"I think ESPN rightly wanted to own and operate and produce RedZone outright because of the galactic popularity of the show. But the NFL, for their reasons, wanted to retain control of the production of RedZone."
"Orlovsky remains a fixture on NFL Live, a contributor to Monday Night Football during select weeks, and a familiar presence across the network’s most-watched studio shows"
"It’s just good cop, bad cop. I'll take this side, you take this side. Whether they believe it or not. After a while, I think people know that it's bulls**t"
The two sides have reached a six-year agreement that will bring a substantial package of Big East sports to ESPN+, the network’s current direct-to-consumer streaming platform