Dan Patrick Says the Mothership (ESPN) Quoted Deadspin So the Manti Te'O Story Must be Big

This morning Dan Patrick says when he worked at the Mothership (ESPN), he and the others were under strict orders to never use Deadspin as a source, but he explained that ESPN is crediting Deadspin for the Manti Te-O Hoax story evidencing how big the story is. 

Update:

After Dan Patrick's intro, he had on Deadspin reporter who speculated that ESPN knew about the hoax before the Notre Dame game but didn't report it because "corporate politics" dictate that the games' ratings on ESPN come before any breaking and distracting news. 

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Comments

[Angelo]

I think his draft position is about to take a beating. It's scary if he's that good a liar----I can't imagine an NFL General Manager spending a really high pick here----too much instability potential. Freaky.