Tag: NFL

  • NFL has TV executives freaking out about 2029

    NFL has TV executives freaking out about 2029

    At $111 billion over 11 years, the NFL’s media rights deal is the biggest in the U.S. That deal has an out clause after the 2028-29 season with all of its media partners except Disney (which can opt out one year later).  Sources tell me the opt-out also affects “Sunday Ticket,” the league’s out-of-market package for which Alphabet’s YouTube paid…

  • A third of former NFL players surveyed think they have CTE: study

    A third of former NFL players surveyed think they have CTE: study

    The Summary Roughly one-third of former professional football players surveyed believe they have CTE, a study found. The brain disease — which is linked to repeated hits to the head — can only be officially diagnosed after death. But the new research indicates that many former NFL players have experienced symptoms associated with CTE, including…