ESPN and the NFL are close to finalizing a $2 billion per year new media rights deal, a 40% increase from previous years.
“We continue to have conversations with the NFL and have not yet reached a new agreement,” said ESPN spokesman Mik Soltys.
The deal will likely take weeks to finalize, but it will give ESPN rights for 9-10 years, taking them into the 2020s.
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