NFL Defends Media Rights Deals Amid DOJ Probe

0:00It's April 9th. I'm Corey with The Story, and this is NFL News Today, football news powered by AI. The NFL is firing back after reports hit that the Justice Department launched a probe into whether their massive media rights deals are. Anti-competitive and jacking up prices for fans. League reps point out that over 87% of games air on free broadcast TV, including every single match-up in the competing team's local, markets, keeping things accessible for decades. They also boast that the 2025 season drew the biggest audiences since 1989, proving their distribution set up works for everybody. This all stems from Senator Mike Lee from Utah, who chairs the Senate Judiciary Soak Committee on Anti-Trust Issues, back in early March, he urged the DOJ and FTC to revisit the NFL's special anti-trust exemptions from the 1961 Sports Broadcasting Act, saying today's TV deals look. Starting like back then, Lee's thrilled about the investigation kicking off, calling it

1:03a step in the right direction. While the full scope stays under wraps for now, and more, details could drop soon.