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As a fan the amount being paid to streaming services to watch the nfl and other sports is expensive and exhausting I mean, the NFL Is on multiple platforms now Youtube, Amazon Prime, NFL Network ESPN etc etc Below Are some excerpted sections from long Athletic article ‘ ….according to sources briefed on negotiations, ESPN and the NFL are inside the 5-yard line on another ground-breaking deal for ESPN to acquire NFL Media, the arm of the league that focuses on content and runs the NFL Network. The deal, though different from the way the league and the all-sports network deepened their ties in 1987, comes as ESPN makes its programming available in a direct-to-consumer product this fall. ESPN is hyping this upcoming iteration as “The Next Era,” at a price of $29.99 per month. ‘Today, still strong, but diminished, ESPN charges more than $10 per month for its services, but with the digital revolution, the rise of Netflix and other streaming options has resulted in just 65.3 million homes receiving ESPN through cable, satellite and services like YouTube TV and Fubo, according to Nielsen.’ ESPN wants to maintain as many of those viewers as it can. Those subscribers will be able to have access to ESPN in its traditional format, while adding the ability to log on to the new and improved direct-to-consumer app, launching soon. What could be in the deal is the Red Zone Channel, NFL Network, seven regular-season games that appear on NFL Network, enhanced betting and fantasy league possibilities. There may be more. Red Zone is the Sunday afternoon show that takes viewers inside all the stadiums when teams are threatening to score. This could be a boon for ESPN’s app, as well as in its future negotiations with cable and operators for its slew of networks. It could upsell Red Zone in the app, as well as demand more from operators (like YouTube TV, Fubo or cable systems) to continue to offer the service on its platform every Sunday in the fall. The NFL Network, under ESPN, would likely be enhanced. ESPN’s main channels would still feature the NFL a lot of the time, but the devoted network would be on 24/7. With sports betting and fantasy becoming an increasing part of the fan experience, ESPN can be expected to use its potentially enlarged user base integration into its new direct-to-consumer app for what it will likely hope is a transformative experience and increased subscriber growth. In 2024, of the 100 highest-rated programs on television, 72 were NFL games. This does not appear to be changing anytime soon. With increased NFL competition from Amazon Prime Video on Thursday nights, Netflix on Christmas and now, for the first time, YouTube, for the second game of the 2025 season from Brazil, to go along with fellow traditional players such as Fox, NBC and CBS, a closer relationship for ESPN with the league would seem to make sense.

