Trump didn’t mince words about the league airing games on multiple non-cable platforms.
, the U.S. president was asked about the league's recent pivot to broadcasting its product through non-traditional platforms , and didn't mince words about his thoughts on the matter.
“They have to be careful because, you know, others have tried this,” Trump said. “And all of a sudden you don’t have a sport anymore. ... There’s something very sad when they take football away from many, many people.
Very sad. I don’t like it. ”regarding “anticompetitive tactics that harm consumers”—a probe that was reportedly triggered by a conversation between Fox chairman Rupert Murdoch and Trump. the media mogul and his top aides warned the president that, “if streamers gained rights to more games, it would kill broadcast networks .
” Over the course of the 2025 campaign, the NFL not only broadcasted games on CBS, Fox, ABC, NBC and ESPN but also through streaming services such as YouTube, Peacock, Amazon Prime Video, and Netflix. While the league claims that they are, “” with 87% of its games available on local TV, the reality is—according to Republican senator Mike Lee—consumers would have had to spend almost $1,000 on both cable and streaming subscriptions in order to watch every game this past season.
, he did make it clear that he doesn’t like the shift—though also said he doesn't know if the government will ultimately intervene.
“I don’t like it,” he continued. “They’re making a lot of money. They could make a little bit less. They could let the people see.
You have people that live for Sunday ... they can’t think about anything else, and then all of a sudden, they’re gonna have to pay $1,000 a game. It’s crazy. So, I’m not happy about it. ”Mike Kadlick is a contributor to the Breaking and Trending News team at Sports Illustrated.
Before joining SI in November 2024, he covered the New England Patriots for WEEI sports radio in Boston and continues to do so for CLNS Media. He has a master's in public relations from Boston University. Kadlick is also an avid runner and a proud lover of all things pizza.
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