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Unlike the bombastic television pundits or the viral podcasters chasing clicks, Sami Goldaper operates in the shadows of the tunnel. Colleagues describe him as "the ghost." He doesn't have a signature catchphrase. He doesn't argue on national television. But when a Sami Goldaper exclusive hits the ESPN vertical or the Philadelphia Inquirer (where he cut his teeth), general managers pick up their phones, and agents hold emergency meetings. A 1974 breakdown of the astronomical salaries of