NIL is a problem the NFL Draft can’t afford to fix
The NFL would be foolish to change its draft, even in the face of NIL.
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Is NFL punting new TV deals to next year?
NFL, Skydance Sports deepen partnership with creation of content studio
Expect more football-centric films with NFL IP coming down the pike.
NFL meets with FCC to address regulatory scrutiny
The NFL reportedly requested the meeting, which was attended by top media executive Hans Schroeder.
The NFL is not scared of politicians in D.C., nor should it be
Report: NFL looking to double media rights fees, networks ‘more comfortable’ with 25% bump
The NFL currently nets around $10 billion per year from its five primary broadcast partners.
FCC chairman Brendan Carr addresses if agency aims to ‘influence’ NFL rights negotiations
"I don't know about that, but I do think there's a point at which the NFL reached a tipping point where they're sticking too many games behind a paywall."
NFL’s antitrust exemption vulnerable if league puts more games on streaming, FCC chair says
"Does the NFL still benefit from the antitrust exemption when they’re negotiating for carriage of games not on a sponsored telecast, but on a streaming service?"
Pat McAfee rips ‘replacement high school refs’
"Those were terrible days in the NFL."
NFL reportedly ‘laying groundwork’ for replacement refs this season
The league's plan is to recruit officials from "small college" conferences.
Analyst: NBA broadcast partners pay nearly triple what NFL partners pay per viewer
It begs the question: are the NFL's rights undervalued or are the NBA's rights overvalued?
Versant stands to be big winner in NFL media rights negotiations
More streaming NFL games are coming and so is more whining about it
These deals are not going away.
Network exec: Every non-NFL property ‘is going to struggle’ in future media rights negotiations
"It’s going to be an inflection point for a lot of these rights holders."
Is the NFL the only entity in the U.S. that doesn’t fear Donald Trump?
PGA Tour, other leagues may reportedly negotiate media rights deals early to beat NFL to market
Leagues would like to guarantee stability before broadcasters blow their budgets on NFL rights.
Disney discloses ESPN can buy back NFL’s stake in network in 2034
Conversely, the NFL will have an opportunity to increase its stake at the same time.
The NFL has four extra games to sell next season. Where will they end up?
Streamer? Broadcaster? A wildcard?
NFL replay review center reportedly ‘can hear the audio’ of TV broadcast while making calls
"The referees in New York certainly are watching the networks' feeds of the telecast."
It’s time to retire the NFL rules analyst once and for all
Sports nab 96 of 100 most-watched telecasts in 2025
Football alone accounted for 92 of the top 100.
NFL Week 18 trending toward being a complete dud
By Sunday night, all 14 playoff spots could be accounted for with an entire week still left to play.
NFL scores nearly 44-million viewers for Sunday’s ‘double-doubleheader’ on CBS, Fox
Last year's mid-season double-doubleheader averaged a combined 39.6 million viewers.
Nielsen data shows NFL’s enormous impact on broadcast TV
As if we needed a reminder...
Peacock to debut reality-TV-themed NFL altcast
"Boston Rob" Mariano of Survivor fame will lead the charge.