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Fox nabs Thursday Night Football in a massive 5-year deal, reportedly worth $660 million a year (FOXA)

Fox will air 11 regular season NFL games, the deal is valued at $660 million annually, according to ESPN.

  • Fox has agreed to a five-year deal with the NFL to broadcast "Thursday Night Football."
  • It will air 11 regular season games.
  • The deal is reportedly valued at $660 million annually.

The NFL and Fox Sports have agreed to a five-year deal to broadcast "Thursday Night Football," according to a joint press release sent out by the network and league on Wednesday.

The network will air 11 regular season games between weeks 4-15 beginning in the 2018 season. (This excludes the Thanksgiving night game, which will still air on NBC). Fox will also have all digital rights, meaning Fox Sports will be able to stream Thursday night games for the first time ever. The NFL Network will air the other Thursday night games.

The last two seasons, CBS and NBC paired up for the rights to air 10 Thursday night games (simulcast on the NFL Network). It cost them $45 million per game for a deal valued at a combined $450 million. This new deal is "

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