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NFL Ends Blackout Rule For 2015 Season

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The NFL will suspend its blackout policy for the 2015-16 season, league spokesman Greg Aiello confirmed. The move is just for this upcoming season, and after the fact the NFL will review the policy to see how it played out, according to Kevin Clark of the Wall Street Journal.

 

The league's blackout policy hasn't made sense in a long time, and nobody has ever been able to point to proof that it actually results in more people attending games. The blackout rule came into effect when teams did not sell out 85 percent of their non-premium tickets for a home game within 72 hours of kickoff. In that event, the designated "home area" for viewers would be blacked out on television.

 

http://www.sbnation.com/2015/3/23/8279395/nfl-blackout-rule-change-2015

 

I think it will we interesting to see if the corporate sponsors will still buy the unsold tickets.

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Is it mere coincidence the NFL is going to have 2 teams in Los Angeles before a stadium is completed for them and this blackout lift comes just in the nick of time?

 

Think about it, either the Rose Bowl (92,500 seats) and/or the Los Angeles Coliseum (93,600 seats) will be the home of the LA Rams and the LA Chargers. While it is more than likely a single stadium will be built for both teams, in the meantime there's no way either of their temporary stadiums will sell out.

 

What better way to take care of and make these moves easier than to lift the blackout in an effort to establish a new fanbase.  

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