Scott Hanson, the much-loved voice of NFL RedZone, has hinted that he could walk away from the show at the end of his current deal.
Hanson has spent nearly two decades at the helm of the seven-hour show, which runs every Sunday of the NFL regular season and shows the best action from games across the country.
But the 55-year-old insists he is not wedded to working in the NFL forever, admitting his future could lie elsewhere after the 2028 NFL season.
‘I’m in the middle of a four-year contract right now. This is season two of a four-year contact to host NFL RedZone,’ Hanson told OutKick.
‘I love my job. I give everything I’ve got to RedZone. I hope I’ve been good for the NFL. The NFL has been good for me, but I’m not married to it.’
‘Could I go somewhere else? Sure, but we’ll talk about that when it’s time to talk about that. And if I were to go somewhere else, I would want that show or that endeavor to thrive in a way that it hasn’t ever thrived before and to serve the audience as best as anyone in a host role can possibly serve an audience.’
Scott Hanson, the much-loved voice of NFL RedZone, has hinted that he could walk away
‘The NFL has been good for me, but I’m not married to it,’ the 55-year-old broadcaster admitted
Hanson has already worked outside the NFL, having hosted Peacock’s Gold Zone show during the Paris Olympic Games and the 2026 Winter Olympics.
Earlier this year, reports claimed that Hanson will anchor the show – which cuts between multiple events as the action unfolds – for the 2028 Games in Los Angeles.
Hanson’s comments come at a time of flux in the NFL broadcasting market. Earlier on Friday, reports claimed ESPN has already lined up ex-NFL star Greg Olsen to replace Troy Aikman on Monday Night Football.
Aikman’s existing five-year, $90 million deal is set to expire after he calls the Super Bowl in February. While longtime partner Joe Buck has recently agreed to fresh terms, Aikman appears to be on his way out.
‘I’ll be a free agent at the end of the year and see what happens,’ he told 96.7 The Ticket in Dallas-Fort Worth. ‘I’m looking forward to whatever the rest of this season does hold and the Super Bowl and all that and where my next landing spot may be.’
That means one of the most coveted seats in NFL broadcasting will become available at the end of the season and, according to John Ourand of Puck, Olsen is the front runner.
