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NFL Denies Report Of Disney Deal As Network Negotiations Continue Toward Key March Free Agency Date

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The NFL flatly denied a report of a preliminary rights deal with Disney, but the league is continuing to hold active talks with all bidders ahead of a key March date.Sports Business Journal reported the Disney pact, though it cautioned that “contracts have not been signed.” It pegged the annual rights fee at $2.6 billion, which is more than $1 billion lower than what the league had reportedly been asking.

One plum aspect of the agreement for Disney is that ABC would re-enter the Super Bowl rotation for the first time since 2006 and would air games in tandem with ESPN, as is the case with the NBA and other sports.

Monday Night Football on ESPN will see its current deal expire at the end of the upcoming season.“The report is incorrect, and as

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