Overview

• Host Scott Hanson said the spots total 60 seconds, will run in a double-box between plays, and will not appear during the 3–4 p.m. Witching Hour.
• Hanson emphasized he has no role in business decisions and said he posted his clarifications on his own initiative.
• An NFL spokesperson said the plan was contemplated and tested over the past year and is separate from the ESPN-NFL media agreement.
• The NFL said it would continue to own and operate RedZone if the ESPN deal is finalized, countering assumptions about new control.
• The change ends RedZone’s long-standing commercial-free identity and drew swift fan backlash that often linked it to ESPN.