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Sports Illustrated
Eva Geitheim

Scott Hanson Announces That RedZone Will Now Have Commercials

There will be no more "seven hours of commercial-free football" when RedZone returns for the 2025 NFL season this Sunday.

RedZone, which will now be distributed by ESPN, will include commercials all season for the first time this year, host Scott Hanson shared Wednesday on the Pat McAfee Show. McAfee insisted after the news that, “I don’t think anybody is upset about the commercials," but he is clearly not reading the room. One of the great appeals of RedZone has long been that viewers can pay to watch football without commercials, but they no longer have that option.

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