ESPN set to score big with NFL Network, RedZone deal
It's not official just yet, but ESPN and theNFL are close to sealing a deal that could shift the media landscape of pro football. According to The Athletic's Andrew Marchand, ESPN is nearing an agreement to acquire NFL Media - and with it, both NFL Network and the wildly popular NFL RedZone.This is no overnight development. Talks between the two giants started nearly four years ago and have ebbed and flowed ever since. But over the past 18 months, the momentum has picked up fast. Marchand reports that this is the closest the sides have come to putting ink on paper, and the NFL has already told team owners a vote on the deal could happen as early as August.Molly Qerim apologizes to First Take viewers for showing old video of Cowboys training campA Strategic Touchdown for Streaming?The timing makes […]