Saved you from Joe Person and…his…. Insights laugh out loud

Link to article Top 10 storylines according to Joe Person: 10. Who will emerge as the returners? Raheem Blackshear, Trevor Etienne, and Jimmy Horn Jr all competing put Blackshear's roster spot in jeopardy. 9. Will Dan Morgan look outside for secondary help? Some vets are still out there (ie: Justin Simmons), but Person thinks the like the makeup of the current secondary group and as a result they might not bring in reinforcements. An injury or bad showing could change that. 8. What's the situation at tight end? This was posted before Mabry was signed, but Person did mention Noah Fant as a possibility. Sanders' 33 receptions as a rookie last year were the most by a Panthers tight end since Greg Olsen's 52 catches in his final season with the Panthers. Sanders was on pace for a 44-catch rookie season before flipping onto his head vs. KC. He has since lost 10 pounds since last season and looked faster in OTAs. 7. Will an Ikem Ekwonu extension get done before the season? Person thinks that a logical starting point for negotiations would be AAV of $21M which would put Icky in the top-7, highest-paid players at his position. 6. Who wins the kicking competition? Rookie Ryan Fitzgerald appears to have an edge over Matthew Wright, who kicked in one game for the Panthers in 2023. Fitzgerald has a much stronger leg than Pineiro, nailing a 59-yard FG vs. GT for the second-longest kick in FSU history. 5. Will there be enough pass rush? Panthers were tied for third fewest sacks in the league last season with 32. A'Shawn Robinson and Jadeveon Clowney both had 5.5 sacks each, the lowest total for the team leader since Na'il Diggs and Damione Lewis finished with 3.5 each in 2007 (those are two names I haven't heard in a looong time). OLB coach Tem Lukabu was replaced with AC Carter and Clowney was released. Welcome Pat Jones II, Nic Scourton, and Princely Umanmielen. Amare Barno was a possibility for starting camp on PUP. 4. About the defense: Is it going to be better? Hard to be much worse. Got gashed in the run game, and that's what Morgan tasked himself with fixing this offseason. Added free-agent pieces to all three levels of the defense as well as took talent in the draft (Scourton, Umanmielen, Lathan Ransom, and Cam Jackson). But the key could be the return of Derrick Brown. 3. Is Tetairoa McMillan the missing piece for Bryce Young and the offense? The offense lacked a big-time playmaker in the passing game, which they had hoped XL would fill. TMac will allow XL to settle in while also providing an impressive catch radius for Young to throw at. 2. Is Brown ready to return to fill a huge void on the defense? The defense started coming apart at the seams after DB tore his meniscus in Week 1, and then came completely undone after losing Shaq Thompson three weeks later to an Achilles injury. After losing two of their best players and leaders on defense last season, Shaq is now off to the Panthers Retirement Center in Buffalo under Sean McDermott's care and Derrick Brown is being cautiously worked back into the fold (got to think that they're a little gunshy after Jonathon Brooks last season). 1. Is Young poised to take the next step and put the Panthers in contention for a playoff spot? Bryce's turn around after benching was so encouraging that the team decided to use their top-10 pick on a receiver rather than a defensive piece for Evero. Canales declared that the Panthers had "our guy" after the 5-TD, OT win against the Falcons and now needs Young to play well from the jump this year if the Panthers hope to end the league's second-longest active playoff drought.

Sorry to hear this for josey i have to ask, if I read correctly, he had concussion issues since week 15…why did the FO not pursue someone…..

I must admit…I did laughed out loud ... Then again, I admit to being shallow

My goodness…Tepper is looking…a little … rotund

They didn’t want him bad enough to move up and take him…did they… ….and their team has survived by picking up a veteran WR…whether that is good or bad is yet to be seen …just like no one knows how McMillian will do…the NFL is littered with failed high draft choices You seem to always forget players also have individual contract incentives. They are not going to roll over for a franchise to have better draft position. Nor would any player, free agent or drafted, want to come to a franchise that pulls them out of the lineup nfl players have a short tenure. They want that individual money…if the team is 0 and 17 or 17 and 0, they still have those individual monetary incentives

‘You play to win the game’ This isn’t Madden and I can assure life has zero guarantees Frankly, who knows what the world will be next month much less in 2027 or if any of us will still be here. …as George Allen said ‘the future is now’. …long range salary cap planning, yes. Long range draft scouting, yes. Everything else is right now As far as Young, time to produce over 17 games…current management owea him nothing

Cam Newton got skewered for saying the same thing…I.e., the truth

If you are buying Silver Club, 300 level, try and the buy ones that have the Lot 1 parking pass. it is steps to the stadium Also, buy on the shade side my PSls used to be section 342, under the overhang. I didnt care about sun or rain plenty of sites have interactive maps that can show you Just know, if they are opposite side of 342, the sun will beat on your head…endzones too. if, you know for sure that you are going, and you need a hotel room, do it now you can always cancel … remember, even if the panthers suck, the national press follows them as do their fans. Hotel rooms go fast for that game

Lord, 3 away games in sept …. And no bye until Dec 2 is freaking brutal

𝗕𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴: Ravens safety Ar'Darius Washington has torn his Achilles, an MRI confirmed, per @RapSheet He will be out for the 2025 season. that market might be a little tighter now….

I hope it works out for Zack he has does much for fans of the franchise in spite of the poor product on the field and poor owner in the owner’s box There are people, not me, who have that type of disposable income if they chose to spend it on the NFL, more power to them