NFL ST, Why no preseason games?
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They never are, ST has only ever been for the regular season, and the NFL holds onto the preseason games for NFLN
NFL Network shows em all...most in HD. Not LIVE, but some are...
either way, i'm guessing their exclusive rights to show the pre-season games gives them a little more pull with cable operators...
either way, i'm guessing their exclusive rights to show the pre-season games gives them a little more pull with cable operators...
Ice... It's the Sunday Ticket 
... always has been since pre Directv day's on C-Band... no Saturday games, no playoff's... just Regular Season game's...
... always has been since pre Directv day's on C-Band... no Saturday games, no playoff's... just Regular Season game's...
no NFLN does not show them all....if it was a national tv game on cbs, fox, nbc, or espn then NFLN does not replay it.
This is lame, why no pre-season games being broadcasted on NFL-ST?
who cares. i hate that to buy season tickets you have to buy pre-seasons games. FB is my fave but i dont know of nothing more useless ( other then my opinion) then pre- season FB
I believe that the preseason games are not under the purview of the NFL national TV contract -- they are the teams' to sell to whomever they wish and under whatever conditions they specify. Hence, the blackouts.
Can you get out of market NFL preseason games that are on RSNs with the Sports Pack or will they be blacked out?
Yep, RSNs show plenty of pre-season. The bottom line is this is a LEAGUE thing, not a cable, DBS issue and not sure why we always argue it here every season.
I wish some one would have mentioned that
I never thought about checking the RSN for games, normally they are only on the locals or the NFLN.
Jimbo
It's argued every year because of the desire to see FOOTBALL !!! and get the season started.
That said, I'm glad they play some preseason games, I think 4 is plenty, 3 would be sufficient, but I know the teams have to have enough time to evaluate the talent on thier teams....
Jimbo
1 - The NFL does not market the pre-season as a group, other than the few games on ESPN, NBC, Fox, and CBS. The individual teams own the rights to their pre-season games and market these themselves. NFLN buys rebroadcast rights to some of these games from the teams.
2 - The NFL pre-season is the most over-rated nothing in the sports year. A bunch of guys who WILL NOT BE ON THE TEAM in September playing for nothing.
2 - The NFL pre-season is the most over-rated nothing in the sports year. A bunch of guys who WILL NOT BE ON THE TEAM in September playing for nothing.
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