GLAZER GOES ON THE WARPATH

Well, they’ve gone and done it. ESPN has made FOX’s Jay Glazer mad. Early in the day on Tuesday, Jay was relatively serene. He appeared on The Dan Patrick Show, and he said that he’s “one million percent” sure that his story regarding Brett Favre’s impromptu coaching clinic for the Lions is accurate. But then came our report regarding ESPN’s internal warning not to cite Glazer’s story. ESPN advised its employees that Glazer’s item shouldn’t be mentioned because ESPN has determined that it’s not accurate. Glazer was livid after seeing the language of the internal communication. He said so in a couple of Tuesday afternoon radio appearances. The best one came on WNDE in Indy, where Glazer visited with our pal JMV. The audio of Glazer’s segment with JMV can be heard right here. Among other things, Glazer called ESPN’s attempt to question the accuracy of his story “kind of garbage,” and he said that he has no problem putting his record against ESPN’s. “Don’t make it personal with me,” Glazer said. “I’ll make it personal with you.” For starters, Glazer suggested that a score sheet should be kept between his reports and those from ESPN. “I’ve got no problem going record for record,” Glazer said. “In fact I’d like to do that.” And Glazer recognizes that he won’t break every compelling NFL story, and that ESPN and others will break their share. “I’m not gonna have every one, but I’m gonna have every one right,” Glazer said. Glazer also visited with part-time ESPN personality Dan LeBatard (via SportsByBrooks). And LeBatard emerged from the discussion openly stating that he sides with Glazer. The next chapter comes tomorrow, when Favre gets a chance to meet the media. His best move would be to say he has nothing to add beyond what he told Peter King on Sunday. But given Favre’s penchant for exercising his vocal cords, we have a feeling that Brett won’t be able to resist the temptation to elaborate.