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One of the best NFL longform writers in the country, Tyler Dunne, started his own Substack, Go Long, five years ago and now has a very nice six-figure income. He goes into how it all happened on The Main Event with Andrew Marchand.

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* How Tyler Dunne went from newspapers to Bleacher Report to starting his own Substack in 2020

* What was his level of confidence going on his own to cover the NFL instead of trying to go to another publication after B/R layoffs in 2020

* He was stuck on 300 paid subscribers for what seemed like forever

* The big Aaron Rodgers’ trade story turning point around six months in

* “There is the NFL that exists at podiums and then there is the NFL that is the NFL”

* What is the access like for an independent NFL writer

* The famous Sean McDermott story in which Dunne reported that the Bills’ coach used the 9/11 hijackers as an example of teamwork

* How the Bills invited Dunne to meet with McDermott for a couple of hours after the series

* Adam Schefter tweeted out the McDermott news, but didn’t put a link, which caused a social media uprising — Dunne gave his view

* Dunne had an in-depth back and forth after his Dave Gettelman piece with Giants VP of communications, Pat Hanlon, was written

* The specific numbers of paid subscribers he has

* Where he sees Go Long going

* How much travel does Dunne do to produce his longform stories

* He wakes up at 3:30 a.m. to get some quiet time to work before his family’s day starts

* He got a call from an NFL head coach on his very early morning ride to Starbucks to work

* The amazing Syracuse sports writing class that Dunne was part of

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