Watching NFL games used to require one thing: finding the right channel in the right region.
Now, depending on the week, team, or popular “importance” of the game, it may require remembering who bought the rights to kickoff. And then paying them for access.
The NFL insists its patchwork of partners and streaming exclusives is the most fan-friendly model in sports. They’re pretty much the only ones who feel that way, as anyone who uses social media knows. The unrest is getting louder by the day. And why not? The NFL’s current plan to air games on 10 different streaming platforms this season.
Yeah. TEN different subscriptions to watch the NFL, if you want to have access to every game. According to the Big Lead/Yahoo Sports, that’ll cost in the ballpark (ha!) of about $1,000 over the course of the entire season.
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