument at a hotel Starbucks after the two shared conflicting reports on a meeting between Las Vegas Raiders minority owner Tom Brady and Los Angeles Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford.

The NFL offseason is a long one, and with all the action taking place off the field, it's not surprising insiders would be itching to one-up each other with the biggest scoops to attract the most eyeballs. We should expect a few feathers to be ruffled along the way.

This year, it was Florio and Schefter's turn. It's anyone's guess who'll be next. Peter Schrager, look out.