Why the NFL is ‘irritated’ with NBC’s NBA contract —and the potential ripple effect

Why the NFL is ‘irritated’ with NBC’s NBA contract —and the potential ripple effect

Puck’s John Ourand said Roger Goodell and Co. aren’t thrilled with how much more the rival league is getting for its Sunday night product.

John Ourand: NFL executives 'irritated' by NBC's NBA deal

When the NBA announced its new 11-year, $77-billion media rights deal with ESPN/ABC, NBCUniversal, and Amazon’s Prime Video, the move was widely well-received, particularly for returning the league to longtime partner NBC. Not everyone was thrilled with the NBA on NBC revival. According to Puck’s John Ourand, some NFL brass were “irritated” by the deal. “Executives at the NFL are irritated. That deal irritated them,” Ourand told Andrew Marchand …