Call it a mutiny by players who want coach Ben McAdoo fired. Call it sabotage. However you slice it, sports media talkers say, the 2017 Giants have quit on their coach, their front office, their fans and each other.
Call it a mutiny by players who want coach Ben McAdoo fired. Call it sabotage. However you slice it, sports media talkers say, the 2017 Giants have quit on their coach, their front office, their fans and each other.
The American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars aren’t calling for a massive boycott of the league, but the groups are not pleased with player protests, and they let Commissioner Roger Goodell know that.
The American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars aren’t calling for a massive boycott of the league, but the groups are not pleased with player protests, and they let Commissioner Roger Goodell know that.
Just like game broadcasts, NFL pregame shows are experiencing a drop in TV viewership this season. Execs at ESPN, specifically, are concerned.
Just like game broadcasts, NFL pregame shows are experiencing a drop in TV viewership this season. Execs at ESPN, specifically, are concerned.
The trend is clear: NFL TV numbers are declining. One big-dollar sponsor, the Papa John’s pizza chain, is pointing a finger at commissioner Roger Goodell for his seeming inaction on player protests.
The trend is clear: NFL TV numbers are declining. One big-dollar sponsor, the Papa John’s pizza chain, is pointing a finger at commissioner Roger Goodell for his seeming inaction on player protests.
In another bad sign for the NFL, Game 5 of the World Series on Fox easily bested the overnight TV ratings for NBC’s “Sunday Night Football” matchup between the Steelers and Lions.
In another bad sign for the NFL, Game 5 of the World Series on Fox easily bested the overnight TV ratings for NBC’s “Sunday Night Football” matchup between the Steelers and Lions.
NFL viewership is declining further as the 2017 season nears its midpoint. More than 3 million fewer people, on average, are watching this year than they were in 2015.
NFL viewership is declining further as the 2017 season nears its midpoint. More than 3 million fewer people, on average, are watching this year than they were in 2015.
NBC says it has discussed using the Skycam view more in live coverage of NFL games, but there are some limitations. So what you saw during Sunday night’s Patriots-Falcons game will remain an anomaly.
NBC says it has discussed using the Skycam view more in live coverage of NFL games, but there are some limitations. So what you saw during Sunday night’s Patriots-Falcons game will remain an anomaly.
The average TV audience for NFL games continues to fall as the 2017 season progresses.
The average TV audience for NFL games continues to fall as the 2017 season progresses.
Among NFL TV networks, the collective see-no-protest, hear-no-protest approach toward national anthem demonstrations will likely continue for the rest of the season.
Among NFL TV networks, the collective see-no-protest, hear-no-protest approach toward national anthem demonstrations will likely continue for the rest of the season.
The NFL’s average TV audience is continuing to dwindle through the first five weeks of the 2017 season, according to data obtained by Sporting News.
The NFL’s average TV audience is continuing to dwindle through the first five weeks of the 2017 season, according to data obtained by Sporting News.