For years, NFL RedZone has operated with a “commercial-free” promise as it stacks the most exciting parts of the action from every NFL Sunday. That was not the case in Week 15, when RedZone broke from this mold in a jarring fashion and started showing some ads, in earnest, for the first time.
After backlash from this apparent initial NFL test, long-time host Scott Hanson stepped to the plate to clarify matters on Saturday night. He apologized for misleading pro football fans after still using “commercial-free” even when he knew it wasn’t true.
With this candor, it appears that this decision to start using commercials came from above Hanson. And he clearly won’t be saying that moving forward on RedZone in instances he knows it doesn’t apply (well, the change is probably permanent):
To our great fans… pic.twitter.com/vFcOhK4T0M
— Scott Hanson (@ScottHanson) December 21, 2024
Ugh, it looks like we’ve reached the end of an era for one of the last pure football products out there. At the very least, it seems like Hanson still cares about fans, and it’s nice to see him show genuine remorse for his mistake.
