The Justice Department has opened a bombshell investigation into the NFL.
The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday morning they are looking into whether the NFL is engaging in ‘anticompetitive tactics that are harming consumers’.
It comes after questions have been asked of the NFL by media companies, members of Congress and regulators in recent months.
There are concerns around how difficult it has become for consumers to be able to watch NFL games as a result of the TV deals the league has struck in recent years.
Access to NFL games has become spread across multiple networks and streaming companies, which requires fans to take out a number of costly subscriptions.
In the upcoming 2026 season, games will be broadcast on CBS, Fox, NBC, ESPN, Amazon Prime, Fox One, Paramount+, Peacock, Netflix and YouTube.
‘To watch every NFL game during the past season, football fans spent almost $1,000 on cable and streaming subscriptions,’ Republican Sen. Mike Lee wrote in a letter last month to the Justice Department and Federal Trade Commission.
More to follow.
The Justice Department has opened a bombshell investigation into the NFL
The Justice Department is looking into whether the NFL is engaging in ‘anticompetitive tactics’
