{"id":590353,"date":"2026-04-07T02:23:10","date_gmt":"2026-04-07T02:23:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/590353\/"},"modified":"2026-04-07T02:23:10","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T02:23:10","slug":"nfl-espn-make-decision-on-scott-hansons-nfl-redzone-future","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/590353\/","title":{"rendered":"NFL, ESPN make decision on Scott Hanson\u2019s NFL RedZone future"},"content":{"rendered":"

The NFL<\/a> stands as the king of American sports. It has transformed its product into more than just a game \u2014 it is a worldwide spectacle.<\/p>\n

One of the league\u2019s strongest offerings is NFL RedZone. The NFL launched the channel in 2009 as part of its Sunday Ticket package. The concept was simple: show every touchdown and every red zone drive by cutting live between games.<\/p>\n

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Since then, NFL RedZone has become a highly sought-after streaming product, often included in sports add-on packages. Consumers can access it through cable or streaming services on virtually any platform.<\/p>\n

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Other sports leagues have tried to replicate its success, but none have matched it.<\/p>\n

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Scott Hanson serves as the face of NFL RedZone. He has become an icon and coined the phrase \u201cseven hours of commercial-free football.\u201d<\/p>\n

The NFL and ESPN recently reached an agreement that gives ESPN rights to NFL Network. Following the deal, both organizations reassigned or released several on-air personalities.<\/p>\n

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The move raised questions about whether Hanson would remain the host of NFL RedZone, despite his confidence at the end of 2025. Recent reports<\/a> now indicate that he will stay with the NFL and continue hosting NFL RedZone.<\/p>\n

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ESPN chose not to bring Hanson over, as the NFL will retain control of NFL RedZone. Both sides preferred to keep him in his iconic role.<\/p>\n

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Broadcasting companies often make decisions that seem obviously wrong in hindsight. ESPN spent nearly a decade trying to replace Mike Tirico after allowing him to leave for NBC.<\/p>\n

The NFL has also made its share of missteps. The league spent years searching for the right Thursday Night Football broadcast team before Amazon stepped in and took over.<\/p>\n

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This time, however, the NFL made the right call by ensuring Hanson remains the voice of NFL RedZone. It may no longer be completely commercial-free, but Hanson will still deliver \u201cseven hours of football.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The NFL stands as the king of American sports. It has transformed its product into more than just…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":590354,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[559],"tags":[28656,64,63,189357,794,934,593,2361,37861,61007,84073,1254,85],"class_list":{"0":"post-590353","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-nfl","8":"tag-a-j-brown","9":"tag-au","10":"tag-australia","11":"tag-daniel-jeremiah","12":"tag-espn","13":"tag-indianapolis","14":"tag-nfl","15":"tag-nfl-network","16":"tag-nfl-redzone","17":"tag-nfl-scouting-combine","18":"tag-scott-hanson","19":"tag-seattle-seahawks","20":"tag-sports"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/590353","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=590353"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/590353\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/590354"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=590353"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=590353"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=590353"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}