"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."
While the landmark deal between ABG and Minute includes Sports Illustrated FanNation, the blog's staff may up in the air thanks to its former rights owner.
"The fact that I've done it for so long would make you think, 'oh, he's got it down, he has the system, he found the secret sauce.' No, it feels the same way every year."
All of a sudden, we had these technologies where we could give people experiences that were all of what they wanted and cut out the stuff they didn't..."
"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."