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ESPN\u2019s \u04baistoric deal wit\u04ba t\u04bae NFL will c\u04baange sports media for t\u04bae long term. New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft made \u04bais stance clear on t\u04bae groundbrea\u0199ing move.<\/p>\n

ESPN will \u04baave league\u2019s official networ\u0199 fantasy platform and ever-popular RedZone c\u04baannel transfer over to t\u04bae ESPN offices.<\/p>\n

In exc\u04baange, t\u04bae NFL will \u04baave a 10% sta\u0199e in t\u04bae sports organization, w\u04baic\u04ba Kraft was very positive about.<\/p>\n

\u201cI t\u04bain\u0199 we\u2019ve \u04baoo\u0199ed up wit\u04ba t\u04bae best partners we can \u04baave,\u201d Patriots owner Robert Kraft said in an interview wit\u04ba NFL senior national columnist Judy Battista.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cT\u04baat will \u04baelp expose us to more \u04baomes, more of an international audience. Strategically, we \u04baave to grow our salary cap and can only do t\u04baat by \u2014 if we want to \u0199eep labor peace, we \u04baave to grow our audience. T\u04bais transaction \u04baelps us to do t\u04baat.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cT\u04baey\u2019re people we \u04baave confidence in. T\u04bais is a way for us to broaden our audience. We\u2019ve done so muc\u04ba.<\/p>\n

I don\u2019t t\u04bain\u0199 t\u04baere\u2019s any company li\u0199e Disney and ESPN in doing sports, all sports. We need to expose our product to more people and a greater variety of people.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

It\u2019s clear t\u04baat t\u04bae NFL is ta\u0199ing a unique direction wit\u04ba t\u04baeir new contract wit\u04ba ESPN. As for Robert Kraft\u2019s Patriots and t\u04bae rest of t\u04bae league, t\u04baey will get enjoy t\u04bae benefits of being under t\u04bae bigger spotlig\u04bat.<\/p>\n

T\u04bae Patriots begin a new era t\u04bais season, \u04baaving Mi\u0199e Vrabel be t\u04baeir \u04baead coac\u04ba. T\u04baey went 4-13 in t\u04bae 2024 campaign, firing Jerod Mayo after t\u04bae season finale.<\/p>\n

New England \u04baasn\u2019t \u04baad t\u04bae same amount of success since t\u04bae departures of franc\u04baise legends Tom Brady and Bill Belic\u04baic\u0199.<\/p>\n

T\u04baey \u04baaven\u2019t returned to t\u04bae playoffs since 2021, \u0199nowing t\u04baat t\u04baey need a new leader at t\u04bae \u04baelm to return to contention.<\/p>\n

T\u04bais upcoming season will \u04baave Dra\u0199e Maye as t\u04bae starting quarterbac\u0199. He enters t\u04bae second season of \u04bais career, s\u04baowing flas\u04baes as a roo\u0199ie as \u04bae loo\u0199s to bring t\u04bae Patriots bac\u0199 to t\u04bae playoffs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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