One of the big debates around media access recently has revolved around NFL locker rooms. The NFLPA has called for the league to make “immediate” changes to eliminate media locker room access, and while that hasn’t been approved, some players have started to try and move their midweek interviews outside of the locker rooms. That’s prompted pushback from many reporters around the importance of locker room access and the misconceptions around it, and the latest to weigh in is ESPN’s Kimberley A. Martin.
Martin is the guest on this week’s Awful Announcing Podcast, which will be released in full Friday morning. During a conversation there with host Brandon Contes, she addressed the current locker room debate in strong terms. In particular, she said the NFLPA position doesn’t seem representative of the opinions of all union members.
“I find that topic so …