NFL Reporter Adam Schefter Has Twitter Account Hacked [PHOTO]

Breaking news: Adam Schefter's Twitter account broke another story. The NFL reporter extraordinaire's account was hacked Saturday night, Dec. 13, in what looks to be a journalism no-no: a blatant attack of privacy reported without a source's consent. OK, so the hack didn't come from an anonymous tech geek with a vendetta looking to get Schefter in hot water. But it did break a story. This one, though, has nothing to do with the NFL.

"This is Adam's wife, Sharri...." the tweet began. "...hijacking his Twitter and proving that he does sleep."

Sharri Schefter then posted a photo of her husband and their daughter passed out, snoozing hand in hand.

The tweet was an instant hit among the ESPN reporter's 3.1 million followers, grabbing more than 2,000 retweets and 6,000 favorites in the first 20 minutes. Like most stories Schefter reports, this one seems to have legs.

The tweet came a few months after The Washington Post wrote a sprawling feature on Schefter, calling him "the most prolific news-breaker in America's most popular sport," despite a workday that rarely includes attending games or talking to players.

"He's crucial because he basically has become sort of this omnipresent guy who seems to know everything," Peter King, a Sports Illustrated writer, told The Washington Post. "And if he doesn't know everything, it takes him only 10 minutes to find out what he doesn't know."

Schefter recently became angry with the NFL over its handling of the Ray Rice fiasco, in which the former Baltimore Ravens running back was suspended after punching his wife, according to Deadspin.

In the picture his wife posted, however, the omnipresent reporter appears peaceful and at ease.

You can bet Schefter will have a follow-up in the morning. More coming on this story as it develops.

This is Adam's wife, Sharri, hijacking his Twitter and proving that he does sleep... pic.twitter.com/el5M3LopoH

— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) December 21, 2014