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NFL announces major broadcast changes for 2024 season with media partners allowed to air locker room footage
By Matthew Aquino,
10 hours ago
THE NFL has announced some big broadcast changes coming for the upcoming season.
In-game coach and coordinator interviews from both teams will be available for media rights-holder partners, The Athletic’s Richard Deitsch reported.
Cornerback Darrelle Revis #24 and Safety Marcus Gilchrist #21 of the New York Jets strike a pose in the locker room on September 15, 2016, in Orchard Park, New York Getty Detailed view of the NFL logo on the side of the stadium ahead of the Premier League match at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on August 24, 2024 in London, England Getty
The NFL has revealed how the coach interviews will work this upcoming season.
“When requested by the televising network, both clubs must make available the head coach or either offensive or defensive coordinator for an in-game, on-camera interview at the end of quarter breaks or at halftime,” an NFL spokesperson told NBC .
“All of the clubs are going to have to make a head coach available live for an interview during the game, and [e]ach team has to provide a head coach,” said Cathy Yancy, NFL vice president of broadcasting rights.
Additionally, media rights-holder partners can now air some pregame team locker room footage before kickoff, Deitsch added .
An NFL fan shared their thoughts on the news on X, writing, “Pregame locker room video should be cool.”
“I first admired its use in Australian rugby league action, not sure the in-game interviews are worth it though,” the fan continued.
This comes after the NFL Players Association recently attempted to restrict the media’s access to locker rooms.
NFL players wanted reporters to interview them in a different setting following games and during practice weeks.
“What I was hoping to achieve on behalf of the membership is … to accurately articulate how they feel,” Lloyd Howell, the NFLPA’s executive director, said during a meeting with Washington Post reporters and editors last month.
“And they do not want to be interviewed when they’re naked. [And] to open the door for doing some solutioning of what could be more effective.”
Howell said the NFLPA wasn’t trying to prevent reporters and media members from doing their jobs or limit the amount of individuals who have access to them.
“I’ve heard and I’ve seen all the reasons why the media is hesitant or resistant to changing it: [Players] duck out of the back,” Howell said.
“They don’t want to do the interview. The list goes on and on.
“But there are other ways to kind of address those challenges, too.
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