ESPN and the NFL have reached a complicated deal which will allow ESPN to acquire NFL media assets including the NFL Network and RedZone while the NFL gains a 10% stake in ESPN. Dan has real concerns that this deal will impact ESPN’s ability to provide fair and unbiased reporting on the league moving forward.
Dan Patrick: “The NFL should be held accountable for certain things. But the NFL, I’m sure, does not want (to be). ‘Hey, we own part of you! 10%.’ Well, the NFL has probably owned a lot of ESPN for a long period of time, it’s just not official, that’s all.”