Around the NFL: Week 5

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Originally Posted by Lotus

Yep. $1.5 BILLION to show the NFL. The NFL ain't dead yet.

I was hoping that they would do something different than giving Sunday Ticket back to Directv. Oh well. I'm not the one with the $1.5 bil. checkbook.

I still say that between the DirectTV deal and the EA Sports deal the NFL is outright abusing their Anti-Trust exemption. Personally I have nothing against the Anti-Trust exemption as it insures a uniform league that attracts the best talent, but I have a huge problem with the exclusivity agreements employed by the NFL.

Granted this has nothing to do with DirectTV but it should count as a shot across the bow:
NFL must end TV blackouts or lose its antitrust exemption, Senators warn | Ars Technica