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Originally Posted by chiefzilla1501
How is ESPN risking business with the NFL? The NFL is a customer of ESPN, not the other way around. ESPN is in the business of making money. The idea that they'd be okay with losing millions of dollars, all for the sake of goodwill, is unrealistic. They'll be pissed and they should be. If the NFL lost a shitload of money on this, they'd be pissed too and should be.
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They're paying nearly $120 million
per game for exclusive rights to MNF.
But I'm sure they'd have NO PROBLEM with Fox broadcasting a game opposite MNF for any reason the NFL deems necessary.