Some of the biggest NFL coaching news this month has come from independent sources that you might not expect. And one of them is former ESPN and CBS NFL reporter Josina Anderson.

Anderson was last seen on the airwaves at CBS Sports covering the 2024 NFL season. She announced her departure from CBS in April 2024 after moving to the network from ESPN, where she spent almost a decade as one of Bristol’s top NFL reporters. She also joined the rotating Undisputed cast with Skip Bayless and company in 2023 before the FS1 show was ultimately canceled.

Since last spring though, Josina Anderson has continued to cover the NFL even if she isn’t with a major network, launching an independent venture called The Exhibit that is sponsored by BodyArmor and writing for the betting platform Bovada.

That may change soon given how many scoops Anderson has gotten during this month’s coaching carousel in the NFL. She has been first to report multiple breaking stories and been very early to note trends for others in deals that eventually got done.

Anderson was early on Ben Johnson going to the Chicago Bears when it looked like the Lions offensive coordinator was possibly heading to the Las Vegas Raiders.

Developing: There are league sources who now believe Ben Johnson is deeply considering the head coach vacancy with the Chicago #Bears, per league sources.

Nothing is official or ever done until it’s done!

We’ll have to wait and see which team Johnson formally decides on.… pic.twitter.com/KmvzzkJ9rK

— JosinaAnderson (@JosinaAnderson) January 20, 2025

She nailed Aaron Glenn filling the head coaching vacancy of the New York Jets as well as once again being one of the first to attach Pete Carroll’s name to the Raiders job..

Breaking: I’m told that #Lions DC Aaron Glenn has made it known he’s planning to take the #Jets head coach job, as early as yesterday, per multiple league sources.

This is the expectation still, barring a major setback or flub. pic.twitter.com/Q2eTmAvwMX

— JosinaAnderson (@JosinaAnderson) January 22, 2025

Developing: Former #Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll is growing more interest from the #Raiders brass for their head coach vacancy, per league sources. #Chiefs defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo candidacy has also drawn interest from Las Vegas, as well. Two league sources,… https://t.co/f2hdufFnDZ pic.twitter.com/VnsVjV0R85

— JosinaAnderson (@JosinaAnderson) January 23, 2025

And on Friday she was the first to report the Jets hiring Darren Mougey away from the Broncos as their new General Manager to pair with Glenn.

Breaking: A high-level league source tells me Denver #Broncos assistant GM Darren Mougey is getting the #Jets GM job.@BovadaOfficial pic.twitter.com/Q2kO8FXOXa

— JosinaAnderson (@JosinaAnderson) January 24, 2025

Anderson isn’t the only person on the outside of the usual NFL insider power brokers to break news this offseason in a big way. Barstool Sports host and longtime Boston sports radio personality Kirk Minihane has owned pretty much every major Patriots scoop this offseason, befuddling the NFL’s insider class.

Josina Anderson also made clear to send the message that even though she doesn’t currently have a prominent role covering the NFL on television, she still has the relationships and connections needed to break news. She also used the added buzz and attention to announce a new “invite-only creator platform” that she will be joining.

Had it since yesterday. Kept my word to my sources and they know that—I don’t break my word, even if it means down-shifting the verbiage. Maintaining trust is always paramount, and that’s why they continue to tell me even without seeing my face on national tv or any sideline! https://t.co/ogJF1tKP78

— JosinaAnderson (@JosinaAnderson) January 22, 2025

I will be announcing a new invite-only creator platform I’ll be joining and adding soon, where many of these advanced scoops, news and notes, access videos, merch, etc., will be posted. I hope you’ll join and support my community over time, as the world of new-media continues to… https://t.co/7onVyQRJ0c

— JosinaAnderson (@JosinaAnderson) January 24, 2025

It’s refreshing to see someone out there breaking news that is actually ahead of everybody else instead of republishing the same text/report that the group chat of insiders is getting.

And it’s admirable that she would want to go forward and chart a new path in media with her success coming from outside the traditional infrastructure of insiders with league partners. But with Josina Anderson being a major player this NFL offseason, and given the importance of information as a commodity to the 24/7/365 ecosystem, it wouldn’t be a surprise to see a network want to make her an offer to bring her back to television with the NFL Draft and free agency approaching.