The report also indicates that there could be “more resistance among current NFL partners to help out Netflix” because the company may be looking to become a long-term media rights partner for the league in the future.
NFL executives are reportedly trying to determine how to go about replacing McCourty, reportedly considering former NFL players Manti Te’o and Akbar Gbajabiamila for the role.
"I think if I want to put effort into something, then naturally I’ll be more competitive at it because I’ll have invested a little bit of my time, a little bit of my energy into it."
"We bring in a couple of guys who are pined for success, and we just want to make sure that the transition is as seamless and as quick as possible by having meetings [and] getting to know each other."
Borrell Associates projects that figure will climb considerably over the next four years as the industry undergoes what it describes as a "great reshuffling."