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Trump's Shadow Threatens NFL's Billion-Dollar Media Deal

8/4/2025

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President Donald Trump's shadow hangs over a looming NFL and ESPN media deal worth billions. As federal scrutiny intensifies, worries about Trump's past interference in NFL matters grow. With the deal needing the green light from the Federal Communications Commission and the Department of Justice, its path forward becomes increasingly tangled in political strife.

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President Donald Trump's shadow hangs over a looming NFL and ESPN media deal worth billions. As federal scrutiny intensifies, worries about Trump's past interference in NFL matters grow. With the deal needing the green light from the Federal Communications Commission and the Department of Justice, its path forward becomes increasingly tangled in political strife.