Report: Sean McVay reveals decision on NFL future

Super Bowl-winning head coach of the Los Angeles Rams Sean McVay has been a prime target of Amazon in hopes of him becoming their new lead analyst for their Thursday Night Football program. But it appears that their dreams of landing McVay will have to wait another season.

According to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, the Rams head coach said on Friday that he is not pursuing any television opportunities. And he doubled down, saying that he was committed to helping the Rams defend their Super Bowl title.

Earlier in the week, Andrew Marchand of the New York Post reported that sources close to the situation believed Amazon was willing to put up a large offer to convince him to join their Thursday Night broadcast team. McVay was not Amazon’s first choice; that would be former FOX NFL Sunday prime time analyst Troy Aikman. And now, it appear that he is no longer a choice at all for the streaming giant.

Amazon and Disney apart of bidding war for NFL Sunday Ticket

This upcoming NFL season, we can expect to see a lot of change amongst various networks broadcasting teams. But one thing that was not expected that is in the works is a massive change for NFL Sunday Ticket. According to one report, the most popular way to get out of market games is about to jump on the digital Streaming train.

In an article posted by John Ourand of the Sports Business Journal, sources close to the situation believe that NFL Sunday Ticket will move exclusively to streaming services in 2023. It is believed that major online streaming companies such as Apple, Amazon, and Disney are all in the running to create their own packages for the service.

As it currently stands, Apple and Amazon are the two frontrunners to begin packaging out of market NFL games. However, that does not mean that Disney, the owners of ESPN which stream sports media through ESPN+, has bowed out of the race. Disney’s offer is said to be well below the amount Apple and Amazon have discussed.

The negotiations are still ongoing between these companies and the NFL. So, at this current point, it will be difficult to pinpoint where they are at in the bidding process. However, those same sources believe that it is likely the NFL will get an amount exceeding $2 billion per year for the rights to Sunday Ticket.