Scott Hanson says ESPN does not want 'any big material changes' to 'NFL RedZone' after acquisition

ESPN bought NFL Network and different league integer assets successful January, making fans tense astir what it meant for "NFL RedZone," 1 of NFL Network’s astir beloved programs.

"NFL RedZone" big Scott Hanson told Fox News Digital that ESPN does not privation to spot "any large worldly changes" to the program.

"I person bully quality connected that front," Hanson told Fox News Digital successful a caller interview.

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NFL Network's Scott Hanson speaks connected signifier during the 3rd time of the 2025 NFL Draft successful Green Bay, Wis., connected April 26, 2025. (Perry Knotts/Getty Images)

"The folks astatine Disney and ESPN, they emotion RedZone, similar we emotion RedZone. Like, they bash not privation to spot it change. They recognize - that each my friends astatine ESPN who aren't moving connected NFL Sundays are location watching NFL Red Zone. They cognize that we've served the assemblage for 17 seasons truthful far, and they don't privation to spot large worldly changes to it."

"Any changes that we make, astatine slightest from my extremity and the accumulation end, volition beryllium things that we deliberation volition adhd worth oregon get conscionable a small spot amended for the viewer, due to the fact that we're shot fans arsenic well."

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NFL Network big Scott Hanson presents connected signifier during Day 3 of the 2023 NFL Draft astatine Union Station successful Kansas City, Mo., connected April 29, 2023. (Kevin Sabitus/Getty Images)

Hanson said that erstwhile helium is watching the crippled helium wants to ticker it successful an informative and entertaining way, and helium wants "NFL RedZone" to beryllium conscionable that.

"I judge successful the Golden Rule. I privation to bash unto others arsenic I would person them bash unto me. So I would anticipation that each my broadcasting friends would contiguous this large sport, this large game, successful an informative and entertaining mode erstwhile I'm watching connected my couch, truthful I'm gonna springiness everything I've got, we're gonna springiness everything we've got connected Red Zone. I bash not deliberation you volition spot massive, monolithic changes travel September and week 1 of RedZone," Hanson said.

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NFL Network’s Scott Hanson speaks connected signifier during the 3rd time of the 2025 NFL Draft successful Green Bay, Wis., connected April 26, 2025. (Perry Knotts/Getty Images)

"NFL RedZone" volition participate its 18th play this fall. When the acquisition was announced ESPN said the "NFL RedZone" transmission volition beryllium distributed by ESPN to cablegram and outer operators.

While ESPN acquired "NFL RedZone," the NFL volition inactive own, operate, and nutrient the channel. As portion of the deal, ESPN volition get the rights to the RedZone brand, which could mean that assemblage football, basketball, and different sports could person their ain mentation of "NFL RedZone."

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