Clay Travis Accuses NFL of Gouging Fans With $575 Streaming Costs
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Updated · Fox News · Jun 10
Clay Travis Accuses NFL of Gouging Fans With $575 Streaming Costs
1 articles · Updated · Fox News · Jun 10
Summary
Clay Travis told lawmakers the NFL and other leagues are forcing fans into unlawful de facto pay-per-view, arguing games once guaranteed free are now scattered behind streaming paywalls.
At issue is the 1961 Sports Broadcasting Act, which let leagues pool media rights for national broadcast TV; Travis said charging outside broadcast television violates the law’s original intent.
Watching every NFL game in the 2025 season via Sunday Ticket, Netflix, Peacock, Amazon Prime Video, ESPN Unlimited and NFL+ would have cost at least $575, and nearly $800 for some fans.
The complaint comes as leagues deepen streaming deals — including the NFL’s roughly $1 billion-a-year agreement for Thursday Night Football on Amazon — even though courts have said the 1961 exemption does not cover cable, satellite or streaming.
Congress is already revisiting the law after the Senate Judiciary Committee sought changes in March, highlighting a broader fight over fan access, antitrust protections and the future of sports media rights.